Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden

Hummingbirds, butterflies and bees! Sadly, there has been a decline in the health of our pollinators, and it’s important for gardeners to create a pollinator-friendly garden. You will need to provide blooming plants, which is their food source; shelter in the form of large-leaved shrubs, trees and tall grasses; and water to encourage their survival. Do not use pesticides of any kind!

Here is a list of pollinator-friendly plants:

Shrubs:

• Serviceberry
• Currants
• Weigela
• Wild lilac
• Ocean spray

Edibles and herbs:

• Chive flower
• Borage
• Edible beans and peas
• Lavender
• Pineapple sage
• Rosemary
• Squash flowers
• Parsley flowers

Perennials:

• Columbine
• Yarrow
• Hollyhock
• Foxglove
• Coneflower

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  Delphinium
• Hellebores
• Bee balm
• Black-eyed Susans
• Fuchsia
• Salvia
• Scabiosa

Annuals:

• Snapdragons
• Cosmos
• Lobelia
• Petunias
• Sweet peas
• Verbena
• Sunflowers

It’s wonderful to stroll in your own garden and see the birds, bees and butterflies enjoying a wildlife buffet as they gather and flutter about.