It’s spring in the Green Acres Restoration Project and we are happy to report that the Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) we planted last fall are up and starting to bloom and more were planted just last week. Virginia bluebells are native to the eastern part of North America and occur in riparian forests, which are wooded areas growing on river and lake banks or in wetland areas. The blue flowers in the spring make a stunning display and when they spread, carpet the area in blue.
Happy Birthday to Us!
Jane Padelford Gomes was recognized for her tremendous contribution to the watershed, the Green Acres Habitat Restoration. This project, started by Jane in 2016, has transformed the muddy, invasive overgrown “paper road” between Wakefield and Yorktown Roads in Bethesda into a haven of native plants alive with song birds, butterflies, bees and other native insects.
Hooded Warbler Visits Green Acres
New Plants for Green Acres Habitat Project
LFWA celebrated earth day by adding more native plants to the Green Acres Habitat Restoration Project. Volunteers planted ostrich ferns, wood poppies, white turtleheads, columbines, spiderworts, foamflowers, and more to join an earlier planting of redbuds and pawpaws as part of the ongoing project to restore the paper road at the end of Little Falls Drive, Bethesda, MD.
The Green Acres Meadow is Blooming!
Cardinal flowers, bee balm and mountain mint are just some of the flowers blooming in the Green Acres meadow. Volunteers have been hard at work weeding, mulching and planting.
Trees are mulched! After experimenting with several different methods, we decided to add mulch rings to the base of our new trees to protect them from lawn mowers which have been banging up the trunks.