A week ago, members of the Lemon Grove volunteer group Revitalize Broadway planted an extensive pollinator garden next to the Lemon Grove Depot trolley station, in what is called Promenade Park. I first read about the project here. I saw the garden today!
Keep in mind the new plants are very small now, but they’ll grow and eventually fill out the garden spaces.
Several informative plaques among the new plantings explain the benefits of native plants, and how they attract a variety of local wildlife, including beneficial insects like butterflies and bees.
If you’d like to learn more about the Revitalize Broadway group and their positive community efforts, click here. Do you live in Lemon Grove? Why not join these good people?
What did I see today?
One plaque describes the life cycle of the monarch butterfly.
Another plaque explains the migration of monarch butterflies and how certain plants provide food sources for declining butterfly populations. Pictured are Yarrow, California Lilac, Pozo Blue Sage, Pacific Aster and Narrow Leaved Milkweed.
Another part of the new garden is slightly depressed and resembles a dry creek. It’s called a rain garden.
Designed to be environmentally friendly, it will help valuable rain water permeate the ground and act as a natural filter.
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