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For years we have seen bees as a foe but we were very wrong. Now it's time to save pollinators to save our world. Continue reading to know more about it.

Why are Pollinator Gardens so important?

Pollinators, responsible for 1 out of every 3 bites of food we eat, are in peril due to pesticides, disease, and loss of habitat. But there is good news, you can help save the bees!

The solution is as simple as planting food that bees need and installing nests for them to live.

And the best of being eco-friendly is that you will reduce maintenance costs and eliminate the Chafer Beettle of  your lawn.

Pollinator Plants

We are proud to use BC’s family owned company West Coast Seeds products focused on sustainability and the preservation of the pollinators. 

Here are some ideas for a pollinator garden.

Pollinator Garden Plants

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Purple Tansy : Pale, mauve-blue, fragrant flowers unfold like ferns at the top of long leafy stems and attracts bees from miles around. The delicate, lacy foliage bears a resemblance to yarrow. It fits in the vegetable garden as a cover crop or in a garden bed for quirky purple flowers.
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Blue Bouquet: The 30-38cm tall, tapered spires of deep blue flowers attract bees and butterflies from spring to late summer. This perennial works equally well in the flower bed and as a container plant, and its cut flowers are long lasting.
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Autumn Sneezeweed: Its native range extends from Northwest Territories to California and Florida. As a garden perennial it is an easy and dependable late summer bloomer, and an important food source for end-of-the-season pollinators such as bumble bees preparing for over wintering.
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Five Spot: This low growing member of the Borage family is native to the hills of California, but grows well in most temperate garden soils. It takes its name from the conspicuous five spots of its 2cm wide flowers, which have evolved to attract solitary bees. Both male and female bees feed on its nectar, but females also gather its pollen to feed to their larvae.
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Joe pye Weed: Joe Pye Weed loves moist soil in full sun to partial shade. It's a tall perennial plant that can reach 7.9' tall, with a spread of 3.9'. The huge clusters of pink flowers that form from late July to early September are so rich with nectar that the stems can sometimes droop under the weight of them.
basket of gold
Basket of Gold: Basket of Gold Alyssum seeds produce a low-growing evergreen perennial with a profuse golden bloom from mid- to late spring. It is widely used in rock gardens and alpine beds, or cascading down rock walls. Butterflies, bees, and birds are attracted to the dainty flower clusters. After bloom, its attractive silvery foliage makes a wonderful ground cover.
queeny lime orange
Queeny Lime Orange: Queeny Lime Orange Zinnias have branching stems that grow to about 36" tall. Atop each stem is a flower of immense beauty that starts out lime green, but as its petals unfold they turn to deep peach and then orange. This colour range looks wonderful in bouquets. As cut flowers they are long lasting and luxuriant, and in the garden they are abuzz with bumble bees.
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Jerusalem Gold Sunflower: This unique hybrid sunflower was bred for the florist market. It has very uniform shape and size with big flat discs and evenly radiating, bright yellow petals on strong stems for excellent cut flowers. The flowers produce nectar that is attractive to bees and other pollinators, but no pollen is produced.
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Yellow Street Clover: This biennial cover crop has been used for centuries to improve soil structure, fix nitrogen, provide nutritious pasturage, and feed honey bees. Its taproots are widely branched and deeply penetrate the subsoil, using nutrients unavailable to other plants. When the plants and roots decay after tilling, these nutrients are released, along with considerable nitrogen.
Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain: Sow some Rocky Mountain Bee Plant seeds around the edge of your organic vegetable garden for dramatically improved pollination. This native of BC (and the Rockies southward) is highly attractive to bees, and has been used by First Nations people as a food, medicine, and dye plant. The seeds can be eaten raw or cooked.
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Pollinator Lawn Alternatives

Bee Turf
Bee Turf: Is a lawn replacement blended from mixed clovers and low-growing wildflowers that was developed by West Coast Seeds in partnership with the City of Richmond, BC.
Easy Care Envirolawn
Easy Care Envirolawn: Envirolawn is a mix of slow-growing grasses & drought tolerant flowers - low growing, low maintenance. Easy Care Envirolawn seeds include hard fescue, perennial ryegrass, strawberry clover, English daisies, white yarrow, and baby blue eyes.
Alternative Lawn Mix
Alternative Lawn Mix: It forms a low-growing, dense ground cover composed of fine fescues, flowers, and clover species, and provides a colourful and less demanding alternative to traditional grass lawns.
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