Growing the Green Corridor at the Preserve
On May 22, I had the opportunity to join landscape designer Deb De Vries and Land Trust Executive Director David Brant in establishing the new Native Plant Demonstration Garden at the preserve. While the back two-thirds of the preserve will remain a native meadow, the front third of the preserve showcases how native plants can be integrated into a cultivated landscape. This demonstration garden is central to one of the objectives of the Aspetuck Land Trust's Green Corridor Initiative, planting native plants to support pollinators and overall biodiversity. 65% of the property was planted this spring and the remaining plants will be installed this fall, pending native plant availability. For the past month, I have been focussing on watering and weeding the preserve, as well as observing the unfolding beauty of the native flowers. The new Native Plant Demonstration Garden was featured on the Southport Garden Stroll on June 4, 2021. The Sasqua Preserve is a model native landscape, sh
