BEST POLLINATOR PLANTS: Easy to Grow Flowers for Attracting Pollinators to the Garden

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00:00 | Intro/Borage
00:40 | Echinacea/Purple Coneflower
01:02 | Bee Balm
01:31 | Celosia
02:28 | Sunflowers
03:30 | Zinnias
04:20 | Scabiosa
05:17 | Tithonia
06:30 | Drumstick Alliums
07:25 | Dahlias
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In this video, I mention some of my absolute favorite flowers for attracting pollinators. Thank you for watching.
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@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

Having pollinators floating around the yard is a nice feeling... 💚💜🧡💛💙💚 🐝 🦋🐝🦋🐝🦋🐝🦋🐝🦋

@theresaparodi6027 3 жыл бұрын

“Bee butts” I see that all over Instagram. Bee butt photos are the best🐝

@nataliebainbridge7342 3 жыл бұрын

I love that you have amazing flower B-roll! I feel like it's rather obvious, but a lot of garden KZfaqrs just film themselves talking (makes no sense!). Show us the FLOWERS! Thank you for all the high quality videography

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind comment! 🌱🌱🌱

@flowerpixel 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Cute bee footage 🐝

@monawolfe 3 жыл бұрын

Drumstick Alliums! Must try that one. Santa’s list is getting longer & longer by the day! 📜 🎅🏻

@stuarthatcher9944 3 жыл бұрын

The bees are so cute😮 🌻🐝

@Estertje93 3 жыл бұрын

Pollinators here also LOVE grape hyacinths in the late spring.

@1Lightdancer 7 ай бұрын

Lovely garden in bloom! One likely reason the bees are so attracted to the alliums - they also use herbs and healing plants for their own medicine!! So planting herbs in general can help our boost our pollinators' health - especially in Chemical free gardens! (Tip from An herb grower on Charles Dowling's no dig channel)

@Strix07024 2 жыл бұрын

Hyssop, goldenrod, blazing star (liatris), Brazilian vervain (aka tall verbena), and any type of salvia are also huge pollinator favorites in our garden! We tried the Mexican torch sunflowers last year and while they became ginormous, they were a grand slam for bees and migrating monarchs. If you haven’t tried them yet, these pink and red tubular flowers: pineapple sage, agastache, penstemon and and cardinal flower are all crack for hummingbirds, lol Fellow Kentuckian here! I am a Lexington native but now live in just a few hours up the road in rural southwest Ohio. My husband and I are huge into gardening organically for pollinators. We grow tons of cutting flowers, fruits, veggies and herbs and started keeping honeybees last year. Our property has undergone a radical transformation since we moved in 3 years ago from a bland monoculture to a landscape bursting with blooms, birds and pollinators. It is so much hard work but being able to live this life and raise our preschool age daughter among the garden, to teach her things about the natural world and see her love for it is incredible. Keep putting out these wonderful videos! Zinnias are my favorite cut flowers too. ;)

@gointothedogs2 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful footage! My young grandson loved it also.

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :)

@liz8776 3 жыл бұрын

So so beautiful to see on a very cold and snowy February day! Thank you!

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

It's cold and snowy here, too. I'm so ready for spring!

@trudlarellano11 3 жыл бұрын

I like your garden. From laura of garden answer to your garden. You had the same likings for flowers and flower arrangements. Thanks

@victorjackson1936 3 жыл бұрын

So excited for my tithonia this year. Added bonus is the privacy screen, I didn't even think of that. Maybe I'll start more than I originally planned... ha

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

Lol! Thanks so much for watching!

@dc0145a 3 жыл бұрын

OMG pollinators. LOVED this video. One of my favorites ❤

@growinginthecove 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, every time you make recommendations, my seed list grows. I thought I was done and then I had to go find celosia seeds after watching another recent video. Must gain control! Your flowers are so beautiful!!

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

I know that feeling! I'm always adding to my list, LOL! :)

@teresasuderman2199 3 жыл бұрын

That was an amazing amount of bees on your flowers. The word must have gotten out on your amazing garden.

