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March 16, 2004
Dear friends of the Johnston Honey Family
Johnston Honey was selected "Best Honey" by the Mpls. St Paul Magazine. Chosen for the "Best of the Twin Cities" were 150 of the best places to eat, shop, explore and have fun in the Twin Cities. Johnston Honey can be found at Cook's of Crocus Hill, St Paul, 651-228-1333 or Edina 952-285-1903
The Johnston Honey Family would like to give you a heads up on what to plant in your garden this summer. The following article (PDF file) about the Johnston Honey gardens was written by Mary and Bill Weaver and was published in the American Bee Journal. This is a widely read magazine published for the nation's beekeepers. It describes plants that are unusual, bee friendly and deer resistant. The nice thing is that whatever attracts bees also attracts butterflies too. So, you don't have to be a beekeeper to get something out of this article!
Asters stand out as the first choice for bees and butterflies in the garden. They bloom in the late summer and fall when little else is happening and they reliably come back the next year. It is truly exciting to stand (New England Aster gets to be 5 feet high) and watch the action on a purple aster on a bright sunny fall day. The fall of 2003 brought a large number of Painted Lady butterflies (the hot dry summer delayed hatching) foraging for nectar. One easy to grow perennial that was left off the list is the purple (bees like purple) Veronica (Speedwell).
The pdf file below is large (3MB). In case you can't download it, here is the list of plants that Don recommends: Anise Hyssop, Cleome (an annual, but reseeds abundantly), All summer Beauty and Endless Summer Hydrangea, Jerusalem Artichoke (wild sunflower), White Cimicifuga (Snakeroot), Brunette Cimicifuga, Bluebell aster, catmints, New England Asters, Henry Judson Explorer Shrub Rose, Joe Pye Weed (Gateway and Bartered Bride), Ironweed and Russian Sage.
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