FULL SUN, DROUGHT TOLERANT POLLINATOR GARDEN

One of several Ferns and Fireflies demonstration gardens, this one shows an example of a compact border that provides support to pollinators with mid-summer blooms.

Species include:

Wild Bergamot, Mondarda fistulosa

Western Sunflower, Helianthus occidentalis

Purple Prairie Clover, Dalea purpurea

Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa

Wild Petunia, Ruellia humilis

Black-eyed Susan, Rudbekia hirta

Sky Blue Aster, Symphyotrichum oolentangiense

THE GARDEN IN ITS THIRD YEAR

PLANTING DETAIL

EARLY IDEAS ABOUT THIS GARDEN EXPERIMENTED WITH VERY DENSE PLANTING

SEED HEADS ARE LEFT INTACT UNTIL SPRING TO FEED BIRDS AND SMALL MAMMALS OVER THE WINTER

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