POLLINATOR GARDEN
The Pollinator Garden represents a cooperative effort with the Penn State Master Gardener Program and serves as the demonstration garden for pollinator-friendly practices in Erie County. Design and plant choices revolve around the needs of larval and adult butterflies, honeybees and native bees. “Host” plants supply caterpillar food and nectar-rich flowers provide adult food from Spring through Fall to help Monarchs along their migration route. Because of this, the garden was designated a monarch watch organization. In 2009, bees feeding in the garden were counted and identified to provide data for Penn State’s study on native bee populations. Educational signage is provided by funding from the “Haagen Dazs Loves Honey Bees” campaign.
