Wildlife Gardening Journal

Introducing Pollination Syndromes

This Spring, I decided to take a course from the Pollinator Partnership to become a Pollinator Steward. I was familiar with most of the information presented, at least in a general sense, but one concept was completely new to me: pollination syndromes. As a wildlife gardener, or anyone wanting to attract pollinators, it’s a topic ...

Who are our Common Pollinators and What do They do?

In my last blog, I mentioned the importance of pollinators, and I provided several pollinator-related resources, including four native plants that are beneficial to them. In this blog, I thought I'd introduce you to our most common groups of pollinators, plus explain what pollination actually is and how it works. Pollination Pollination is the transfer ...