Posts Tagged ‘Pollinators’
Native Trees & Shrubs for Beneficial Insects
Biodiverse habitat is vital for our beneficial insects. Trees and shrubs play important roles in beneficial insect habitat alongside small flowering groundcovers and perennials! From pollen to nesting site, the under and over-story layers of a plant community support insect biodiversity. This article organizes some of our native trees and shrubs by bloom color. It…
Read MoreNative Perennials & Groundcovers by Bloom Color
Aesthetics or pollinators, this guide can help. Our Pacific Northwest native flowers come in a variety of colors, each specialized for their ecosystem. Whether you are curating your landscape’s look or attracting wildlife, bloom color is an important consideration. This article organizes some of our native perennials and groundcovers by bloom color. It is part…
Read MorePlant Pollinator-Friendly Plant Species
Supporting our pollinators is a vital ecosystem service that we humans can provide! Pollinators, such as bees, beetles, butterflies, and moths, help plants grow fruits and seeds — without them, we would not have food to eat. Urbanization, mono crop agriculture, light pollution, and many other features of this modern world limit pollinator habitat and…
Read MoreVine Maples as Foliage Trees for Rubies & Bees
Want to add shade and color to your landscape while helping native-pollinators? Acer circinatum by Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington on Flickr Consider vine maple! Vine maple (Acer circinatum) decorates mountain streams with splashes of glowing red and orange in the fall. This shrubby maple’s palmate, deeply divided leaves, borne in tiered branches,…
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