This CWF test site is between the Sir George Étienne Parkway and the Ottawa River near Green’s Creek. A patch the size of a football field was plowed several times to break up sod, then seeded with a mix of wildflowers and grasses: Virginia Wildrye (Elymus virginicus), Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardi), Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), and Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans); Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum), Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale), Evening-primrose (Oenothera biennis), Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), Virginia Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum), and many others; and millet to help support initial growth.
See blog post Creating pollinator habitat from scratch