Native Pollinator Garden at Saginaw Chippewa Academy (06 June 2017)

While waiting for Shara today I photographed the Native Pollinator Garden at the Saginaw Chippewa Academy.  Most of the pollinator gardens that we have installed have a mix of plants that bloom throughout the growing season.  Right now the garden at SCA is at one of its two annual peaks - the other will be in August/September.

Enjoy the pics.

This garden is a certified Monarch Waystation and Native Plant Butterfly Garden

Hairy Beardtongue (Penstemon hirsutus)

Ohio Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)

Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)

Small native bee and Hairy Beardtongue

Common Bumblebee (upper left) and bee fly (bottom right)

American Alumroot (Heuchera americana) and Canada Anemone (Anemone canadensis)

Hairy Beardtongue and Lanceleaf Coreopsis

Common Bumblebee

A native bee - click on picture to see it closer

Canada Anemone

Common Bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) - if you click on the picture you can see the bee's five eyes