To Attract Pollinators, Plant This, Not That
To reap the benefits, you need to devote 5 to 10% of your overall landscape to attracting the insects and birds you want to frequent your yard. This is more than enough to help protect and replenish a garden.
Here are just a few easy-to-grow favorites to start introducing more beneficials to your yard. Of course, this is just a sampling. Do your research to find out what will grow well in your area of the state and what will look best in your garden.
Where can one buy Queen Ann’s Lace? I have never seen them sold anywhere.
it’s a weed. Drive any country road right now and it’s blooming
Thanks for the great information
I have observed one little honey bee in my garden. I have tomatoes that are not producing because there are no pollinators coming to the flowers. Is this happening in other parts of East TN. I’m in the Knoxville area.
Wow, this is terrible information! I’m quite disappointed with TN Home and Farm! Queen Anne’s Lace is invasive and keeps native plants from gaining a foothold. Butterfly bush is like crack for butterflies and does not have the nutrition necessary for them to live healthy lives. Eupatorium is a much better choice. So is agastache and hyssop. Lemon balm is also horribly invasive. It blooms for such a short period of time, I’m not sure why it should be included in a pollinator garden. And daisies? Really? You show a photo of Echinacea/Cone Flower and just call them “daisies”? How about saying something like Rudbeckia species, Echinacea, and Asters?