Native Plants

Native Plants for Pollinators

Planning updates to your garden to support pollinators?  Start with these general guidelines:

• Use a combination of Trees - Shrubs – Plants - Bulbs

• Plant for all seasons – Use a variety of flower shapes, colors & sizes. Pollinators have seasons too!

• Plant clusters with 3, 5, 7 or more plants–pleasing to the eye and less work for bees.

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Benefits of Native Plants in your Landscape

Native plants are not only beautiful, here’s why planting natives in your landscape is a great idea.

By Melissa Selby, Linn County Master Gardener

The Native Plant Debate

Research to prove or debunk current opinions remains scarce as the debate over whether native plants or their cultivars attract and nourish the most pollinators.  Read "Native Plants or Cultivars?" for recent research findings.