Clyde Bee & Butterfly Patch is an effort to make use of a rather inhospitable (for plants) but public space along the shoulder of the road and near an entrance to the multi-use path in Carlington Woods where lots of people pass to take their dogs for walks or just bike or walk themselves.
Goldenrod, asters, and sumac were all growing there already making it quite lovely in the fall but it was not offering any food for pollinators in spring or summer. We started a lot of plants by seed and have gratefully received a few donations. The plants were selected to be suitable for a sunny location with poor, dry soil. With watering to get them through the hot dry June and July, we have managed to keep most of them going and a few are starting to flower.
The site is landscaped to include habitat structures in the form of logs, tree stumps, an artificial mud puddle and a water dish. There is signage to help explain what the purpose of it is and to identify it.
Anyone is welcome to visit it on their own or contact me, Nora Lee, via cccpollinator@gmail.com
See also, Nora’s photo album Clyde-Carlington Pollinator garden and web site