Pollinator Garden hardscaping

In 2020 I started a small garden of primarily native plants that support pollinators. It was in a corner of the front yard that was partial sun, partial shade. Since then I’ve been creeping the boundary outwards toward the sunnier part of the front yard bit by bit as I acquired more plants for that small space. 

A couple of months ago out of the blue my wife said “why don’t we just convert half of the front yard to a pollinator garden?” SERIOUSLY!?! 1000 times yes!

I immediately started sketching a plan and looking at plants I wanted to include. 

I rented a gas tiller and tore up all of the grass in that half of the front yard. I’ve been slowly removing all of that grass and pieces of roots. 

The next step was to get crushed granite screenings and lay the walking path through the garden. 

After the walking path was in place I started building a picket fence around the perimeter. The fence surrounds the garden except for a small entrance and the corner where the bench will sit, which will be covered by a corner arbor. 

The sign means this garden is legit!

I’ll be posting more progress photos and sharing all of the wonderful plants that I’m including. Stay tuned!