Make a difference in your community by planting a pollinator garden! It's a fun and easy way to help pollinators thrive — and a great project to tackle with friends. Below, you'll find tips and resources to help you get your garden started.

The Pollinator Garden Challenge

Plant a Pollinator Garden in 5 easy steps:

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Getting Started:

Engage Your Community

You don't have to plant a pollinator garden alone. Get your scout troop, class, church group, civic group, or garden club involved.

Click the link below, and you'll find free printables and resources to help you plan your garden and engage your group.

Free Printables

Engage Your Communiy

Select Your Location

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Q: Where can I plant a pollinator garden?

A: Pretty much anywhere! You don't have to have acres of open land to plant a pollinator garden — even a small garden bed will do. Plant your garden in your yard, at your local community center, or at your school. The possibilities are endless! Looking for some inspiration? Check out the pollinator gardens I'm involved with below.

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Choose Your Seeds

A: When selecting seeds for your pollinator garden, it's important to choose non-GMO, open-pollinated seeds that are native to your growing area. Check out this list of pollinator-friendly seeds to plant, specific to your region:

Q: How do I choose seeds for my garden?

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Q: How do I plant my pollinator garden?

A: You don't need to be a master gardener or have an extensive background in agriculture to succeed. Not only are native, pollinator-friendly wildflower seeds easy to plant, but they're also easy to maintain. Here are some tips to help you out:

Step 1:

Prepare your soil

If you're using an existing garden bed, make sure it's free of weeds; if you're starting a garden from scratch, start by taking up all the sod, so your wildflowers won't have to compete with other plants for nutrients. Consider adding soil amendments to improve soil quality.

Step 2:

Plant your seeds

Wildflower seeds are easy to plant and require minimal digging. Just follow the depth and spacing recommendations that came with your seeds, and you should have great results.

Step 3:

Water your Seeds

Give your seeds a deep watering immediately after you plant them to kick-start the germination process. Continue to water regularly, until your wildflowers are established.

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Ongoing Care

Once your native wildflowers are established, they shouldn't require much care. Just keep the garden weeded and watered during dry periods —the less your flowers have to compete for nutrients, the healthier they'll be.