I am a member of a garden club and we had a speaker who was promoting certifying your garden as pollinator friendly. This is through Penn State Master Gardeners here in Pennsylvania. I jumped right on that bandwagon. I would like very much to be that and I meet all the requirements already! So with this post I would like to adding pictures of some of the plants and details that I am using for this certification.
This is Monarda, Bergamont, or Bee Balm. The purple is referred to as "wild" and the second picture is the red variety. They look the same but the red is taller with larger flowers.
The Viola or Violets are a natural flower and also are a caterpillar food source. They provide for Frittilary butterflies.
This butterfly is a type of Fritillary but this is not the plant from above.
Water sources can be found in multiple bird baths as well as the drinking containers for the larger animals that live here.
Here are some pictures of pollinators that I have taken here on the property. Enjoy!
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