Low Country Vistas

A landscape can do more than make your property look beautiful. With the right plants and design choices, your yard can also provide food, shelter, and habitat for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other beneficial wildlife. For Charleston homeowners, creating a pollinator-friendly landscape is especially practical because the Lowcountry's warm climate supports a wide variety of flowering plants. By incorporating native plants and designing your garden around the needs of local pollinators, you can create an outdoor space that feels alive throughout the seasons. Here is how to get started. What Is a Pollinator-Friendly Landscape? A pollinator-friendly landscape is designed to provide resources that pollinators need throughout their life cycle. This generally means incorporating: Nectar-rich flowers for adult pollinators Plants that provide pollen Host plants where butterflies and moths can lay eggs Shelter from wind and extreme weather Water sources A variety of plants that bloo...