Date: May 24th, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. to noon
Where: 739 Sherbourne Ave, parking on neighbourhood streets
Eight years ago, Berit Erickson began adding native plants to her yard. At first, she had trouble finding early spring bloomers. She eventually figured out that trees and shrubs, and woodland flowers are the main sources of food for early pollinators. So she planted shrubby hedgerows around her yard and added spring ephemerals to the existing shade gardens. Most recently, she created a backyard mini forest to add even more spring blooms.
Come see the succession of blooms and the pollinators visiting them, and find out how you can support spring bees in your own yard. Bee researcher, Lydia Wong, will be on hand to identify bees and tell us which ones are active in spring and what they are looking for.
Find out more about the Corner Pollinator Garden here
Full list of 2025 garden tours here