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ECO-FRIENDLY
Planting Guide for your native pollinator garden
Use the arrangement below to have a continuous garden - spring, summer & fall
Planting Guide for your native pollinator garden
Use the arrangement below to have a continuous garden - spring, summer, & fall
6'
New England aster
nicholas tonelli
New England aster
nicholas tonelli
cardinal flower
thomas barnes
Planting Guide for your native pollinator garden
Use the arrangement below to have a continuous garden - spring, summer, & fall
6'
cardinal flower
thomas barnes
butterfly milkweed
usfws-rachel sullivan
butterfly milkweed
usfws-rachel sullivan
NORTHEAST REGION
NORTHEAST REGION
CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV
CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV
3'
3'
bee balm
usfs
bee balm
usfs
foxglove beardtongue
usfws-rachel sullivan
Joe Pye weed
james gaither
Eastern red columbine
aaron carlson
wild geranium
chelsi burns
Joe Pye weed
james gaither
white wood aster
fritz flohr reynolds
white wood aster
fritz flohr reynolds
foxglove beardtongue
usfws-rachel sullivan
Spring
Summer
Fall
BLOOM SEASON For best
results, use
multiple plants
of each species.
Eastern red columbine
aaron carlson
wild geranium
chelsi burns
BLOOM SEASON For best
results, use
multiple plants
of each species.
Spring
Summer
Fall
Pollinator Partnership began offering Native Pollinator Garden Recipe Cards this year.
Pollinator Month with a
wide range of resources,
including educational
materials for families,
educators and youth
organizations to learn
about pollinators.
" Today's consumers are
looking for gardens or plants
" Why care about
pollinators? " she asks.
" Not only are they
critical for the health of
ecosystems, but they're
also needed to produce
many of our favorite
foods. It's estimated
that one of every three
mouthfuls we eat
depends on pollinators. "
Some of the free resources KidsGardening offers that can
with a purpose - and planting
for pollinators is one of the
top purposes home gardeners
are supporting. "
- Diane Blazek
be used to teach kids include dozens of pollinator gardening
activities and lessons found at https://kidsgardening.org/
resource-library.
Last spring KidsGardening began a partnership with
Wyman's, a leading grower, processor and marketer of wild
blueberries, to provide native pollinator resources designed
for both families and educators. The guides include " Berry
Good Friends, " which provides a foundation of information
about native plants and pollinators and engaging activities
focusing on native berries and their pollinator friends;
" Family Guide to Native Berries, " which explores berries
native to the U.S., tips on starting
a native berry garden, and a
coloring page; and " Family Guide
to Native Pollinators, " which
explains what plants each
pollinator likes best and includes
a matching game. Find them at
www.kidsgardening.org/thelatest-pollinators-wymans.
" Partnerships
with valuesbased
brands like Wyman's
are critical to KidsGardening's
ability to ensure all kids have
opportunities to play and learn
through the garden, " Shipman
says. " In 2022, with the support
of our donors and funders, we
reached 3.3 million kids across
the country. With just $1, KidsGardening can reach eight
kids with access to garden-based learning resources. "
Planting With Purpose
Diane Blazek, executive director of National Garden
Bureau (NGB), says consumers are eager to learn
more about how to grow and maintain pollinatorfriendly
gardens.
" Any blog or social post we do about pollinators
always gets a huge uptake, " she says. " Consumers
crave good information, and one of the main sources
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