Spring/Summer Pollinator Garden Planted in November 2024 Replaced the Pollinator & Memorial Garden that has been Replaced by the Children's Discovery Garden.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.
Feel free to Contact Us with Questions or the need for Additional Information about Native Pollinator Gardens. It is important for all of us to encourage the well being and growth of all our Native Pollinators.
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