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Hi! I live in zone 6b. ) I moved into my house last winter and just started my garden this year. I’ve always done veggies and herbs but this year I decided to do a bee/butterfly/bird garden. I also compost, ( I think I have a cold compost pile? I need to figure that out)
So far I have planted hosta, cleome, black eyed Susan, sunflower, dahlia, bee balm, delphinium, snapdragon and some others. I am open to learn as I am so new to this type of gardening.
Last year I had monarch caterpillars on my dill but I think something got to them. So I planted more dill this year hoping to see them again but so far nothing.
I have another garden bed I plan on clearing next year and want to plant some butterfly bushes.
Comment by SolariaHues at 08/06/2019 at 11:09 UTC
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Welcome to the sub, that's fantastic, I'm sure your pollinator garden will bring you joy :) I love watching the bees.
r/composting might be of use
Comment by gymell at 14/06/2019 at 16:12 UTC
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Your best bet is to plant species native to your area. Make sure to purchase from nurseries specializing in natives.
Not sure what state you're in, but you might have a chapter of Wild Ones in your area: https://wildones.org/chapters-2/[1][2]