Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Name: Crowder County Park
Open to the public: Yes
County: Wake Co.
Address: 4709 Ten-Ten Road, Apex, NC 27539
Website: Crowder County Park
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7b
Extension Demonstration Garden? No
Approximate year the garden/landscape was established: 2014
What to look for: The garden demonstrates the importance of prairies as natural habitats that support diverse populations of birds, butterflies, insects, and other wildlife. A prairie is a natural-looking garden of native grasses and wildflowers that add color and attract pollinators to the landscape. Some of the native flowers found in the garden are butterfly weed, baptisia, coreopsis, Queen Anne's lace, cardinal flower, Carolina jessamine, bee balm, mountain mint, coneflower, rudbeckia, Joe-pye weed, green and gold and muhly grass.
The Crowder Prairie Garden was established in 2014 by Bill Blevins, Cindy Sanborn, and Carla Carpenter. Today it is maintained by Wake County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers Cindy Sanborn, Cathy DeWitt, Sue Council, Lynn Martin, Ginny Nugent and other EMG volunteers.
Horticulture: No irrigation systems, fertilizers, or pesticides are used in the garden. The greatest challenges are decreasing sun due to encroaching pines and hardwoods, no water source, and eradicating invasive weeds.
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Fall Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Summer Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Summer Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Summer Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Summer Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Summer Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Summer Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Summer Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Winter Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Garden bench surrounded by Christmas tree mulch. (late winter) Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Wooden walkway surrounded by Christmas tree mulch. (late winter) Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Fall Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Summer Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Summer Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Summer Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Summer Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Summer Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Summer Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Summer Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Winter Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
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Garden bench surrounded by Christmas tree mulch. (late winter) Garden age: unknown Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0
