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Pollinator Gardens
Planting and maintaining gardens for bees, butterflies and other pollinators, in any amount of space.
Pollinator Gardens covers planting and maintaining gardens for bees, butterflies and other pollinators, in any amount of space. The articles focus on the practical needs pollinators depend on: nectar and pollen across the seasons, host plants for butterfly caterpillars, native species suited to a specific region, and water sources such as baths, puddles and ponds.
Several pieces address habitat structure, including bare soil for ground-nesting bees, bee hotel design and maintenance, and what to do and not do in the garden in fall. Others cover bloom calendars that close hunger gaps, lawn alternatives such as clover and creeping thyme, pollinator corridors in small gardens, and hummingbird garden design. Night-active moths, the decline of pollinators, and certifying a yard as pollinator habitat are also covered.
- Water Features for Pollinators: Baths, Puddles, and Ponds
- Fall Pollinator Garden Prep: What to Do and What Not to Do
- Bee Hotels: What Works, What Doesn't, and How to Maintain Them
- Butterfly Gardening: Host Plants vs Nectar Plants Explained
- How to Create a Pollinator Corridor in a Small Garden
- Native Plants for Pollinators: The Best Species by Region
- Ground-Nesting Bees: Why Bare Soil Matters
- The Decline of Pollinators: What Gardeners Can Do
- Pollinator Lawn Alternatives: Clover, Creeping Thyme, and No-Mow Options
- Hummingbird Garden Design: Flowers, Feeders, and Year-Round Habitat
- Night Pollinators: Moths and What They Need
- Planting for Bees: A Season-Long Bloom Calendar
- How to Certify Your Yard as Pollinator Habitat
- Top 20 Pollinator Plants by Region: A Gardener's Selection Guide
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