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The Corner Pollinator Garden and Wildlife Habitat

Plant it and they will come

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  • My garden
    • The story of my pollinator garden
    • Also a bird garden
    • And an outdoor classroom
    • A bit about me
    • Contact
  • Brochure
  • Why?
    • Pollinators in decline
    • Not just honeybees
    • Gardens to help pollinators
  • Food
    • Nectar and pollen
    • Butterfly host plants
    • Favourite flowers for spring
    • For summer
    • And for fall
    • Annuals for pollinators
    • Providing water
  • Habitat
    • Creating nest sites for ground-nesting bees
    • And nest sites for cavity-nesting bees
    • Special help for bumblebees
    • Don’t use pesticides
    • Almost mulch-free
    • Do not disturb
    • Weeding and editing
    • Leave the leaves
    • Pollinator garden spring clean-up
    • Watering
  • Grow
    • Native plants are key
    • Growing native plants from seed
    • Buying native plants
    • Is it pollinator garden-worthy?
  • Design
    • Choosing a location
    • Process of elimination
    • Assessing light conditions
    • And soil conditions
    • Right plant, right place
    • Preparing your garden bed
    • Inspiration
    • Colour scheme
    • Bloom time
    • Creating a garden plan

About me and my garden

  • Story of my pollinator garden
  • Also a bird garden
  • And an outdoor classroom
  • A bit about me
  • Contact

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Past blog posts

  • Continuous blooms in my hedgerows: part 2, late May and June, 2024 April 3, 2025
  • Continuous spring blooms in my hedgerows: part 1, April and early May, 2024 March 4, 2025
  • Creating my backyard mini-forest August 5, 2024
  • In the garden: August 16 to 31, 2023 September 14, 2023
  • In the garden: August 1 to 15, 2023 August 30, 2023
  • In the garden: July 16 to 31, 2023 August 25, 2023
  • In the garden: July 1 to 15, 2023 August 13, 2023
  • In the garden: June 16 to 30, 2023 August 10, 2023
  • In the garden: June 1 to 15, 2023 June 17, 2023
  • In the garden: April 2023 May 3, 2023
  • Join the McKellar Park Community Butterflyway April 5, 2023
  • Calling a truce: making peace with ants in my garden March 10, 2023
  • Red Osier Dogwood: a perfect four season native shrub January 29, 2023
  • In the garden: December 2022 January 12, 2023
  • In the garden: October 15 to 31, 2022 November 3, 2022
  • In the garden: October 1 to 14, 2022 October 14, 2022
  • In the garden: September 16 – 30, 2022 October 2, 2022
  • In the garden: September 5 – 15, 2022 October 2, 2022
  • In the garden: August 29 to September 4, 2022 September 26, 2022
  • In the garden: August 22-28, 2022 September 10, 2022
  • In the garden: August 15-21, 2022 August 22, 2022
  • Last week in the garden: August 8-14, 2022 August 17, 2022
  • Last week in the garden: August 1-7, 2022 August 13, 2022
  • Last week in the garden: July 25-31, 2022 August 6, 2022
  • Last week in the garden: July 17-24 July 28, 2022
  • This week in the garden: July 10-16, 2022 July 18, 2022
  • This week in the garden: July 3-9, 2022 July 10, 2022
  • This week in the garden: June 26-July 2, 2022 July 3, 2022
  • This week in the garden: June 19 – 25, 2022 June 26, 2022
  • This week in the garden: June 12-18, 2022 June 19, 2022
  • Last week in the garden: June 5-11, 2022 June 17, 2022
  • Two-and-half hour pollinator garden June 2, 2022
  • Pussy willows: pollinator and bird magnets May 4, 2022
  • Short and sweet: new sidewalk pollinator planting February 27, 2021
  • School butterfly garden update February 25, 2021
  • Butterfly diversity in our 2020 garden February 2, 2021
  • Butterfly shortage August 25, 2020
  • DIY plant labels July 21, 2020
  • Night shift: moths in the garden July 9, 2020
  • Daughters of old friends: early spring bees June 11, 2020
  • Waiting for spring reading April 11, 2020
  • A front row seat to the garden April 8, 2020
  • Getting my act together, part 2: stratifying and planting March 25, 2020
  • Getting my act together, part 1: organizing seeds March 21, 2020
  • School butterfly garden guest post February 23, 2020
  • Flower flies: surprise pollinators February 14, 2020
  • Helping birds through winter February 6, 2020
  • Migrating bird magnet: unusual guests at our stream February 1, 2020
  • Building our stream and pond January 25, 2020
  • Juncos: welcome winter guests January 15, 2020
  • Tips for butterfly watching January 7, 2020
  • Butterfly spotting, part 2: new butterfly visitors December 16, 2019
  • Butterfly spotting, part 1: common butterflies in the garden December 12, 2019
  • Neglect and bird poop: how my native hedgerow began December 5, 2019
  • November Crabapple feast November 28, 2019
  • American Goldfinch seed buffet: why I no longer deadhead flowers November 21, 2019
  • Summer berries and Catbirds in the hedgerow November 13, 2019
  • Ornamental berries to brighten winter days November 7, 2019
  • Kaleidoscope of fall colours: native shrubs in our yard October 31, 2019
  • Dragonflies hunting in the garden September 21, 2019
  • A great summer for Monarchs September 7, 2019
  • A lone Yellow-banded Bumblebee August 23, 2019
  • We’re baaaack!: bumblebees return to the garden August 16, 2019
  • The Case of the Missing Bumblebees August 10, 2019
  • The Fab Four: beetles in the garden July 29, 2019
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