Enjoy Watching Bees and Butterflies by Adding These Plantings in the Hudson and Strongsville, OH, Areas
Plantings are beautiful all on their own. However, you can make your outdoor setting even more lovely by specifically adding plantings that attract pollinators, such as bees and butterflies. If you want to add flowers and plants to your Hudson and Strongsville, OH, area home that attract these landscape visitors, here are some to consider for a plant installation project:
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Purple Coneflower
The purple coneflower is a popular spot for pollinating visitors. The lovely flower blooms in the summer and may return in the fall for a late blooming session. Purple coneflower should be planted in full sun for the most bountiful blooms and healthy attributes.
Black-Eyed Susans
Black-eyed Susan flowers are bright and cheery blooms that attract bees and butterflies to fine gardens. This bright yellow flower should be planted in a location that gets full or partial sunlight and will see most of its blooming time during the summer and fall.
Maple Trees
Since maple trees are laden with nectar, it’s no wonder that bees would be drawn to this type of shade tree. If you want to add a large planting to your yard, the maple tree is one to consider. Maple trees along your property’s border could provide privacy or one could be a specimen tree right in the center of your backyard. Maple trees are also beautiful plantings to have in place during the fall when the leaves change color.
Asters
You can have asters planted in the garden areas surrounding your paver patio and enjoy the beautiful views this flowering plant provides. In addition to looking lovely with the cheery colors of the flowers, aster is also a popular flower with butterflies and bees. In addition, asters are hardy flowers and don’t need too much water to keep them looking great.
Sunflowers
Sunflowers can brighten the mood and offer a perfect place for a pollinator to get to work. Sunflowers have thick stems that enable them to stand tall and provide a sturdy landing spot for the flowers to be visited by pollinators such as bees and butterflies. The sunflower blooms produce both pollen and nectar which draws in pollinating insects. With the bright flowers, these are easy for bees and butterflies to spot from far away and the shape of the flower makes it easy for the pollinators to sit and enjoy the pollen and nectar. Sunflowers bloom from late summer to fall but the blooms only last for a few weeks.
Marigold
Marigolds are cheery, bright flowers that can be added to your gardens and planters. You can have these popular-with-pollinator blooms planted around your yard in a variety of colors for an eye-catching landscape. Marigolds bloom in early summer and may continue blooming into late fall, or at least until the first frost arrives. In addition to drawing in butterfly and bee visitors, marigolds are hardy flowers that don’t need too much water or caretaking. As an added bonus, this type of flower might even deter certain pests.
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