Pollinator Garden planted by Friends of Dobbs Ferry Riverfront Park.
Pollinators, especially native bees and butterflies, are disappearing at an alarming rate. Planting the native plants they need in pollinator gardens is both attractive and beneficial. Any place lawn grows is a good place for a pollinator garden or meadow planting. Unlike lawn, meadows are incredibly diverse resources for pollinators, birds, and many other animals. Meadow plants are adapted to poor soil and average rainfall, which makes starting and maintaining a meadow a very low maintenance project once the plants are established.
Title: Native Plants for the Small Yard
Author/Source: Kate Brandes, Lehigh Gap Nature Center
Description: A colorful booklet (view on website or download as PDF) on planting and maintaining native gardens in small yards.
Title: The Pollinator Victory Garden: Win the War on Pollinator Decline with Ecological Gardening
Author/Source: Kim Eierman
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA, 2020
Description: Comprehensive, illustrated guide to turning your landscape into a pollinator haven.
Title: Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change
Author/Source: Larry Weaner/ Thomas Christopher
Publisher: Timber Press, 2016
Description: A comprehensive book on creating and maintaining a healthier landscape.
Title: Urban & Suburban Meadows
Author/Source: Catherine Zimmerman
Publisher: Matrix Media Press, 2010
Description: A comprehensive "how-to" for planting meadows large and small, including plant lists by region and growing conditions.
Title: Establishing a Wildflower Meadow from Seed
Author/Source: University of New Hampshire Extension
Description: Comprehensive, detailed fact sheet on all aspects of planting a meadow.