@daisyhernandez5024 3 жыл бұрын

I love that list of flowers 🌸

@mkwats5375 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed your video! Thanks

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

I just LOVE your photography! So beautiful!!

@VibrantEarthSeeds 10 ай бұрын

wonderful information, thank you!

@danyrob09 3 жыл бұрын

The video I’ve been waiting for!!

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

@brookesurlet9753 3 жыл бұрын

Ahhhh you’ve got me so excited to see the bee balm I planted last year bloom this year!

@ElderandOakFarm 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen a huge increase in the number of pollinators &predator insects since I stopped spraying chemicals, & I only spray of I have a serious infestation. (Whixh is rare because some kind of predator usually comes along & tales care of them!)

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

I JUST LOVE that you've stopped spraying!!! That's soooo important!

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

Another thing to try if you end up getting aphids every year is to plant "trap crops". The aphids will stay on those plants you've designated to be eaten by the aphids, and stay away from the others. A good one is Calendula. Not only do the Aphids love it, but it also has nice flowers that make a great lotion!

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

When you stop spraying, and then also plan for an infestation by using trap crops, then you can eliminate poisons altogether!!

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

Plus, having aphids gathering on your calendula (or whichever plant you use) will attract the lady bugs!

@erikaknott1762 3 жыл бұрын

I just love watching your videos. I love how many pictures and video footage you include in them. I've been gardening since my early childhood, but just started selling bouquets last year. Your videos have helped me learn alot. I'm in zone 7b.

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! :)

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to see echinacea blooming in my Wildflower garden!!

@micksmixxx 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry I'm so late 'coming to the party', ma'am, but you've just got yourself a new subscriber. 😉

@CapPlanet9 2 жыл бұрын

Finally found.. treasure. Thanks beautiful.

@jamurray64 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for another great video.

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! :)

@jennyaudo3069 3 жыл бұрын

Just saw you posted and liked before even watching LOL LOVE all your content.

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

Hooray! Thanks so much for the support! :)

@seeingthesitzes4333 3 жыл бұрын

What I like best about your videos that I have watched is you don’t have to have your face covering 97% of the screen telling us to look at the flower. Ofcourse I don’t mind seeing you lol but I’m saying I appreciate your editing. I hope this doesn’t read rude because I don’t mean to be :)

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

I very much like her style in this way too! ❤❤❤❤❤

@flowerpixel 3 жыл бұрын

Agree I really don't care what a gardener looks like, I just want to see the plants

@angiemc8593 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the wonderful recommendations, you have a beautiful garden. Allium giganteum, catmint, and agastache are the favourites in my garden 🐝🌼

@oliviaspencer2000 3 жыл бұрын

Meraviglioso video floreale di ogni genere e colore. Grazie amica!!

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

Watching this during the cold of February... 🧊🥶

@eramhaider3252 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video, love it when bees and butterflies and even the wasps are happy in the garden!

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! I hope you're having a great day! :) :)

@MsJay0913 3 жыл бұрын

Oh no!!! I didn't know celosia attracts wasps!! (tears up) I was sooo looking forward to having these on my patio. I actually bought seeds for that first variety you showed.. :( :( :( And I just started my garden last year... I was doing something (maybe just watering) and something startled me.. It was a humming bird at the sunflowers!! It wasn't very close to me, but I hadn't seen any out there, so I thought a bee was by my ear or something because of how loud it was! hahaha

@judymiddleswart9350 3 жыл бұрын

Great info👍👍

@gardeningjunkie2267 3 жыл бұрын

The bees go absolutely crazy on my salvia and russian sage. Not just bumblebees but it brings in the honey bees too. By the way, if you are concerned about wasps, don't be. We have family members that are allergic but I still welcome them. They are amazing at eating all the harmful insects that normally would devour your flowers. Just keep a very close eye out to make sure they're not nesting in your yard. They tend to make nests in any ground hole they can find. Cover holes immediately because wasps are very territorial and can come after you if you're near their nest. If they're just visiting the flowers though, it's perfectly fine. They're too busy to bother with you.

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

Good advice 👍!

