GARDENING
FOR
POLLINATORS
POLLINATORS
PLANTS FOR POLLINATORS
PLANTS FOR POLLINATORS GARDENS
GARDENING FOR POLLINATORS LINKS
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SECTION 1
POLLINATORS
Smart gardeners know that it's the presence of pollinators—the
bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, and other insects
(plus hummingbirds)—that makes the difference in the health,
fertility, and productivity of wild plants, food plants, and
landscape plants alike.
How You Can Help Pollinators
Plant native pollinator plants.
Create nesting habitat.
Avoid using pesticides.
Support land conservation efforts.
Spread the word about pollinator declines.
Become a citizen scientist, join Budburst.
Budburst
https://budburst.org/
Pollinators
https://www.chicagobotanic.org/pollinators
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SECTION 2
PLANTS
FOR
POLLINATORS
Animal pollinators are needed for the reproduction of 90% of flowering
plants and one third of human food crops. Pollinators include bees,
butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, birds, and bats. Each of us depends
on pollinators in a practical way to provide us with the wide range of
foods we eat. In addition, pollinators are part of the intricate web
that supports the biological diversity in natural ecosystems that helps
sustain our quality of life.
Abundant and healthy populations of pollinators can improve fruit set and
quality, and increase fruit size. In farming situations this increases
production per acre. In the wild, biodiversity increases and wildlife food
sources increase.
Plants for Pollinators
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/national/plantsanimals/pollinate/?cid=NRCS143_022326
How Gardeners Can
Help Pollinators
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/plantsanimals/pollinate/gardeners/
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10 Tips for
Building a
Pollinator Garden
https://www.almanac.com/building-pollinator-garden
Gardening for
Pollinators
https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/gardening.shtml
How to garden
for pollinators
https://www.farmanddairy.com/top-stories/how-to-garden-for-pollinators/466535.html
Plants For
Pollinators:
Learn About
Pollinator
Friendly Plants
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/pollinator-friendly-plants.htm
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SECTION 3
PLANTS
FOR
POLLINATORS
GARDENS
To support diverse pollinators, try to:
Buy locally grown, pesticide-free native and non-invasive plants.
Provide at least 3-5 species of flowers in each season, that display
a variety of size, color, height and flower shape (tubular, flat, etc.).
Plant in clumps, which attract more pollinators than single plants.
Plant tubular-flowered plants in the Mint Family (oregano, catmint, sage,
lavender, etc) and flat-flowered plants in the Aster Family (sunflower
and other “daisies”) offer good resources to pollinators.
Plants for Pollinator Gardens
https://extension.umaine.edu/gardening/manual/plants-pollinator-gardens/
How to Make a
Pollinator Garden
https://seewhatgrows.org/make-pollinator-garden/
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Pollinator-Friendly
Native Plant Lists
https://xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/pollinator-friendly-plant-lists
Pollinator
Conservation
Resource Center
https://xerces.org/pollinator-resource-center
Pollinator
Conservation
in Yards
and Gardens
https://xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/yards-and-gardens
Pollinator-Friendly
Native Plant Lists
https://xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/pollinator-friendly-plant-lists
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SECTION 4
GARDENING
FOR
POLLINATORS
LINKS
13 OF THE BEST
FLOWERS FOR ATTRACTING
POLLINATORS TO THE GARDEN
https://gardenerspath.com/plants/flowers/best-flowers-for-pollinators/
23 BENEFICIAL INSECTS
AND OTHER CREEPY CRAWLIES
THAT YOUR GARDEN WILL LOVE
https://gardenerspath.com/how-to/disease-and-pests/beneficial-insects/
Attracting Pollinators to the Garden
https://www.wineboxgardener.com/home/2020/6/17/attracting-pollinators-to-the-garden
Attracting Pollinators to the Garden
https://www.groworganic.com/blogs/articles/attracting-pollinators-to-the-garden
THE BEST PERENNIAL
PLANTS FOR POLLINATORS
https://www.gardendesign.com/perennials/pollinators.html
Best Plants for Pollinators
https://extension.psu.edu/best-plants-for-pollinators
Best Pollinator
Plants for the Garden
https://www.monrovia.com/be-inspired/best-plants-for-a-pollinator-garden.html
GARDENING FOR POLLINATORS
https://www.audubonva.org/gardening-for-pollinators
Gardening for Pollinators
