Summer Is Almost Here!

Not only is summer just a few weeks away, National Pollinator Week is June 17-23! Without pollinators, we wouldn't have our beautiful gardens (plus more!), so let's celebrate them by transforming our gardens into a welcome stop as they make their journeys.  

30 Essential Pollinator Plants

Not all flowering plants serve pollinators equally, and some pollinators have favorites. To make sure you have a few of each of their favorites in your garden, we've rounded up 30 annuals, perennials, and shrubs for you to choose from. Which do you already have in your garden? 

Click here for 7 Things You Can Do for Pollinators, from pollinator.org

TIP: Put pollinators' helping "hands" to work by planting a few of their favorites in or around edible gardens to increase pollination for better fruit and vegetable yield.

How to Create a Meadow Garden

Meadow-style designs and plantings are gaining in popularity and are a great way to benefit local wildlife and pollinators. You don't need to have a yard the size of a meadow to design a landscape that looks like one. A sunny curbside strip, hillside, or island planting area can all provide the same benefits, albeit on a smaller scale. Learn how to plan, plant, and maintain a meadow-style garden, plus get suggestions on which plants to include. Photo: Janet Loughrey. Designers: Jay Withgott and Susan Masta. 

Enhance Your Landscape with a Water Feature

We all feel drawn to water, whether it's crashing waves, peaceful lake shores, or streams in a forest. Bring that magic home by adding a water feature to your garden or yard.  Whether you have a huge backyard or a cozy balcony, you can use a water feature to create your own personal paradise.  

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