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The Official Newsletter of the Lake George Association
Lake-Friendly Living: Even Without the April Showers - We Still Got the May Flowers!
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hat an odd spring we had. In fact we didn’t really seem to have much of a spring at all - but rather winter wouldn’t go away - and then all of a sudden summer seemed to have arrived! The good news is that the new native gardens installed at the LGA last spring are still looking great even with the odd weather. That is just one of the many benefits to using natives - they are hardy and adaptable and can handle the variability of the seasons in the North Country.
for anyone to stop by and see just what a rain garden looks like, without having to drive all the way down to the LGA office if you live on the north end of the lake. An educational sign will also be posted at the garden to explain what a rain garden is, and there is a page on the LGA website where you can go to learn more about the native plants used in the garden. We are excited to watch the garden as it grows this summer! If you are up at the north end of the lake, be sure to stop by to check it out. LGA staff and volunteers from Keller Williams Realty of Saratoga Springs had a great time enjoying the unusually warm spring weather on May 7th as they planted the new garden. Keller Williams volunteered with us as part of their annual RED Day. RED Day, which stands for Renew, Energize & Donate, is an initiative celebrating Keller Williams’ year round commitment to improve the communities they serve. We were lucky to have them volunteer with us this year to work on a project to help protect Lake George.
The gardens out front of our building Along the side of the building where have natives for full sun including barren there is more shade we have foamflower, strawberry, moss phlox, wild columbine, woodland phlox, labrador violets, wild jacobs ladder, and red twig dogwoods. geranium, and bugbane.
This summer we will be adding educational signage to the gardens, as well as info about the native plants used in them to the LGA website. Be sure to stop by the office to see some natives up close and in person or go on our website to learn more about them. We have a rain garden as well as other demonstration garden plantings - all with New York native plants. In early May we were busy installing another native plant rain garden - but this time at the other end of the lake! A new demonstration rain garden was installed at the Ticonderoga Public Beach on Black Point Road in Ticonderoga. The garden is available Lake George Association • www.lakegeorgeassociation.org
LGA • 518-668-3558 • June 2013 • page 1