Community Corner
New Native Garden Demonstrates Conservation Benefits to Community
Join the Demonstration Native Garden Ribbon Cutting on Tues., Sept. 6 at 6 p.m. at the Wilder Park Conservatory.
A Demonstration Native Garden, created as a collaboration between Elmhurst Cool Cities Coalition and Elmhurst Park District, is intended to spark joy, creativity and conservation in visitors.
The community is invited to the garden's ribbon-cutting on Tues., Sept. 6, 6 p.m., at the Wilder Park Conservatory.
The Demonstration Native Garden includes native plants and grasses, which provide food for pollinators and habitat for wildlife, and also need less water and maintenance than turf grass to thrive. Signage highlights the benefits of incorporating natives into any landscape.
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The fence beyond the garden features a new art installation, with the word ‘Grow’ blazoned across it, underscoring the intention of the garden. From flowering natives to rain garden plants, the intent is that visitors walk away inspired to reduce the size of their home lawn and instead incorporate natives.
The Native Garden is part of Elmhurst Cool Cities Coalition's Start In Your Yard initiative -- inspired by Doug Tallamy's book, Nature's Best Hope, which urges homeowners to restore biodiversity and critical ecosystems in their own yards. Learn more by visiting elmhurstcoolcities.org/start-in-your-yard.
