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Residential Pollinator Planters

Residential Pollinator Planters

Year: 2023
Location: Madison, WI
Status: Built
Hinterlands Team: Conor O’Shea
Contractor: Hinterlands
Plant Nursery: Midwest Groundcovers

These locally-sourced native plant combinations create valuable pollinator habitat.

With the global insect population in steep decline, finding novel ways to create habitat for invertebrates is one small step we can take to address this alarming trend. These residential planters incorporate native plant communities associated with the Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains EPA Level III Ecoregion and provide valuable pollen and nectar resources for insects and other pollinators.