Good morning, how are you? I wanted to bring you Unique Holidays: April 2022: Weekly Celebrations. Did you know there is a weekly celebration for National Wildflower Week? I think Charlie and I will take a walk this evening and look for Wildflowers. Would you like to join Charlie and me?
Did you know National Wildflower Week is always the first full week of May. National Wildflower Week commemorates the colorful blossoms that bring our landscapes to life. Whether Wildflower’s are on Mountainsides, Pastures, or in our own back yard. Wildflowers create habitat, conserve water and reduce erosion.
This is the perfect time to begin planting a Wildflower Garden because Wildflowers offer many benefits and one of the benefits is creating a habitat for Pollinators. Pollinators including the Monarch Butterfly and the Honey Bee have been in decline. While all the reasons have not been identified, increasing the available habitat does help! Encouraging the growth of natural habitats also attract Pollinators.
Common Wildflowers:
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Cornflower
- Common Poppy
- Primrose
- Yarrow
- Fireweed
- Asters
- Cardinal Flower
- Goldenrod
- Butterflyweed
Native Wildflowers also provide ground cover that conserves Water and reduces erosion. Besides all these amazing benefits, Wildflowers are beautiful to see in bloom.
HOW TO OBSERVE #NationalWildflowerWeek
- Go on a guided tour through a Nature Conservancies across the Country and enjoy the beauty of the landscape in nature.
- Take an unguided walk in your own Countryside.
- Plant a Wildflower Garden which will draw Pollinators to your neighborhood.
- Take photos of your favorite Wildflowers and share the photos with your family.
- Read about the best Wildflowers for your State.
- Join a Native Species Society.
- Use #NationalWildflowerWeek to post on Social Media showing Wildflowers you’ve found
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
