What’s on the Planting for Pollinators poster
17 entries in 4 groups.
Aim for something in flower from early spring to late autumn.
- Spring: Crocus, Pulmonaria, Willow catkins, Fruit blossom
- Summer: Lavender, Borage, Foxglove, Echinacea, Wild marjoram
- Autumn: Sedum, Verbena bonariensis, Ivy — a vital late source, Michaelmas daisy
- Also: Leave some grass long, Avoid pesticides, A shallow water source, Let herbs flower
Double-flowered varieties are bred for petals and usually have no accessible nectar or pollen at all.
Questions about the Planting for Pollinators poster
- What’s on the Planting for Pollinators poster?
- 17 entries in 4 groups. Aim for something in flower from early spring to late autumn. Spring: Crocus, Pulmonaria, Willow catkins, Fruit blossom; Summer: Lavender, Borage, Foxglove, Echinacea, Wild marjoram; Autumn: Sedum, Verbena bonariensis, Ivy — a vital late source, Michaelmas daisy; Also: Leave some grass long, Avoid pesticides, A shallow water source, Let herbs flower. Double-flowered varieties are bred for petals and usually have no accessible nectar or pollen at all.
- Who is the Planting for Pollinators poster for?
- Planting for Pollinators belongs to the Practical skills section rather than to a school year, because life skills is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning garden can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
- When should you use the Planting for Pollinators poster?
- Single flowers, not doubles. Doubles have no accessible pollen. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Planting for Pollinators belongs on the wall where that life skills work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
- What other posters go with Planting for Pollinators?
- Plant Pests, Composting and Growing in Containers sit alongside Planting for Pollinators in the Practical skills section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Plant PestsCompostingGrowing in Containers
- Is the Planting for Pollinators poster free to download and print?
- Yes. Planting for Pollinators downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Practical skills section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
- What size does the Planting for Pollinators poster print at?
- Planting for Pollinators is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Planting for Pollinators loses nothing.Printing guide
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