The birds are singing, the butterflies are fluttering, and the bees are buzzing because the Westlake High School Pride Lands Native Plant Garden has been completed!  The garden was planted with an exquisite ensemble of spring and fall colors from 7 types of Georgia native plants; Eastern Bluestar-Amsonia taberneamontana a gentle light blue-grey, Mouse-eared Coreopsis-Coreopsis auriculata, projecting brilliant orange-yellow, Wild Blue Indigo-Baptisia australis emitting it’s true color by name, Blazing star-Liatris squarrosa showing a deep purple, Black-eyed-Susan-Rudbeckia fulgida adding to the yellow ensemble, Aromatic Aster-Aster oblongifolius with a hue of blue, Joe Pye Weed-Eupatorium atropurpureum as a plume of soft pinkish-purple.

As the day remained blue sky and sunlit, we continued to arrange plants according to the student’s garden design.  Collectively, the Earth Tomorrow club and EcoAddendum team installed 167 individual native plants.  It was amazing to see the blank earth in only an hour and a half transform to a beautiful sea of wildlife habitat.  The students ended the planting day by installing a birdbath to help meet the five criteria to become a National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat.  Thank you to all WHS Earth Tomorrow Club members for all their hard work and creative edge to create such an exquisite garden for all future visitors to experience.

Ecoaddendum is proud to announce the date for the Westlake High School’s Pride Lands Garden Dedication on Thursday May 13^th, 2010 at 4:30pm located at the southside greenspace near bus entrance and exit. The dedication will include speeches by members of Earth Tomorrow Club, a plaque presentation and ribbon cutting. We look forward to see you all there!