STARTING OVER with my Pollinator Garden!

I have loved watching all the pollinators visiting our little shed garden over the years. I have been learning more about what plants are most beneficial to our native pollinators, and have sadly learned that butterfly bush is now recognized as an invasive species in many regions. Which means this pollinator garden is in need of an OVERHAUL!

Join me as I redesign this garden to make it more beautiful, AND a better source of food, shelter, and habitat for our local bees, beetles, butterflies, and moths!

[GlobalArchitect]

I also apologize to the insects and plants I did not realize how important plants are to the birds and bees your a great teacher sharing this with my kids this summer 🙏🙏

[PlantRelated]

I absolutely love your videos. So funny and lovely

[PlantRelated]

Yup! That’s what I went for. Specialist bee plants. Love the little bee with shooing card

[graffic]

That turquoise in that painting should be the color of your shed doors

[jamie_marie_]

This channel is unrated.. what a great video❤ Especially loved the color palette tip!! ❤

[taishamikell]

Baptisia said “we shall not, we shall not be moved” 😂

[jenzieo]

You’re so funny. I apologize to my plants too! 😂

[DebbieBlackburn-xrxc]

I love the image of the bee pushing the grocery cart!!😁

[lianeyoung]

Very interesting to walk through the process with you.

[threeriversforge]

Good job! One thing to also consider is the low-lying ground cover. Something like Green-n-Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum) might do quite well as the understory planting, especially between the larger shrubs and the building where they can be shaded a bit. I know a lot of people recommend wild strawberry, but it might be a touch too aggressive in its spreading. Of course, don't forget to research into Native Grasses and Sedges. Carex pensylvanica is particularly fetching, and Mt.Cuba Center showed that it can grow quite nicely in full sun. And Tufted Hair Grass, Deschampsia cespitosa, brings a lot of game in a very small package. Both are important food and housing for different critters in the ecosystem.

[GlobalArchitect]

Wow awesome awesome 😊 thanks 🙏 so much for helping us who want to plant 🌱 native gardens

[emkn]

I’m glad I stumbled upon this video, and to know that the plants from Prairie Moon are worth the money. I’ve purchased their seeds before and would love to get some plants that I’ve had a hard time growing myself.

[mmps]

I have a lot of work to do on my garden this year even though I got a bunch of native plants installed. Thank you for your channel. PS I'm so happy to see ads on your channel now!!

[charlesburkhart]

Subscribed! I'm replacing non-natives with native host plants too. So glad I found this and other informative channels on You Tube. Started lots from seed, Prairie Moon Seed Company. NE Ohio

[joeljones]

I’ve just watched a couple videos. Good stuff. I’m in.
Thanks.

[novampires]

I am on the west coast, different natives for my new garden but your videos are fun so I am subbing..

[shuvanidev]

Hi! I didn't see an update on this shed garden yet and wondering if you'd do one so we can see how it turned out, thanks!!

[rosee]

Just found your channel, loving the native plant content!

[emlih]

i love your channel! i am in the pan handle region of west virginia so i am in a similar zone as maryland and will definitely look into those native shrubs you planted. i am also on the lookout for ground cover plants to decrease weed infestation. i would love to get creeping phlox but it’s always sold out when i look for it!

[Prometheus]

Non-natives can be great for pollinators, bees, bumblebees and butterflies, but they need to be generalists. But butterflies also need host plants for their caterpillars, and these are generally native and specialized. With a small plot, it is really hard to offer native plants that provide both nectar, pollen, and hosts caterpillars, for specialist butterflies.