How to Plant a Pollinator Garden

Quick note for people interested in monarchs/milkweed…. Make sure you get a milkweed native to your area (there are tons of different milkweed species and if you don’t get native milkweed it can actually be counter productive for helping monarchs)

Love the comparison between the "hottest restaurant" and a garden that has an equally great 'menu'!! Meg is really relatable!

I love MEG! She is a great addition to your team. This was very helpful.

Meg is the best. She's such a natural at this. She clearly has a thorough knowledge of the inter-specie links in permaculture. True jedi

Hi Native Gardeners! There is an organization called Wild Ones with chapters across the US. They specialize in helping suburban/urban homeowners use region natives for landscaping. They’ll even come to your home and have experts come and talk about how to optimize everything! Super helpful for the beginner!!!

Meg, you have my official stamp of approval. This was very informative, relatable, and fun! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I live in Norway, zone 4. I have kept Calendula seeds for over 18 years. I adore the pop of color and usefulness this flower brings to my garden. It is a wonderful "restaurant".

I have a certified pollinator garden. I've been attracting pollinators for years and I can't even tell you the different species that visit my "restaurant". I totally agree about the Tithonia . I see bees, hummingbirds, butterflies all visit the Mexican Sunflower. They also love Monarda or perennial"Bee Balm". I have hummingbird moths visit every year and native bees love bee balm.

I like to let my lettuces and brassicas bolt. Bees love their flowers

For anyone looking to raise mason bees and leafcutter bees, make sure the reeds come out of the bee house. If they don't, I highly recommend looking into houses where the reeds can be removed and opened for cleaning/harvesting the bees. Crown Bees has resources on why you should do this as well as a ton more info.