Think Pollinators and Plants
Sustainable Landscaping in Bergen County
As a landscaping general contractor, I’m naturally constantly trying to incorporate “green” ideas into my designs and projects. This is the only “place” we all have to call home, so we ought to take care of what God has given to us and protect the environment thereof.
Butterflies, dragonflies, beetles, worms, starfish, mussels, and crabs are but a few of the millions of invertebrates at the heart of a healthy environment. Invertebrates build the stunning coral reefs of our oceans; they are essential to the reproduction of most flowering plants, including many fruits, vegetables, and nuts; and they are food for birds, fish, and other animals. Yet invertebrate populations are often imperiled by human activities and rarely accounted for in mainstream conservation.
to the spectacularly species-rich deciduous forests and riparian communities of the Piedmont foothills and Appalachian Mountains. Corresponding to this striking diversity of plant communities is an equally remarkable range of pollinators, including nineteen bumble bee species and thousands of other species of native bees, butterflies, hover flies, flower-visiting beetles, wasps, and moths. As a group, these and other pollinators maintain healthy, productive plant communities, provide food that sustains wildlife, and play an essential role in crop production. In the Mid-Atlantic, several important pollinators, including the rusty-patched bumble bee and the bronze copper butterfly, are threatened by habitat loss, including dramatic declines in native plant communities needed to support these animals.POLLINATOR PLANTS for the Mid-Atlantic regionfrom the Xerces Society and take a few ideas from there.
