WOODVILLE, WI – At 4:30 p.m. the Woodville Community Center was the place to be last Thursday afternoon, April 11, 2024, for an informative presentation by Susan Carpenter, Wisconsin Native Plant Garden Curator, UW-Madison Arboretum on Native Plant Gardening. This successful event was sponsored by the Woodville, Baldwin, Deer Park, Glenwood City, and Hammond Public Libraries in conjunction with their “Community One Read.”
Prior to the Power Point presentation over 50 people that had gathered for the event had the opportunity to review the free booklets “Attracting Butterflies to Your Garden with Native Plants” and “Attracting Birds to Your Garden with Native Plants.” These are full color information filled resources from the Wild Ones of Minnesota that were provided free with a grant from the Woodville Lions Club. In addition to the free booklets there were several local conservation and gardening groups, including the Botany Belles and Beaus Garden Club with booths set up that had interesting information available about a range of pertinent topics. The topics ranged from birding and saving songbirds to saving the bees and other pollinators to home gardening. These booths drew the full attention of the attendees.
At 5:00 p.m. Carpenter began her informative presentation that included lots of wonderful photographs illustrating the various native plantings and landscapes she oversees at the UW-Madison Arboretum.
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