The Judson House Historical Gardens, on the grounds of Stratford Historical Society are having their annual Pollinator Day celebration, Sunday, June 23rd, from 10:00 - 3:00. Speakers, workshops, garden related vendors, food trucks and more are planned for the day, along with a special garden bench dedication in honor of a beloved board member who recently passed.
The garden is a pollinator demonstration garden. Planted with primarily native plants that not only benefit our precious pollinators but give a history lesson as well, educating visitors on some of the uses these plants had 300+ years ago, as opposed to how we may use them today. Presently, many of the plants we all grow are for beauty or to support our pollinator population, while our Native Americans and early settlers may have used them for other reasons. It is a garden to inspire and inform. Signage throughout gives information on the growing habits of these plants, who they may benefit, and a historic fun fact. QR codes are also included to direct inquisitive visitors to more information.
Since most of these plants are native, that also means they have existed on our land for thousands of years before any European settler ever set foot on American soil. You can’t get much more historic than that. If it is native, it's historic!