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Providence Pollinator Patch
In 2024 the PCA voted to start a “Butterfly Garden”. The far end (from Woodleigh) of Tyler’s Field Park was selected as a great place to attract our flitting friends. Although Hurricane Beryl took a toll on the first season, we are currently at work to get our patch established.
It is well documented that pollinators (bees included) are necessary for our agricultural industry, producing a lot of the foods we enjoy. The use of chemicals to control insects that are unwanted in residential as well as rural areas have taken a large toll on the pollinator population.
We hope to provide a place for some to make a home and others to stop by on their migrations. And we think that this attractive amenity will keep our property values increasing.
Past PCA President Paul Weider is very interested and well informed on the local butterfly species as well as the native plants they prefer.
Just ask Sandy as she makes room in their home during cold weather for containers of plants that host caterpillars, chrysalises and adult butterflies! Paul has been an invaluable resource for starting our Providence Pollinator Patch!
Contributors to the Providence Pollinator Patch include:
- Nadeem Naik
- Paul & Sandy Weider
- Chaparral Management (now SBB)
- Dan Baines
- Alex Matuszak
- Dorene West & Larry Welch
- Eddie Berana
MANY THANKS!
Coming soon we will add a Sassafras Tree and a Spicebush – both favorites of numerous butterfly species. We will have a Watering saucer with rocks to perch on. And more plants are being sprouted and nursed along before transfer to the Patch.
If you would like to get involved, there is lots to do! Please contact Karen Blakeman at 713.775.1235 and we will work together to support our community and the ecosystem!
