Urban Garden Oasis: A Haven for People and Pollinators

  • View of a backyard garden with lush green grass, various plants, and trees behind a wooden fence, with a brick house in the background under partly cloudy skies.

    Ecological Design: Turning Lawns into Pollinator-Friendly Gardens

  • Site prior to implementation

    Site prior to implementation

  • Newly installed patio and planting beds

    Newly installed patio and planting beds

  • A pollinator-rich garden bed

    A pollinator-rich garden bed

  • Garden gate with stepping stones

    Garden gate with stepping stones

  • Columnar sweetgum trees underpinning the vertical architecture

    Columnar sweetgum trees underpinning the vertical architecture

  • Aronia arbutifolia (red chokeberry)

    Aronia arbutifolia (red chokeberry)

  • View from the patio

    View from the patio

  • Perennial border with Carpinus caroliniana trees along the fence

    Perennial border with Carpinus caroliniana trees along the fence