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Aug 12, 2014 3:47 PM CST
Name: Catmint/Robin
PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)
Region: Pacific Northwest Region: Mid-Atlantic Region: Maryland Butterflies Bee Lover Native Plants and Wildflowers
Echinacea Azaleas Forum moderator Cottage Gardener Garden Ideas: Master Level Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Thanks, @Crittergarden I agree Couldn't agree more with you guys!

I was delighted to buy these 2 plants this weekend at a nursery where they don't pretreat:
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In addition to the Great Spangled Fritillary, there were lots of skippers. It was delightful to be there browsing and watching them, plus I could see for myself which plants were really attracting the pollinators.

Very sad to imagine these same two great pollinator plants being sold already pretreated with pesticides and poisonous. Sad
"One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people's yards”
― Thalassa Cruso
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