Perennial Garden Trends: From Pollinator Gardens to Prairie Borders

As eco-minded gardeners, we have been enthusiastically planting for pollinators ever since becoming aware of the shocking decline in the numbers of butterflies and bees. While remaining committed to doing our parts to save pollinators, we can enjoy many designs and types of gardens.

In this class, an experienced pollinator gardener and designer will describe trends in pollinator garden designs from simple cottage gardens to re-wilding to curated home prairie beds and borders. We’ll see native and other pollinator garden plants and discuss how to use them in our planted spaces.

Success often means our plants run wild and rampant! The class will also describe ways to maintain a tidier ‘wild’ garden.

If you are thinking about planting a pollinator garden or want to renovate a disappointing existing one, bring all the details to our class and leave with the start of a plan!

This class will explore:

• Trends in pollinator gardens
• A description of ‘re-wilding’ and ‘curated meadow’ gardens
• What is a pollinator garden and what must it contain
• A discussion of native plants
• A look at and description of plants to be used in a pollinator garden
• Design tips for various types of pollinator gardens
• Maintenance tips for keeping pollinator gardens wild but tidy
• Assistance to develop your pollinator bed or border.