Our Community by Sheila Turner-Hilliard
Photo by Lisa Jacobs, Fiber Tree Designs
With warmer weather finally here, many homeowners are busy planting a wide variety of flowers, shrubs and trees to improve their home’s curb appeal. But did you know that landscaping with native plants can benefit your garden, the environment and our wildlife? What are native plants and why are they so important? Native plants are the foundation of our region’s ecosystem. Not only are they adapted to local conditions, thus requiring little to no maintenance, native plants provide nutritious seeds, berries, nectar and foliage to animals and pollinators — butterflies, moths and bees. They are also hosts to many insects that our birds rely on for food for their chicks.
You may have noticed signs on West Chester Pike that name Newtown Square an official “Bird Town” as designated by Audubon Pennsylvania. Our township is recognized as one that works to promote conservation and community-based actions, to create a healthy, more sustainable environment for birds and people. Because of the hard work of our township’s Environmental Advisory Council (EAC), Newtown Township received grant funding from Valley Forge Audubon Society and Audubon Pennsylvania, to create a Pop-Up Garden for residents to explore and learn how native plants are vital in supporting nature and wildlife.
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Newtown Square Friends & Neighbors
May 2021
