Early Summer 2022 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden

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In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills to provide forage from early spring to late fall for pollinators such as honey bees, native bees, butterflies, flower flies, hummingbirds, beetles, and other beneficial insects. The garden features over 225 unique species of perennials, 85% of which are native to North Carolina. The garden is a great teaching tool that I use to conduct workshops and tours for hundreds of folks each year. It has taught me so much and I enjoy sharing this knowledge with others.

Below you can see photos of the pollinator garden from late June through mid-August. There were over 55 species in bloom in mid-August! Each photo has a caption with details about the image.

Visit the Pollinator Garden website.

Register for a Fall Tour of the Pollinator Paradise Garden.
 

Juniper hairstreak on common milkweed

Juniper hairstreak on common milkweed. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Spurred butterfly-pea vine with blazing star

Spurred butterfly-pea vine with blazing star. This vine is planted as a ground cover where it rambles and climbs over other plants. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Carolina anole perched on a wild indigo seedpod

Carolina anole perched on a wild indigo seedpod. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Rattlesnake master

Rattlesnake master. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Bumble bee on native field thistle

Bumble bee on native field thistle. Thistle was one of the few plants direct-seeded in the garden since plants were not available from local nurseries several years ago. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Yellow passionflower vine on mountain mint

Yellow passionflower vine on mountain mint. This flower is slightly bigger than a quarter! Photo by Debbie Roos.

Spicebush swallowtail caterpillar on spicebush

Spicebush swallowtail caterpillar on spicebush. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Blooms of American beautyberry

Blooms of American beautyberry. These pollinated blooms will become gorgeous purple berries in the fall. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Male carpenter-mimic leafcutter bee on common milkweed

Male carpenter-mimic leafcutter bee on common milkweed. Photo by Debbie Roos.

One of the garden beds in late June

One of the garden beds in late June. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Carpenter-mimic leafcutter bee on joe-pye weed

Female carpenter-mimic leafcutter bee on joe-pye weed. The scopa, or pollen-carrying hairs, are located on the underside of the abdomen on leafcutter bees. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Wheel bug feeding on bumble bee on joe-pye weed

Wheel bug feeding on bumble bee on joe-pye weed. The wheel bug is the largest assassin bug in North Carolina. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Monarch caterpillar on common milkweed

Monarch caterpillar on common milkweed. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Delta flower beetle eating pollen on wild quinine

Pretty little delta flower beetle eating pollen on wild quinine. Photo by Debbie Roos.

One of the parking lot islands with hoary skullcap, mountain mint, staghorn sumac, and bronze fennel

One of the parking lot islands with hoary skullcap, mountain mint, staghorn sumac, and bronze fennel. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Detail of trellis bed with culver's root, whorled tickseed, coneflowers, hoary skullcap, and cardinal flower

Detail of trellis bed with culver’s root, whorled tickseed, coneflowers, hoary skullcap, and cardinal flower. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Male green lynx spider exiting its shed exoskeleton as it molts

Male green lynx spider exiting its shed exoskeleton after molting. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Green lynx spider feeding on a fly

Green lynx spider feeding on a fly. Photo by Debbie Roos.

'David' garden phlox

‘David’ garden phlox. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Common buckeye on threadleaf ironweed

Common buckeye on threadleaf ironweed. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Blooms and tiny fruits of hoary skullcap

Blooms and tiny fruits of hoary skullcap. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Silver spotted skipper on scaly blazing star

Silver spotted skipper on scaly blazing star. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Blue vervain with orange coneflower

Blue vervain with orange coneflower. Photo by Debbie Roos.

View Photos from Early Spring in the Pollinator Garden

View Photos from Late Spring in the Pollinator Garden

For more information:

Pollinator Paradise Garden website

What’s in Bloom in the Pollinator Garden – updated bi-weekly!

List of Plants in the Pollinator Garden

Top 25 Native Pollinator Plants for North Carolina