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Conscious of belonging to a vibrant ecosystem of inter-dependent life forms, processes and systems, we acknowledge, as humans, our responsibility as stewards. Aware of the steep decline in pollinators such as bees, butterflies and birds, we envision a network of pathways and gardens with native plants attracting pollinators in all seasons.  In concert with similar projects world-wide, we are working together to make Peterborough Pollinators a reality.

Working together to cultivate a resilient environment for local pollinators.

Join us in a co-creative initiative to spread pollinator gardens throughout Peterborough – bringing health, beauty and the experience of nature to our neighbourhoods and daily lives.

The 2018 Peterborough Pollinators  garden map now on-line!

As of October 15,  364 gardens (private and public) had been entered and spatially validated. Spatial validation assured that each garden would show up on a Google map.  The full flowers are public gardens (parks, churches, schools); the half flowers are private.

Numbers were substantially boosted by a front yard survey run with the Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods (SUN) project in the Curtis Creek neighborhood.

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Purple coneflowers in full bloom

Not all gardeners named species in their gardens, but of those that did (perhaps 2/3 of the 185 entries worked with), 51 of them had coneflowers (echinacea). A pleasant surprise is that so many gardeners have milkweed (37) or Butterfly Milkweed (20); some gardens have both.

Top Ten Plants in Pollinator Gardens:
Echinacea … 51
Milkweed … 37
Bee balm (monarda) … 31
Black-eyed Susan … 29
Butterfly Milkweed … 20
sedum … 20
Phlox … 17
False Sunflower … 13
Catmint … 12
Joe-Pye Weed … 12

All of the top ten, except the phlox, are perennials.

Date: Saturday June 24, 2023
Time: 2-4pm
Where: Meet at Millenium Park (by the bike
racks @ The Silver Bean Cafe) & pedal
throughout the streets and trails, visiting
gardens along the way. We will wrap up our
tour back at our starting location.
What to bring: your bike, water, phone (to
take observations) & your curiosity.

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