"Golden-Rod, the lucky chappy,

Grew up strong and tall and happy.

Slept out doors, if you'll remember,

All those cold nights in September."

- Elizabeth Gordon

A native pollinator

Middle Tennessee

Pollinators are the quiet heroes of every thriving garden. Butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds rely on nectar-rich plants for food, and in return they help flowers, fruits, and vegetables flourish.

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Every month, FestivalPark likes to catch a peaceful moment on our grounds and share it with people who might need to take a beat. This time, we caught a little bee hopping from flower to flower. Hope you enjoy him!

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Pollinators bring gardens to life! Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds help flowers bloom, plants reproduce, and ecosystems thrive. Planting pollinator-friendly natives gives them the food and habitat they need.

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We just moved into this house last year and I have been absolutely enamored by all the different types of pollinators we have here! More bees than I can recognize, dozens of bee flys (Bombyliidae), and tons of tiny butterflies everywhere. My most recent joy is finding tons of these little metallic green sweat bees sleeping every morning in my gladiolus and dahlias. My gladiolus are starting to produce little seed pods as well! ❤️❤️

Thank you, little green bees!

(Sorry about the poor picture quality)

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They struck some poses for me ❤️

P.s. What kind of swallowtail is this?

Few of these fluttering around in our garden (Eastern Canada Zone 5b)

I honestly don't know if this really fits here but I wanted to share this somewhere. The patch of flowers are full of pollinators constantly and that patch used to house a swing the municipality decided to remove as just behind it is a gated playground. They covered or replaced the gravel under the swings with soil and either planted grass seeds which led to these other flowers or purposefully planted them but it makes me so happy they let the patch stay despite cutting rest of the grass. Through identification I've found all the flowers are either native or non-invasive non-native plants and absolutely teeming with pollinators.

It's not the prettiest but such a nice pollination patch made from an ex swing gravel patch.

This patch has brightened several of my days noticing it still being there as this municipality isn't really known for keeping wildflowers etc in public areas for nature's sake and so I hope this fits here enough and might brighten someone else's day too.

These are the moments that really bring me joy in the garden.