Bring more Pollinators to your Garden
Garden pollinators are one of the most important things any garden needs, especially if you want to grow certain vegetables and flowers. Here are some shrubs, flowers and herbs that will bring the pollinators from all around.
1. Lavender (Lavendula spp.): This is a perennials flower that is drought tolerant and once it’s established it will bring beauty and a wonderful scent that will attract butterflies and bees from a wide-range of areas.
2. Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa): This is a perennials that has bright orange flowers that attract bees and butterflies, as well as lady bugs that will help pollinate your garden.
3. Sunflower (Helianthus annuus): This flower attracts so many bees. It is annual that can reseed itself, as I learned from person experience when I had over 100 sunflowers in my garden from the following years planting of only 5.
4. Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara): This is a conifer that is a great backdrop to many gardens. It will attract hummingbirds as well as many other pollinators that will bring great pollination to many of your plants in your garden.
5. Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis): This is a perennial that is very fragrant and can be brought indoors for the winter as well.
6. Rose (Rosa spp.): This flowering vine can bring so many different pollinators from just one bloom and will continue to bloom throughout the summer into the fall with some varieties.
7. Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia): This is a perennial plant that blooms bluish purple blossoms with slivery leaves.
8. St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum): This is a hardy perennial that has golden-yellow flower and dark green leave. It will bloom in late spring to early summer and will bring bees and butterflies to help with pollination.
9. Thyme (Thymus vulgaris): This is a ground cover that will come back year after year and is a favorite of bees.
10. Pineapple sage (Salvia elegans): This is favorite by humming birds because of this red flowers. It will disappear after the first frost but will reappear to help bring pollinators for that growing season.
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