Pollinator Gardens
Our pollinator gardens take a wholistic approach which involves providing food for bees, wasps, hoverflies, butterflies and seeds for birds. Using a combinaton of natives and ornamentals which have been proven to have a high pollinator draw, we design gardens that provide food for pollinators throughout the year.
Asters are a great pollinator magnet in fall
Asters are a great pollinator magnet in fall
Yellow Wingstem has a special value to native bees
Yellow Wingstem has a special value to native bees
Garlic Chives, though not native, attract oodles of pollinators and their stems are great when fried with soy sauce
Garlic Chives, though not native, attract oodles of pollinators and their stems are great when fried with soy sauce
This pollinator garden includes, russian sage, asters, cutleaf coneflower, physostegia and lots of goldenrod
This pollinator garden includes, russian sage, asters, cutleaf coneflower, physostegia and lots of goldenrod
Giant Hyssop attracts, native bees, honey bees and bumble bees
Giant Hyssop attracts, native bees, honey bees and bumble bees
Plants like Thistle though provide a great source of nectar for butterfies and food for birds
Plants like Thistle though provide a great source of nectar for butterfies and food for birds
Alliums are one of the most showy pollinator plants. Here a dragonfly can be seen lounging on a flower head
Alliums are one of the most showy pollinator plants. Here a dragonfly can be seen lounging on a flower head
Big-root geraniums attract honey bees and butterflies partially because of their long flowering time
Big-root geraniums attract honey bees and butterflies partially because of their long flowering time
Besides providing height, physotegia provides food for pollinators as late as December
Besides providing height, physotegia provides food for pollinators as late as December
Melanocarpa berries provide food for birds in this native fall planter.
Melanocarpa berries provide food for birds in this native fall planter.
Highbush cranberry, low-grow sumac, blanket flower and native ferns make for a colorful and ecologically appropriate fall arrangement
Highbush cranberry, low-grow sumac, blanket flower and native ferns make for a colorful and ecologically appropriate fall arrangement
There are many non-natives such as coreopsis and nepeta which attract such a high volume of pollinator visits that they make great additions to any pollinator garden
There are many non-natives such as coreopsis and nepeta which attract such a high volume of pollinator visits that they make great additions to any pollinator garden