Garden #3 - The tree and shrub border
By some good fortune, the boundary between the church parking lot and its neighboring properties is free of overhead electric wires. Therefore tall trees can grow undisturbed almost all the way from Bellefonte Drive to Libby Lane. Most of the trees here emerged spontaneously from seeds blown in: wild cherries, hackberries and redbuds. The pine trees and juniper shrubs on the Libby Lane side were planted in the early 1990s. A few oaks bordering the central parking lot and the shrubs closer to Bellefonte were added later. All these plants are great for birds. They provide shelter and nesting sites. Since they are native to our region, they host a large variety of caterpillars that feed on their leaves and in turn become food for the birds.