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I have recently been appointed director for developing an undergraduate major in sustainability for the college that I work for. For the intro course in sustainability, I would like to introduce students to sustainable gardening. I am thinking that a butterfly garden would be a great idea.
I have a location in mind that will have full sun. I will introduce the students to winter-sowing (and the concept of delayed gratification!)
Anyway - any advice, etc. you can offer will be greatly appreciated.
The college is located in Springfield Ma (technically I am not allowed to discuss the major until it is approved by the Faculty Senate which won't happen until Nov. )
Anyway, we are zone 6 with reasonable amount of rain throughout the summer - though it often comes down in torrential downpours, a result of thunderstorms.
I am thinking of butterfly weed, butterfly bush (technically not a native plant, I know), echinacea. What other plants should I be considering - or avoiding? Obviously, we want flowers and plants that are reasonably disease resistant because we don't want to use any pesticides.
Thanks for all your help.
Michaela in Springfield
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