In this edition of “Around the Grounds with Bennett,” discover the vital role of often-overlooked larval host plants and sustainable gardening practices in creating thriving pollinator habitats.
Gardens & Grounds
Nurturing Our Beeyard: Behind the Buzz of 577’s Hives
A heartfelt thank you goes out to Perrysburg Garden Club, Caitlin, Eileen, Sara, and our dedicated community beekeepers for their unwavering commitment and tireless efforts.
Here’s to a summer brimming with golden honey and buzzing with the joy of thriving bee colonies!
577 Plant Sale this Saturday!
Join us in the newly renovated Courtyard to find your favorite veggies and flowers for your garden. 577’s annual Plant Sale Opening Day is this Saturday, May 4, from 9am to 5pm.
Our Recycled Bottle Cap Bench is Here!
Our newest bench, the Recycled Bottle Cap Bench, has been installed just in time for Earth Month and Go Green Day!
Weaving Outdoors
Walk around the grounds to view how we weave natural materials outdoors to create magic.
New Trees, New Plants, New Life
Around the Grounds with Bennett The grounds of The 577 Foundation are graced with many great trees under which people have sat and children played, upon which many birds have nested and squirrels foraged, and against which daily life has occurred. And though trees...
The Gift of Green: Holiday Houseplants
Give the gift of green this holiday season! Plant Sale begins Friday, November 17 at 10am in the Welcome Center & Curiosity Shop. In a joyful, collaborative effort, 577 staff members and volunteers used their creativity and talents to paint over 100 terra cotta...
Community Gardens at 577
The Community Garden plots surrounding the Geodesic Biodome are the heart of 577’s grounds. Walking the curved paths in the peak of summer, you see a variety of beautiful vegetables like tomatoes, green beans, peppers, onions, squash, and greens growing amidst flowers...
We Root For Each Other
New merch alert for a special cause! We’ve partnered with our friends at Jupmode to offer a new, limited apparel collection called: WE ROOT FOR EACH OTHER. With artwork hand-drawn by Isabelle Tucker, 577’s program coordinator and studio art instructor, and in...
The Making of an Applebash Tree
But as time goes on, we not only remember specific things in relation to the people we have loved; their lives get built into our lives and finally the transference is complete. We are what we are because of them. ~ May Sarton, Plant Dreaming Deep If you’ve strolled...