National Pollinator Week (June 16-22) is an international celebration of pollinators—the bees, butterflies, moths, hummingbirds, beetles, and more—that 85 percent of plants rely on to reproduce.
This year, the Newton Community Pollinator Project is sponsoring its annual native plant pop-up sale on June 17 — coinciding with the first day of Newton’s Farmer’s Market at Cold Spring Park (1200 Beacon Street).
The organization Grow Native Massachusetts will once again co-ordinate a group of at least five premier native plant growers/vendors in Massachusetts, bringing their pollinator-friendly native plants to Newton to help fill out your garden. These growers raise their plants without pesticides that can harm pollinators. They carry many straight-species—the original wild-type plants that best support wildlife—that can be hard to find at most garden centers.
Follow the Newton Community Pollinator Project Facebook page for plant lists and other updates.
