Gardens
Gardens are a fantastic way to create spaces for wildlife and mitigate the impacts of infrastructure on the surrounding area. Through the usage of uncommon native plants, species that are suffering due to the loss of these plants will have safe spaces to recover. Gardens can also increase the surface area of the ground allowing for water to more easily penetrate the ground. The usage of gardens is a key component in restoring the health of our local ecosystems.
Pollinator Gardens
Pollinator gardens use a wide variety of native flowering species to attract local pollinators and provide them with a stable and consistent food source.
What are Pollinators?
A pollinator is any animal which carries pollen from one plant to another. Pollinators mainly collect pollen when visiting plants for food, making them also reliant on the plants to survive.
Some common pollinators Include:
Hummingbirds Bees Butterflies
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Why do we need pollinators?
Pollinators are responsible for ensuring plants can reproduce and spread their genetics to far locations. Not only are our native plant species reliant on pollinators but lots of our agriculture is as well.
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Did you know that each silk on a cob of corn requires pollination and without it, no kernel will form in that spot.
Rain Gardens
Modern infrastructure can greatly reduce the ability for water to penetrate into the ground. Things such as building and parking lots carry water over them without any barriers to stop runoff from being carried with the water.
Rain gardens are made to increase the surface area that water can permeate the soil through. Unlike a regular garden, rain gardens are concave in shape, catching flowing water and stopping it from travelling to nearby waterways.
Within these gardens, deep-rooted plants improve the drainage of the soil which facilitates percolation into groundwater. Additionally, plants within the rain garden may consist of rarer flowers which attract pollinators to further benefit the ecosystem.