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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
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  • 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
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Past blog posts

  • 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
  • The Giant, the Monarch, and the Fairy: my garden fable July 20, 2019
  • Busy leafcutter bees July 14, 2019
  • Ottawa cousins of Toronto’s unofficial bee June 26, 2019
  • Bumblebee workers and a special queen June 25, 2019
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