JULY PROGRAM WITH NATIVE WILDFLOWERS

Wildflowers 

Our August meeting took place at Munger Cottage and featured a presentation by Bonnie Mangiaracino, a volunteer from the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum.  Bonnie’s topic was “Wildflowers – Identification and Cultivation of Native Species.”

Bonnie has an extensive wildflower garden.  She demonstrated how wildflowers can be used throughout the garden with spring, summer and fall blooms.  Some of the plants she highlighted were blue bells, wild geranium, black eyed Susans and Joe Pye weed.  

For attracting hummingbirds, Bonnie suggested planting cardinal flower and bee balm. 
The meeting included horticultural exhibits and a talk on transplanting iris.  

Black-eyed Susan

Wildflower Cardinal

Wild Geranium