FLOWER GARDEN IS OFTEN
ENJOYED BY MORE THAN THE
GARDENER WHO GROWS A.
KAREN BACHMANN FROM
BACHMANN'S HERE TO TEACH US HOW
TO PLANT A POLLINATOR GARDEN.
HEY THERE, THANKS SO MUCH FOR
BEING WITH US TODAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM VERY EXCITED TO SHARE SOME
ADDITIONS TO THE LANDSCAPE
TODAY.
VERY NICE, VERY GOOD.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BEES, THIS
HAS BEEN SO HOT, WHICH I THINK
IS SO GRATIFYING THAT PEOPLE
CARE ABOUT RESTORING THE
HABITAT FOR B'S AND WE CAN DO
IT IN OUR OWN SIGNIFICANT
WEIGHT IN OUR OWN YARDS.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, I
HAVE BEAUTIFUL OPTIONS IN FRONT
OF ME TO NOT ONLY ATTRACT BEES
BUT BUTTERFLIES, HUMMINGBIRDS
AND BIRDS ARE POLLINATORS FOR
US AS WELL.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT
POLLINATORS IS THAT THESE PLANS
HAVE BEEN GROWING IN MINNESOTA
FOR YEARS AND YEARS SO THEY
HAVE ACCLIMATED WITH VERY
LITTLE MAINTENANCE AND IT ALSO
CREATES GREAT SOIL STRUCTURE
BECAUSE THE ROOTS GO SO DEEP.
IT IS GREAT FOR ATTRACTING
POLLINATORS TO A NEW HABITAT.
IT IS A GREAT FOOD SOURCE,
POLLEN AND NECTAR'S ALL COME
FROM THESE PLANS.
TALK ABOUT THE PLAN
SPECIFICALLY, BECAUSE YOU CAN
REALLY PUT THEM ANYWHERE IN
YOUR YARD, RIGHT?
THAT IS RIGHT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE IN MINNEAPOLIS
AND ST. PAUL, YOU SEE THE
POLLINATOR BOULEVARDS IN FRONT
YARDS WHERE PEOPLE ARE PLANTING
POLLINATORS.
THEY CAN REALLY GO ANYWHERE
BECAUSE THEY THRIVE IN
MINNESOTA.
OTHER PEOPLE ARE PLANTING THEM
IN LITTLE POCKETS OF THEIR YARD
OR THEIR BACKYARD AND THEY ARE
EASY TO GROW.
WHAT I AM EXCITED ABOUT IS
THESE ARE POLLINATOR PACKS, SIX
BEAUTIFUL PLANS THAT PROVIDE
THE FOOD, NECTAR AND HABITAT
AND THEY ARE GROWN BY OUR
FRIENDS AT GLACIAL RIDGE
GROWERS IN A DOLLAR OF EVERY
PURCHASE IS DONATED TO THE
MINNESOTA HORTICULTURE SOCIETY.
THE MORE WE CAN LEARN AND LOVE
NATURE AND HELP IT THRIVE, THIS
IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
ARE THEY TARGETED TO
SPECIFIC, I SEE THE PACKS YOU
HAVE, SOME SAY BUTTERFLY, SOME
SAY HUMMINGBIRD, YOU CAN KIND
OF ATTRACT WHAT YOU WANT TO
ATTRACT?
THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT.
THERE ARE FOUR DIFFERENT PACKS
AVAILABLE.
YOU HAVE TO BE, THE
HUMMINGBIRD, THE BUTTERFLY, AND
THEN JUST KIND OF ALL
POLLINATORS.
EACH ONE HAS A LITTLE BIT OF A
DIFFERENT ATTRIBUTE TO IT IN
TERMS OF FOLIAGE OR FLOWERS BUT
IT IS REALLY A NICE ADDITION TO
YOUR LANDSCAPE TO ENHANCE IT.
YOU CAN HAVE YOUR KIDS BE PART
OF IT AND HAVE A LITTLE NATURE
JOURNAL WHERE THEY OBSERVE WHAT
THEY ARE SEEING ON YOUR
POLLINATOR PLANS, SO IT IS A
GREAT TIME TO DO IT TOO BECAUSE
NOW THAT WE ARE IN THE HEAT OF
THE SUMMER, WE ARE OFTEN SEEING
PLACES IN OUR LANDSCAPE THAT
NEED A LITTLE EXTRA ATTENTION
AND THIS IS A GREAT LOW-
MAINTENANCE WAY OF FILLING THE
SPACES AND.
ARE THERE SOME PLANS THAT
WORK BETTER THAN OTHERS OR
FLOWERS, OR CAN YOU USE
ANYTHING?
ANY PERENNIAL IS GOING TO
CREATE GREAT HABITAT.
WE HAVE THESE BEAUTIFUL
PERENNIAL GRASSES HERE TOO,
THOSE CREATE WONDERFUL HABITATS
FOR EVEN THE WINTER TIME.
I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO KEEP
THEIR GRASSES UP BECAUSE IT
CREATES A SENSE OF SAFETY AND
SECURITY FOR EITHER BIRDS OR
THOSE POLLINATORS THAT ARE
COCOONING.
GRASSES ARE A GREAT OPTION IN
ADDITION TO ALL FLOWERS ARE
WONDERFUL FOR OUR POLLINATOR
FRIENDS.