Bayou Vista Garden Club Adopt-a-School Chairman Donna Richard and President Donna Bucci presented a Butterfly Program to third- and fourth-grade students. They used a display board, “Encourage Monarchs in Your Garden,” that showed appropriate host native plants to attract butterflies, habitats to sustain the butterflies, and stages in the life of a monarch.
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Students at Bayou Vista Elementary learned about butterflies during a presentation by Bayou Vista Garden Club Adopt-a-School Chairman Donna Richard and President Donna Bucci. Some students then potted plants to help attract butterflies. Third-graders helping are, above photo — front row from left, Marlee LaCoste, Vincent Dohmann, Jakirri Guerrero, Rhylie Allen, Alyse Harrison and Helaina Stansbury. Back row from left are Richard, Bucci, and club members Darlene Aucoin and Gloria Roy. Fourth-graders helping are, below photo — front row from left, Christopher Hannigan, Kenneth Lamor, Roran Sayna, Olivia Bazare, Haven Mire and Sierrah Seneca. Back row from left are Richard, Bucci and Roy. Club member Janice Verret also participated.
Bayou Vista Garden Club teaches students about butterflies
As part of the National Garden Club School Gardens project, Bayou Vista Garden Club Adopt-a-School Chairman Donna Richard and President Donna Bucci presented a program on butterflies to the Bayou Vista Elementary School third- and fourth-grade students.
They used a display board, “Encourage Monarchs in Your Garden,” that showed appropriate host native plants to attract butterflies, habitats to sustain the butterflies, and stages in the life of a monarch. Students then planted, watered, and mulched container butterfly gardens with butterfly weed plants and seeds, lantana and pentas.
The club donated barrel containers, watering cans, plant stakes, mulch, plants and seeds.
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