Video: Pollinators in My Front Garden
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 has written for national gardening magazines and independent garden centers, and worked as a garden coach.
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Susan was raised near Richmond, Virginia, went to Oberlin College in Ohio, and has lived in the Washington D.C. area ever since.
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