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Spotlight...
Persistence, Pollinators, and the Power of a Few
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shout to Wildlife Meadow
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undquist, District Editor, with Florence Tull , Colonial Heritage Garden Club (T)
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s to the persistence of a few dedicated residents, a former concrete washout area at
Colonial Heritage, a 55-plus community in Williamsburg, Virginia, has been transformed into a
thriving wildlife meadow. What began as a barren, compacted construction site is now a
sanctuary for pollinators, birds, butter flies, insects, and other wildlife.
Thank
2016, with this section of construction complete, the building company agreed to repurpose
the 10,000 square feet of land to use as a wildflower meadow. The site, however, presented
daunting obstacles. Years of heavy truck traffic had left the soil severely compacted, making it
difficult even for grass to grow. The area had no irrigation, sat on a sunny slope, and offered
little promise as a planting space. It was surrounded by a conservation area.
In
r many, it might have seemed impossible. But Florence
