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corner, and now is a great time to start planning your pollinator garden
for the year ahead. For the first time ever, the Xerces Society is
pleased to offer a <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=tnjebhdab&et=1104359181958&s=4347&e=0015mk45KPOVg_YSJ8C_GsuMf7FsYqansokBUeJO7R_bwn8ws8j9taorPAIaQ1rGzsbiHi9AJW5JRZQ396gCnXUxSmyH7sCkJig0JPzOPEGLkaAQyZqEAnwV6YeTl_PmT5EnccmmbQW6a6XJG0CxOw6G8ad-UO2muyJdBqkYJRk3qI=" target="_blank" shape="rect"><b><span style="color: rgb(230, 120, 3); text-decoration: none;">Bumble Bee
Garden Kit</span></b></a> consisting of some of the best native
wildflowers for attracting bumble bees in the United States. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">The bumble bee garden kit
includes ten different species (38 plants total) that are suitable for
gardens in most of the United States. The flowers will provide bloom from
spring to fall, supporting bumble bees throughout the active season.
While the plant species have been selected for bumble bee appeal, they
are broadly attractive to an incredible diversity of pollinators. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">The kits are produced in
collaboration with <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=tnjebhdab&et=1104359181958&s=4347&e=0015mk45KPOVg_zhqdIkRwJ_WvcB2OujYItefjWWtcAgQhydxP_-GBPqtfk93qoB5pdE0KGBaWE0GI-tBjPVnzXlPI1UgcJ6cY7r1jzcFYnFr8=" target="_blank" shape="rect"><b><span style="color: rgb(230, 120, 3); text-decoration: none;">JFNew
Nursery</span></b></a>, a national leader in natural areas restoration.
No pesticides are used in the propagation of the kits. <strong><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The plants will ship as live
plugs ready for planting during Pollinator Week 2011 (June 19-25).</span></strong>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">The flowers in these kits
will grow in most sunny garden locations (see the map below for suitable
regions), and are a perfect addition to urban and suburban flower beds,
school and community gardens, office parks, and parking strips. </span></p>
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Bee Garden Kits can only be sold to addresses in the United States.
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Xerces
Member Cost (includes shipping): $66.00 </span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Non-Member
Cost (includes shipping):
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Bumble Bee Garden Kit by Friday, April 22nd<strong><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">!</span></strong></span></b></a>
</span><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: rgb(230, 120, 3);">They will be shipped by JFNew Nursery in late-June. </span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"></span></p>
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species in the bumble bee garden kits are compatible with most sunny
garden locations within the area shown in green on the map below. </span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Note that these
kits are not intended to be used in natural areas. Although native to
North America, the flowers are not necessarily native to all areas and
should not be considered a substitute for locally native plants in
restoring natural areas; consult a local native plant nursery when
working in sensitive habitats.</span></i><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"></span></p>
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kits include:</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Blue Wild Indigo (<i>Baptisia
australis</i>)</span></b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Yellow Coneflower (<i>Ratibida
pinnata</i>) </span></b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Purple Coneflower (<i>Echinacea
purpurea</i>)</span></b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Purple Prairie
Clover (<i>Dalea purpurea</i>)</span></b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Wild Bergamot (<i>Monarda
fistulosa</i>)</span></b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Lavender Hyssop (<i>Agastache
foeniculum</i>) </span></b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Bottle Gentian (<i>Gentiana
andrewsii</i>) </span></b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Riddell's Goldenrod
(<em><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Oligoneuron</span></em><i>
riddellii</i>) </span></b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">New England Aster (<i>Aster
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Prairie Dropseed (<i>Sporobolus
heterolepis</i>) </span></b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"></span></p>
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the United States are on the decline, it is increasingly important to
find ways to support these important pollinators. New research suggests
that home gardens may be more important for bumble bees than previously
thought. Researchers in Britain demonstrated that survival of bumble bee
in areas dominated by agriculture was positively associated with gardens.
Although home gardens corresponded to just a small fraction of the landscape,
the flowers and nest sites they supported were important for bumble bees.
The scientists also found that the positive influence of gardens spills
over onto nearby farmland. Agricultural crops located within half a mile
of gardens were more likely to receive visits from bumble bees.</span></p>
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