Spring/Summer Pollinator Garden Planted in November 2024 Replaced the Pollinator & Memorial Garden that has been Replaced by the Children's Discovery Garden.
As part of the Master Plan of the Townsend River Walk & Arboretum (TRWA), a new Spring/Summer Pollinator Garden was planted on the sunny hillside just to the South of the 321 pedestrian tunnel in November 2024. It is still a work in progress but should start putting on a bit of a show in the Summer of 2025.
We have planted lots of butterflyweed and this area will also become the Monarch Monitoring Waystation.
The following plants have been added to date:
| Spring/Summer Pollinator Garden Plant List |
| Liatris ligulistylis - Meadow Blazing Star |
| Liatris spicata - Dense Blazing Star |
| Zizia aurea - Golden Alexander |
| Asclepias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed |
| Asclepias syriaca - Common Milkweed |
| Asclepias verticillata - Whorled Milkweed |
| Achillea millefolium - Yarrow |
| Eryngium yuccifolium - Rattlesnake Master |
| Coreopsis lanceolata - Lanceleaf Coreopsis |
| Echinacea tennesseensis - TN Coneflower |
| Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower |
| Monarda fistulosa - Wild Bergamot |
| Monarda punctata - Spotted Beebalm |
| Heliopsis helianthoides - Early Sunflower |
| Gaillardia - Blanket flower, Indian Blanket |
| Hydrangea quercifolia - Oakleaf Hydrangea |
| Pycnanthemum - Mountain Mint |
Many of the plants were donated or purchased from: Milly Rosenberg of Millers Cove Native Plants.
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