Green Acres Garden Blog

Add plants that attract pollinators to improve the production of ornamental blooms, and the harvest from your edible garden. You don't need a large yard to satisfy their appetites; pollinators appreciate strategically-placed potted plants or hanging baskets. Plus browse our collection of pollinator favorites.

Pollinators play an essential role in our ecosystem and in the habitat of your garden. So why not invite those insects or animals that move pollen from one flower to the next—into your garden? Flowers are designed to attract pollinators with their bright colors and enticing fragrance. Bees and butterflies are probably the most well-known pollinators—but others include hummingbirds, bats, and small mammals, along with insects like beetles, and ants.

Playful Pollinator Paradise

An Instagram Live Event!
4:00pm on Friday, June 26 

We're going LIVE for our second Summer Series focusing on the pollinators, in celebration of National Pollinator Week. Mark your calendar and join us for a hands-on pollinator container garden, a lavender-honey cocktail, and special music provided by our guest DJ so you can plant, sway and sip.

Check the garden supply list to make sure you have everything you need to play along with us in pollinator paradise.

Designing a garden for pollinators? Read on for a few tips and a list of some of our favorite plants for pollinators, grouped by bloom time.