@roisindubh8676 3 жыл бұрын

I love the Tithonia growing up through the dahlias. I’ll be growing those together this year for sure.

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

The combination in the garden looks very pretty. Just make sure to put the tithonia in the back, because they can get extremely big. I learned that lesson the hard way this year!

@nancywebb6549 2 жыл бұрын

I planted the native bee balm a couple of years ago and they came up in several places in my yard. The ones that came up in the shade had a problem with mildew. Luckily the are very easy to transplant! I also have Jacob Cline bee balm and it seems to be traveling too.

@Wendy420T 3 жыл бұрын

I'm growing the first six. Great list. I have never seen the drum allium.

@briannadamico6752 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this video!🥰. That’s awesome that the pollen less sunflowers still attract pollinators! I would love to see some hummingbirds too!!!

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

I always try to film the hummingbirds, but they're just so fast! LOL!

@krissitaylor 3 жыл бұрын

Cute video ❤️

@sueguidry4216 11 ай бұрын

Thank you gor video

@andreag9162 3 жыл бұрын

Shiny bee butts 🐝 🤣 I get loads of carpenter bees and will forever admire the shine of their behind!

@ankabubanj5483 3 жыл бұрын

Love the video... Always interesting garden topics... Never eoungh of them... Enjoyed watching... Stay safe...

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :)

@cynthiabercaw3462 3 жыл бұрын

"The lovely flowers embarrass me. They make me regret I am not a bee." Emily Dickinson

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

What a GREAT quote!!

@cynthiabercaw3462 3 жыл бұрын

@@gardengatesopen Thanks, I have it on a little garden sign in my garden. :-)

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

@@cynthiabercaw3462 awww, that sounds SOOO Nice!! ❤

@RubberDuckStyle 10 ай бұрын

Hollow stem flowers are great for native bees to nest in after they die. Everyone should leave some of these for the bees

@jimsurfnfish8089 3 жыл бұрын

I can see why they look at your yard going by, your flowers are amazing, might cause a accident one day😂 I can’t wait to try and grow some of these pollinators, I loved that Pom Pom looking one with the green and purple. Loved your vid and subscribed! Aloha and God bless🤙🏽🍻

@nancykrehbiel8956 3 жыл бұрын

You were cracking me up in this video! Especially the Carpenter Bee comment 🤣😆 Also loved the beautiful borage in the beginning of the video.

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :)

@dallortoallacucina4353 3 жыл бұрын

I have started echinacea from seed i have 40 seedling but i Don t know, because i find different informations,Will they Bloom the First year starting from seed? I Hope so because i love them so much . It Is a plelasure to see all this beautifull flowers during this last days of Gray Winter days. Thank you for this video😊

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

Whenever I plant echinacea from seed, it very rarely blooms the first year. However, they grow very fast, so it's possible. I'd say that it probably depends on the weather and how early the seeds were started. Thanks so much for watching! :)

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

Hey there Kentucky!!! 👋👋👋

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if each of us puts in 3 comments could we get to 101 comments? Which would then get the attention of the algorithm? Who would then distribute this video out there to the masses... Which would then be ever so helpful to this fun channel! Where else are we going to see such beautiful photographs of flowers, and all those Bees?!! We could just toss in a Bee, or 2, or 3 of our own! 🐝

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

🐝 (like that)

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

🐝 That's all it takes to count as a comment...

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

🐝 (I just had to toss in one more! 😉😁👍 bcuz it's so easy!)

@seekeroftruth9900 3 жыл бұрын

Ditto, me too. WKY here.

@aprilturner9950 3 жыл бұрын

❤️ 🐝

@gapey 3 жыл бұрын

Good to know that even the pollenless sunflowers are attractive to bees. Do you ever grow other colors of echinacea? I'm trying a few different colors. Green twister is my favorite. I'm trying scabiosa for the first time this year. I got seeds in a swap so not sure what color they are. Borage and chives are my top pollinator attractors in my garden.

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

I've never tried any of the other echinacea colors, simply because I always feel so worried about using my growing space for perennials. There are some really, really pretty double varieties on my "wish list' though! LOL!

