In a recent post I revealed the uptick in “pollinator action” in my townhouse front garden, thanks to suggestions that GardenRant readers made (to this post) for more critter-friendly annuals than the coleus I’d been growing in pots but which attracted nothing.
And finally (after a winter of technical struggles with more than one video editing program) there’s a video version! I thank my entomologist neighbor Jay Evans for identifying the wildlife.
Top Pollinator Magnets in February and March
Hellebores
Now that I’m noticing insects and other critters in my garden more than ever, I’ve seen them on just a few plants so far. We’re still weeks away from being able to plant tropical annuals outdoors but at least these early blooming perennials are supporting some bees. I didn’t catch the action on video or even still photo, so you’ll have to take my word for it.
Groundcover comfrey
Spirea ‘Ogon’ started blooming in February, is just starting to fade now.
Susan co-founded GardenRant and wrote for national gardening magazines and independent garden centers before retiring in 2014. Now she has time for these projects:
– Creating and editing the nonprofit website Greenbelt Online to serve her adopted town of Greenbelt, Maryland (a “New Deal Utopia” founded in 1937); and managing the Greenbelt, Maryland YouTube Channel. She’s also on the Board of Greenbelt Access TV.
– A YouTube channel chronicling her hoop-dancing adventure and curating tutorials on YouTube for beginners.
– Founding two resource websites: Good Gardening Videos that recommends science-based gardening videos on YouTube; and DC Gardens, the nonprofit campaign to promote the public gardens of the Washington, D.C. area, and gardening by locals.
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