Creating Pollinator Friendly Gardens and Landscapes. Sandra L. Mason University of Illinois Extension Educator Horticulture

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1 Creating Pollinator Friendly Gardens and Landscapes Sandra L. Mason University of Illinois Extension Educator Horticulture

2 Pollinator Landscapes Wild Landscapes

3 We All Need the Same Things Food, water, shelter and nice place to raise the kids Educate ourselves on what pollinator families need Native solitary bee life cycle

4 Move Beyond Vending Machine Landscape

5 Food - Nectar and Pollen

6 Require Accessible Food

7 Feeding mechanism (proboscis) Silver Spotted Skipper on Annual Blue Salvia

8 Host Plants for Caterpillars Spicebush Swallowtail Black Swallowtail

9 Multi-use Plants Native Butterflyweed

10 Opt for Native Plants Support wider diversity of pollinators Support different stages of life cycle Hover Fly on White Snakeroot

11 Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) Fireworks Many native species variable sizes Full sun to partial shade Summer Fall bloom depending on species Durable plants

12 Elm-leafed Goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia 1-3 ft. tall Flowers Aug.-Sept. Does well even in dry open shade

13 Asters Many native species and cultivars Summer fall bloom Sun to partial shade

14 Beebalm Monarda fistulosa native Monarda didyma Height 3-4 feet Blooms June- August Many cultivars Look for powdery mildew resistance

15 White Profusion Butterfly Bush

16 Sedum Many species, cultivars and sizes Bloom in late summer and fall Well behaved non-native Full sun and dry soil no problem

17 Catmint Nepeta x faassenii Height: inches Blooms lavender blue May til frost Shear after flowering for continued bloom Blue Wonder Six Hills Giant Walker s Low

18 When it Comes to Cultivars Pick single petal over double petaled

19 Plant Variety of Flowers Variety of flower shapes and colors

20 Flowers throughout the Season

21 Masses of Flowers

22 Pollinator Pockets cfiv/pollinators/ Basic designs for variety of sites Small manageable way to start Perennial plants selected for easy care, availability, seasonal bloom Check back as we develop more designs

23 Pollinator Pocket Designs Native Woodland Plants Partial Shade Medium Moisture 4 x 6 Oval Sedum ternatum Whorled Stonecrop Cranesbill Geranium maculatum Sedum ternatum Whorled Aquilegia Stonecrop canadensis Wild Columbine Cranesbill Geranium maculatum Common Blue Wood Aster Aster cordifolius Cranesbill Geranium maculatum Solidago caesia Blue-stemmed Goldenrod Solidago caesia Blue-stemmed Goldenrod Solidago caesia Blue-stemmed Goldenrod Sedum ternatum Whorled Stonecrop Aquilegia canadensis Wild Columbine Sedum ternatum Whorled Stonecrop Cranesbill Geranium maculatum Cranesbill Geranium maculatum Cranesbill Geranium maculatum Options: 1. Replace Goldenrod with Penstemon hirsutus (Hairy Beardtoungue) or Solidago ulmifolia (Elm-leaved Goldenrod) 2. Replace Stonecrop with Polygonatum Odoratum (Variegated Solomon s Seal) for more height 3. Plant Claytonia virginica (Spring Beauty) in front of Goldenrod or Geraniums

24 Mixed Native and Non-Native

25 Overall Design Think Layers Ground cover Herbaceous plants Shrubs Small understory trees Canopy trees 25

26 Combination of Natives and Well-behaved Non-natives

27 Eliminate/Reduce Pesticide Use Leaf Cutter Bee Damage on Hosta

28 Accessible Water Honey bees use bird baths, ponds, puddles and pools For butterflies - moisten areas throughout season Shallow bird baths filled with soil Rocky areas sprinkled with sea salt

29 Leave Stems during Winter for Shelter and Nesting

30 Allow Flowers in Lawn Dandelion, white clover, violets

31 Provide Nesting Areas Bare soil areas for ground nesting bees Bee boxes

32 Think Spring and Prime your Passion for Pollinators Sandra L. Mason University of Illinois Extension