Bees / Pollinators Articles
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Pollinating insects need our support, so let’s talk about growing a pollinator garden and the ideal plants to include in it if you’re gardening in the North.
The Temple of Bloom is like the tree of life to everyone who gardens for pollinators. It is a more compact form of Seven-Sons Flower known botanically as Heptacodium micronioides.
In recent years, some species, such as bees, have faced significant challenges, and by designing a pollinator-friendly garden, we can contribute to a healthier environment.
Summer blossoms provide essential nourishment to bees, butterflies, and other insects, ensuring the cycle of life continues in harmony. Let's uncover 5 hardy, easy-to-grow perennials that thrive in summer's embrace and create bustling havens for pollinators.
Build a thriving habitat by strategically combining insect- and animal-friendly annuals, perennials and shrubs
We understand and share your concern about the health of the bees which pollinate our crops and support our environment. The health of bees is critical to us all, and Proven Winners needs bee pollinators as much as anyone. With the help of our industry leaders, we are actively working to support, report, and react to the science-based information about bees and possible declines in bee populations.
See which Proven Winners pollinator plants that grow flowers that attract butterflies into your garden.
Plant-based strategies for supporting pollinators
You’ve probably read the news stories on the “insect apocalypse”: the recent steep decline in insect populations and the potentially dire consequences it holds for other animals and ourselves. It’s easy to get discouraged listening to all the doom and gloom, but the good news is that this is an issue we can all play a part in resolving. The solution is so simple: plant something. Plants for bees and butterflies, and their flowers play a crucial role in sustaining insects as a way of supporting pollinators, using pollinator friendly plants. They in turn sustain everything that eats them, and on up the food chain.
While lots of people are talking about it these days, gardening for pollinators – insects, birds, and even bats that feed on the nectar, pollen, and leaves for plants - isn’t just a trend, especially when incorporating shrubs for pollinators into your landscape. It’s central to plants’ roles in our ecosystem. If you don’t get the appeal of attracting pollinators to your landscape, planting one of these ten shrubs for pollinators will make you a convert. Each one is beautiful, easy to grow, and ranks among the best shrubs for pollinators, while the pollinators they bring in will add another layer of excitement to the floral display.
Or better yet, try more than one, layering in pollinator friendly shrubs for all seasons, to invite nature’s visitors to your home for months each year.
Supporting pollinators ranks high among gardeners’ concerns and we agree—we all need to do what we can to provide a beneficial habitat, food and shelter for these critical creatures with pollinator friendly perennials. Let’s take a look at ten perennials for bees and more you can grow to provide beauty and sustenance in your garden.
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