The city’s new pollinator garden is on the Lisgar Street side of City Hall. Forestry contributed “stepping stones” made of slices of ash wood and the garden also features an insect hotel. Photo by Amy MacPherson, June 2019.
This small raised garden on the Lisgar Street side of City Hall was created in 2019 just in time for Pollinator Appreciation Day on June 7.
The following plants were ordered from Ferguson Forest Tree Nursery: Butterfly Weed (12), Blazing Star (14), and Lance-leaved Coreopsis (16). The Fletcher Wildlife Garden contributed New England Aster, Pearly Everlasting, Wild Bergamot, Blue Vervain, Prairie Smoke, Rough Goldenrod, and Common Milkweed. A rose was already growing in the bed along with various grasses. A barrel in the centre contains horticultural varieties, such as petunias, geraniums, and salvia.
A small insect hotel was mounted on the wall at the back of the garden. By 19 July 2019, it was clearly being used.
For more, see blog posts:
Pollinator Appreciation Day in Ottawa
City Hall bee hotel is back in business!
City Hall pollinator garden – year 1 in review