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🐝 National Pollinator Week is an annual event c 🐝 National Pollinator Week is an annual event celebrated internationally in support of pollinator health. This year it takes place June 20-26. Luckily for the birds, bees, bats, and butterflies whizzing around Westchester, their welfare is thought of throughout the year by the growing number of communities participating in local branches of Healthy Yards and Pollinator Pathway. 🦋 In this spirit, New Rochelle and Pelham Healthy Yards and the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Pollinator Pathway are teaming up for a Sound Shore Pollinator Garden Tour. Our neighbors with gardens dedicated to providing native habitat for pollinators, cleaning the water and air, and building rich soils will share their gardens with the public. Open Garden Day 🗓 Sunday, June 26, 2022 📍 Pelham and New Rochelle: 10 am -1 pm 📍 Larchmont and Mamaroneck: 1 pm - 5 pm 🏡 This is not a tour to showcase perfect gardens, but one that shares healthy landscaping practices in an effort to raise awareness about protecting our pollinators and improving our environment. This is a FREE event and open to ALL. For descriptions and addresses of the participating homes, visit pollinator-pathway.org/tours (link in bio) and use the drop-down menu for each town. #pollinatorweek #pollinatorpathway #healthyyards #communityevent #gardentour #westchestercounty #westchestercountyny #pelhamny #ecopelny #ecopel
🙌 Thank you to our Pelham Healthy Yards hosts, 🙌 Thank you to our Pelham Healthy Yards hosts, Tedd and Katie Stratis, for showing us the true pleasure of being outdoors and gardening with ease by using the “No-dig” method for growing plants. Whether planting tasty vegetables or shrubs and perennials that support pollinators, you can remove lawn without tilling and just add plants. Your tummy and the soil will thank you! 🏡🦋🧑‍🌾 #healthyyards #pelhamhealthyyards #nodig #communityevent #westchestercountyny #pelhamny #ecopel #ecopelny
Is your yard a healthy yard? Consider opening your Is your yard a healthy yard? Consider opening your garden to friends and neighbors and sharing your healthy landscaping practices by being part of the Sound Shore Healthy Yard Pollinator Tour! 🦋🏡⛲️ 🗓 Open Garden Day  Sunday, June 26, 2022  📍Pelham and New Rochelle  10 am - 1 pm 📍Larchmont and Mamaroneck 1 pm - 5 pm 🦋 This tour is not meant to showcase perfect gardens, but demonstrate that you can have a beautiful yard and use environmentally-friendly landscaping practices at the same time. (See Healthy Yard Steps at healthyyards.org/home/ten-healthy-steps and at link in bio.) 📧 Let us know if you’d be willing to have your yard on this inspiring and fun community tour. Simply send a short description of the healthy landscaping practices you use, the type of garden you have, and a photo of your garden to PelhamSAB@gmail.com by Monday, June 13.  #healthyyards #pelhamhealthyyards #pollinatortour #communityevent #westchestercountyny #pelhamny #ecopel
Our next in-person Pelham Healthy Yards Meetup is Our next in-person Pelham Healthy Yards Meetup is coming up! Join us for a demonstration of the “No-dig” method for decreasing lawn size with Tedd and Katie Stratis, who removed the grass along their garden edges and added hundreds of pollinator-supporting shrubs and perennials instead. Tedd also has a mini-meadow under construction. 🗓 Sunday, May 22, 2022 🕞 3:30 - 4:30 pm 📍 226 Townsend Avenue, Pelham Manor, NY We look forward to seeing you there! 🦋🌱🌎✌️ #pollinatorpathway #pollinatorpathwayswestchester #communityevent #healthyyards #westchestercountyny #pelhamhealthyyards #pelhamny #ecopel
Thank you to all the EcoPel-ites who joined in on Thank you to all the EcoPel-ites who joined in on our Adopt-a-Highway project and planted with us yesterday despite the rain. 🌧 You’ve contributed to a greener and more sustainable Pelham and the pollinators thank you too! 🌱🦋 Stay tuned for future phases of our planting initiatives, including additional exit ramp beautification and cleanups. #adoptahighway #nativeplants #pollinatorpathwayswestchester #pollinatorpathway #pelhamny #ecopel
