l Environmenta Walker County LEAF-PRO projects support the Texas Cooperative Extension, Earth Kind: enefits! Environmental Stewardship Program. Be rdening ... What are the guiding principles of rfly Gar Earth Kind? Butter Base your horticultural decisions on: Walker County A deep, abiding respect for the environment. ñ The latest scientifically-sound, research-based information. ñ Employ Earth Kind techniques of plant selection and culture to avoid pest problems before they occur. ñ Use pesticides only as a last Located on the grounds of the resort. If a pesticide becomes W alker County M aster G ardener absolutely necessary, then select the most Earth Kind or environmentally responsible product available. ñ Putting Earth Kind techniques into everyday practice will help your family, your business, your community and your environment. Remember, "Earth Kind to benefit humankind." Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the LEAF-PRO project funding provided by: County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. Houston-Galveston Area Council & Texas Com m ission on Environm ental Quality Nectar & Host Plants: Have an attractive Environmental Garden–Select plants to bloom throughout the seasons and plant them near each other. Once established, your native plants will not require as much water as many common landscape plants. Mulch well with recycled landscape compost, leaves, or chipped limbs to prevent moisture loss. What is LEAF-PRO? Nectar Plants The LEAF-PRO project is an educational outreach effort -Less than 2 Feet in height- Asters (Aster spp.) designed to demonstrate and promote educated, BEE Prepared! Brown & Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia spp.) ecologically responsible decision making through home Heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens) Nectar plants will encourage or landscape practices. Mexican Blanket (Gallardia pulcherrima) attract other beneficial insects Purple Cone Flower (Echinacea purpurea) Verbenas (Verbena spp.) and small animals to live around Objectives of LEAF-PRO: and visit the garden. (Protection Reduction Outreach) -Less than 4 Feet in height- ñ Hummingbirds Bee Balm (Monarda spp.) ñ Bees & W asps (they are good guys!) ! Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) fits Cigar Plant (Cuphea —David Verity“) ñ Lizards l Bene enta .. Coral Plant (Russelia spp.) ñ Frogs & Toads nm ng .. Pentas (Pentas lanceolata) nviro denin E ly Gar Joe-Pye W eed (Euparorium spp.) tterfl Flame Acanthus (Anisacanthus quadrifidus) Bu Lantana (Lantana spp.) Mexican Milk W eed (Asclepias curassavica) Porter W eed (Stachytarpheta spp.) Salvias (Salvia spp.) STOP -Don‘t Spray That Bug!! -Over 4 Feet in height- Butterfly Bush (Buddeia davidii) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Raise butterflies instead.. promote a healthy Flame Bush (Hamelia patens) environment, and teach ecology at the same Golden Dewdrop (Jatropha integerrima) time with an ENVIRONMENTAL GARDEN. Mexican Bauhinia (Bauhinia mexicana) Mexican Flame Vine (Senecio confusa) Yellow Bells (Tecoma stans) Best flower color for butterflies are Butterfly Gardening utilizes many native pink, red, purple, orange, yellow. plants and some other favorites in the landscape with low water requirements, low Caterpillars EAT the host ongoing fertility requirements, no pesticide plants, then turn into applications and a whole lot of outdoor enjoyment for everybody! Butterflies who VISIT the nectar plants! Develop you Environmental Garden in a sunny area. ñ Don‘t spray Pesticides (yes some of the plants will get eaten, but that is what you want to happen) ñ Utilize well drained fertile soil. ñ Select plants adapted to our area that produce nectar. ñ Select plants to serve as host plants (they will eat these). Host Plants Milkweeds: Mexican Milkweed or Butterfly W eed (Asclepias curassavica) ñ Select plants that bloom at different times of the year. Passionvines (Passiflora spp.) ñ Provide a water source. Citrus plants: lemon, lime, orange ñ Include some flat rocks or other structures for butterflies to land on. Parsley family: Dill, Fennel, Parsley, Queen Ann‘s Lace Sassafras trees ñ Prepare to have FUN in the Garden!! Dutchman‘s Pipevine (Aristolochia tomentosa) Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculate) Beans œbush & pole types .