@gapey 3 жыл бұрын

@@TONYAwiththeflowers Wait so the other colors aren't perennial? I thought they were. I guess I'll find out if they come up again this year. Last year was the first year I tried some new colors and thought all of them were perennial.

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

@@gapey I believe you're correct - they're all perennial. :) :)

@janetbryan6717 3 жыл бұрын

What variety is the two-colored allium, please. Love your videos!

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

Drumstick alliums are the only ones that I grow. Thanks so much for watching!

@jenniferapiary 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the videos just letting you know that MiGardiner seeds are $2 a pack now

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I saw that it had increased this year. Seems like so many people are buying seeds. Thanks so much for watching! :) :)

@LifesAProject 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I ordered some this year and noticed they are $2.

@WibblyWobbly 3 жыл бұрын

Perennial plants work too) treepeonies, plox, any fruit trees and bushes.

@lrieke8300 3 жыл бұрын

Tried any Vincent Fresh sunflowers? What is your favorite non-giant sunflower?

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

I've never tried that one. However, I really like anything from the ProCut series. A variety called 'Double Delight' was my absolute favorite last season. Thanks for watching!

@rosamedina4648 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, what color Bee Balm is this?

@Kat-do5he 3 жыл бұрын

Lavender

@desiraemonique 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have any tips on soil for flowers? I have an L shaped bed in my front yard that I want to dedicate just for flowers. It already has a trumpet vine along the fence and a pink rose bush, but I want to try literally every flower you've mentioned (lol) but it's just loose dirt right now. I would want to dig it down and empty it a bit, but would a regular soil do? Thanks for the video, this is just what I needed since I'm in 8b and it's just about time to start gardening!

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

All of the flowers should do well in native soil, provided that it has been amended. Flowers like zinnias and echinacea seem to be especially adaptable. Good luck! :) :)

@desiraemonique 3 жыл бұрын

@@TONYAwiththeflowers Thanks! I grew zinnias in the tiniest container last year and they took over, grew out into other pots as well, so I want to grow dozens more this year. What would you recommend as far as amending?

@itsmewende 3 жыл бұрын

Love all these flowers. How many flowers do you grow to have a season of cut flowers. I bought a batch of seeds hoping to have bouquets to give away, I'm now thinking they'll have to be small bouquets.

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

I grow a lot of different types, but they all bloom at different times. Sometimes, I might only have one or two varieties of plants actually flowering - but others in active stages of growth. You really can get a lot of flowers from a small space, but it seems that timing is really important. :)

@itsmewende 3 жыл бұрын

@@TONYAwiththeflowers Gotcha, I started sowing in a south facing back bedroom, I'm now thinking I maybe didn't put enough soil in, some are looking leggy. Not sure if you mentioned that, Nicole at Flower Hill Farm or Laura at G.A.

@dianasmith2876 2 жыл бұрын

What zone are you growing in?

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

👋

@rechelleday408 3 жыл бұрын

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@velerialangbehn6088 3 жыл бұрын

How do you keep black spot out of your zinnias?

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

I think my next scheduled video is about zinnias. I've heard that black spot can be seedborne, which helps to explain the reason that I can never seem to get rid of it - even after pulling and disposing of infected plants.

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

Only 8 comments to go to get over 100!!

@jdy1054 Жыл бұрын

Thirty percent of our native bees pollinators can’t survive on nectar alone. Like monarchs need milkweed , these bees must have certain plant pollens to provision their larva to survive. Many are in the aster, family, so plant native sunflowers, goldenrods and asters.

@melissa012205 3 жыл бұрын

Did your coneflowers bloom the first year with the winter sowing method? I have a packet that I've been wanting to plant, but I'm not sure I want to devote prime space to them if they're not going to flower the first year.

@melissa012205 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, never mind, just saw after I posted this that you already answered this question for someone else. :-)

@TONYAwiththeflowers 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :)

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

@@melissa012205 all the comments help the channel A LOT!!!

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

Every time she gets over 100 comments, the algorithm feeds the video a little more into the main feed, so new people get to see it.

@gardengatesopen 3 жыл бұрын

Even just one of these counts as a comment: 👋