This month’s tips are about supporting pollinators in your school gardens:
- Focus on planting native plants and group plants in clusters to increase impact.
- Ensure a continuous succession of blooms from spring to fall so pollinators have a continuous food supply when emerging in the spring or preparing for the winter.
- Consider including a small shallow water source with rocks or pebbles for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to obtain water and an easy way in and out.
- Leave dead plant stems and leaves to provide a place for an overwinter shelter and clean up the area late in the spring so you don’t disturb pollinators before they emerge.
For more information, check out our Monthly School Garden Checklist on our Managing Your School Garden resource page. Organized by month, each section provides a checklist for planning and tasks needed to be done on a seasonal basis for success in a school garden.