Site is prepped and holes are dug. Get ready to pl Site is prepped and holes are dug. Get ready to plant, EcoPel! See you at the site at 9 am Saturday, rain or shine. 🗓 Saturday, May 7, 2022 🕘 9 am-12 noon 📍 Pelham’s Hutchinson River Parkway exit ramp at Boston Bost Road (southeast corner). 🥾What to Wear: Bright clothing, closed shoes, long pants with socks covering ankles. Rubber boots and waterproof clothing if weather calls for rain. 🧤What to Bring: Work gloves if you have them (we will have extra), water 🌱What to Expect: To plant 270 Winged Sumac (Rhus copallinum) bareroot seedlings, grown by the NYS Department of Conservation Saratoga Tree Nursery across 4500 square feet. 🦋Goal: Increase wildlife habitat, support declining pollinator populations, beautify American highways by planting connected roadsides. #adoptahighway #healthyyards #pollinatorpathway #pollinatorpathwayswestchester #communityevent #pelhamny #ecopel
Nourish your garden beds AND indoor potted plants Nourish your garden beds AND indoor potted plants with nutrient-rich compost! 💚 🏡 Add compost to your garden in the spring, summer, or fall to improve the soil health of your garden. In the spring, add 2-4 inches of compost and work it into the soil. In the summer, add a ½ to 1 inch top-dressing of compost to established garden plants. After garden cleanup in the fall, you can add a few inches to the top of the bed to protect the soil, then till in the compost in the spring. 🪴 Revitalize your indoor and outdoor potted plants with compost as well! Gently scrape away the top inch or two of potting soil until you can just see the top of the root ball. Add fresh compost filling it up to the same depth as before, unless the soil was already quite low. In that case add compost until the roots are covered, taking care not to bury the stem of the plant or any leaves. ♻️ In celebration of Compost Awareness Week, Village of Pelham and Pelham Manor residents are invited to visit Pelham Manor’s Recycling Center (Spring Road off Boston Post Road) during normal hours this week (5/1/22-5/7/22: Monday, Thursday, and Saturday from 8 am - 12 noon) to pick up FREE compost for personal use. #NYSCompostAwarenessWeek #ICAW2022 #compost #RecipeforRegeneration #pelhamny #ecopel
Thinking of giving backyard composting a try? Ther Thinking of giving backyard composting a try? There are four main “ingredients” you’ll need. “Making compost takes some care; add greens, browns, water, and air.” 🍃🍏 Greens are your nitrogen source and include food scraps (such as fruit and vegetable peels, coffee grounds, tea bags, and old bread), fresh grass clippings, fresh weeds, and manure. 🍂 Browns are your carbon source and include fallen leaves, shredded paper, wood chips, and straw. Browns also provide structure for the pile, allowing air to flow more freely. 💨 Air - Compost microorganisms need oxygen! While not necessary, turning (or mixing) the pile twice a month will add more air and speed up breakdown. 💦 Water - Composting works best with the right amount of moisture. If the pile is too wet, add some leaves, shredded newspaper, or sawdust. If it's too dry, add some water. ♻️ In celebration of Compost Awareness Week, Village of Pelham and Pelham Manor residents are invited to visit Pelham Manor’s Recycling Center (Spring Road off Boston Post Road) during normal hours this week (Monday, Thursday, and Saturday from 8 am - 12 noon) to pick up FREE compost for personal use. Bring your own bucket! 🪣 Learn more about composting and how you can celebrate NYS Compost Awareness Week — find an event near you! (See link in bio and here: https://www.nysar3.org/page/nys-compost-awareness-week-2022-165.html) #NYSCompostAwarenessWeek #ICAW2022 #compost #RecipeforRegeneration #pelhamny #ecopel
Compost is a dark, crumbly, earthy-smelling, soil- Compost is a dark, crumbly, earthy-smelling, soil-like substance that consists mostly of decomposed organic matter. You can compost organic materials such as yard trimmings and food scraps at home. Composting is a simple way to recycle nutrients and return them to the soil to be used again. 🍂🪱💚🪣 Learn more about composting and how you can celebrate NYS Compost Awareness Week — find an event near you! (See link in bio and here: https://www.nysar3.org/page/nys-compost-awareness-week-2022-165.html) #NYSCompostAwarenessWeek #ICAW2022 #compost #RecipeforRegeneration #pelhamny #ecopel
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