https://www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2016/AprilMay/Gardening/Gardening-for-Pollinators
Gardening for Pollinators
https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/pollinator-gardening
Gardening for Pollinators
https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/yardandgarden/gardening-for-pollinators/
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Gardening With
Pollinators in Mind
http://warren.cce.cornell.edu/gardening-landscape/warren-county-master-gardener-articles/gardening-with-pollinators-in-mind
Growing landscapes
to help bees and
other pollinators
https://extension.umn.edu/lawns-and-landscapes/flowers-pollinators
How to Attract Pollinators
https://www.miraclegro.com/en-us/library/gardening-basics/how-attract-pollinators
How to build a
pollinator garden
https://www.fws.gov/story/how-build-pollinator-garden
How to Create a
Beautiful Pollinator
Garden for Butterflies and Bees
https://www.bhg.com/gardening/design/nature-lovers/plants-that-support-pollinators/
How to create a
pollinator-friendly garden
https://davidsuzuki.org/living-green/create-pollinator-friendly-garden-birds-bees-butterflies/
How to Create a
Pollinator Garden
https://earthsally.com/gardening-basics/how-to-create-a-pollinator-garden.html
How to Grow a
Pollinator Garden
https://www.birdsandblooms.com/gardening/pollinator-garden/
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How to Make a
Pollinator Friendly Garden
https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/pollinator-garden/
HUMMINGBIRDS, BUTTERFLIES,
AND BEES: ATTRACTING
POLLINATORS TO YOUR GARDEN
https://www.skh.com/thedirt/attracting-pollinators-to-your-garden/
Million Pollinator
Garden Movement
http://millionpollinatorgardens.org/
More than Just a
Pollinator Garden
https://www.ecolandscaping.org/11/landscaping-for-wildlife/wildlife-habitats/more-than-just-a-pollinator-garden/
Perfect Plants for Pollinators
https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/design/gardening-with-wildlife/bee-plants.html
PLANT FOR POLLINATORS
https://www.planetbee.org/plant-for-pollinators
Planting for Pollinators
https://kidsgardening.org/resources/planting-for-pollinators/
Planting Pollinator-Friendly Gardens
https://extension.psu.edu/planting-pollinator-friendly-gardens
PLANTING A POLLINATOR GARDEN
https://www.loveyourlandscape.org/expert-advice/eco-friendly-landscaping/designing-your-landscape-for-wildlife/planting-a-pollinator-garden/
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Pollinator-Friendly Garden
https://www.seedsavers.org/pollinator-garden
Pollinator Gardens
https://greenourplanet.org/school-gardens/pollinator-garden/
Pollinator Gardens
https://rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu/gardens/pollinator-garden/
Pollinator Gardens:
8 Easy Steps to Design a
Landscape with Native Plants
https://www.gardenista.com/posts/native-pollinator-garden-crash-course/
Pollinator Gardens
https://pollinators.msu.edu/resources/pollinator-planting/pollinator-gardens/
Pollinator Gardens
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/pollinator-gardens
Pollinator Gardens
https://seeds.ca/sw8/web/pollination/pollinator-gardens
Pollinator Garden Plan
for Attracting Bees
https://www.gardeners.com/how-to/pollinator-garden-design-for-bees/9144.html
Pollinator.org
https://www.pollinator.org/
Residential Pollinator Habitat
http://bwsr.state.mn.us/residential-pollinator-habitat
RHS Plants for Pollinators
https://www.rhs.org.uk/science/conservation-biodiversity/wildlife/plants-for-pollinators
Top 23 Plants for
Pollinators: Attract
Bees, Butterflies,
& Hummingbirds!
https://homesteadandchill.com/top-23-plants-for-pollinators/
Top 30 Plants That
Attract Pollinators
https://www.saferbrand.com/articles/top-plants-that-attract-pollinators
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Gaia’s
Garden
https://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2011/11/gaias-garden.html
Growing
With
Nature
https://www.growingwithnature.org/
Backyard
Gardener
https://www.backyardgardener.com/
GARDENING
CHANNEL
https://www.gardeningchannel.com/
How To
Garden
Advice
https://howtogardenadvice.com/
HOW TO
LAY OUT A
VEGETABLE GARDEN
https://www.almanac.com/video/how-lay-out-vegetable-garden?fbclid=IwAR3TMYUo6nOoFURZqJGsCCO0m7bt06mf3Dac8uU9d_RBJ3h0cFimFT_irv4
The Internet
Directory
for Botany
http://www.botany.net/IDB/
Six methods of
plant propagation
https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/five-methods-of-plant-propagation/
MIMI
https://en.mimi.hu/index.html
Readers
Digest
https://www.rd.com/
Farmers
Almanac
http://www.almanac.com/
Modern
Farmer
http://modernfarmer.com/
The Encyclopedia
of Life
http://eol.org/
PLANET KIDS
http://www.planetkids.biz/
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