Name: David Laderoute Zone 5B/6 - NW MO (Zone 5b) Ignoring Zones altogether
I am so excited! I got to tour Monarch Waystation Number ONE today at the MonarchWatch Open House and plant sale at Kansas University - Lawrence KS. Loaded up on numerous plants that I did not have including 5 or 6 milkweed. I think my species count is now > 15 species of Milkweed. C'mon Monarchs! Do I have a smorgasbord (sp?) for you! They will not want to leave once they stop here!
Most importantly, got to meet Dr. Chip Taylor (on right in photo) - Founder & Director of MonarchWatch - what an honor!
Shot of Monarch Waystation Number 1 - an absolutely lovely garden with a zillion plants
It was such a privilege to get to visit there as I recently was awarded a Grant for 428 Milkweed plants for the Nelson 10 acre restoration/Waystation project. My group, Missourians for Monarchs - Naturalists & Gardeners - NW Missouri region is the first (of our state-wide group) to receive a grant from MonarchWatch. Funds were provided by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the plants were grown by Applied Ecological Services.
In addition to the 428 MW, we planted > 125 nectar plants. We also started seed for 100 Little Blue Stem and 50 Sand Dropseed.
