Pollinator Garden

Pollinator Garden

Pollinators are an incredibly important resource for our plants. Pollinators are responsible for every 1 of 3 bites of food we eat in our daily lives and provide habitat diversity. When you think about pollinators, you may only think about bees or butterflies. However, pollinators are a much wider range of creatures including beetles, birds, ants, wasps, flies, and many more insects.

The plants in this garden were chosen to ensure that a variety of flowers are blooming through the entire growing season. This ensures that pollinators have somewhere to feed the entire season. Pollinator plantings can look very diverse. Our garden demonstrates a small pollinator garden but you can also support pollinators by creating a bee lawn, rain garden planting, or just planting a flowering tree! For more information about different pollinator plantings visit UMN Bee Lab Creating Pollinator Plantings. You can also tailor your garden to attract certain types of pollinators, such as butterflies! Learn about creating a butterfly garden at UMN Extension Creating Butterfly Gardens. For more information about creating general pollinator habitats, visit UMN Extension Growing Plants for Pollinators.

There are also opportunities to get grants and funding for pollinator plantings through the Board of Water and Soil Resources. They also offer coaching and workshops on creating pollinator plantings and lawns. Find more information at BWSR Lawns to Legumes.

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