NATIVE GARDEN SPOTLIGHT: Virginia Sweetspire in Bloom

​Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica) is blooming in the native garden at the Crofton Community Library, bringing bees, butterflies, and other pollinators to the garden in abundance.

Its fragrant white flower spikes are especially popular with native bees and butterflies. A beautiful swallowtail butterfly was recently spotted visiting the blooms, highlighting the important role native plants play in supporting local wildlife and healthy ecosystems.

Native plants like Virginia sweetspire provide valuable nectar sources throughout the season while adding beauty, fragrance, and seasonal interest to the library garden.
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Visitors are invited to stop by and enjoy the garden as it comes alive with summer pollinators.

The side garden at the Crofton Community Library received additional TLC this morning from The Library Crew! Members Laura Austin, Littany Hollerbach, Nancy Percivall, and Yuki Adams removed volunteer oak and juniper trees and tidied up the space, giving the holly trees room to shine. Many thanks to the crew for their continued care and dedication!

If you’re near the Crofton Library, take a moment to admire the freshly weeded and pruned side garden! The TLC team spent the morning sprucing it up, and it’s looking great.

A big thank-you to Nancy Percivall, Yuki Adams, Angela Wetzel, Laura Austin, and Littany Hollerbach for their time and hard work!

The Blue Star Memorial Garden and the Pollinator Garden at the Crofton Community Library are alive with activity this summer, buzzing with bees, butterflies, and other pollinators hard at work. Vibrant blooms of coneflower, yarrow, Joe Pye weed, and black-eyed Susan create a colorful haven that draws in countless winged visitors. These thriving gardens stand as a testament to our commitment to community beautification and environmental stewardship, providing food and shelter for pollinators while adding natural beauty for all to enjoy.

Crofton Village Garden Club Celebrates Earth Day with Violet Planting

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, Crofton Village Garden Club members came together in a collaborative effort to naturalize a bed of violets in the space between the Blue Star Memorial Garden and the Native Garden at the Crofton Community Library. The project was a true club effort, with members donating violets from their own gardens and working side by side to enhance this shared green space.

The new violet bed highlights the club’s ongoing dedication to sustainability and eco-friendly gardening practices. It brings early spring color, strengthens pollinator habitat, and forms a natural, beautiful bridge between two of the club’s most cherished garden areas.

Special thanks go to all CVGC members who contributed their time, plants, and energy to make this Earth Day project a success. Your generosity and teamwork made it possible. With appreciation to CVGC President Margo Antonelli, Blue Star Memorial Garden Project Chair Littany Hollerbach, Native Garden Project Chair Nancy Percivall and her husband George, Laura Austin, Trish Demers, Nancy Durose, Cindy Hare, Rosa Johnson, and Yuki Adams for their meaningful contributions to this effort.
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Together, club members continue to cultivate beauty, community, and environmental care—one plant at a time.