You don't have to hire a professional landscape designer to make your own garden a little more pollinator-friendly. Eischeid has a few easy tips anyone can use to embrace a more natural style in their garden.
1. Plant Perennials
Eischeid suggests choosing five to seven varieties and planting several in a mass for waves of color and texture. Repeat combinations in different beds, such as clusters of alliums, coneflowers and penstemon next to moor grass.
2. Let Your Plants Grow Naturally
Part of the beauty of a garden is seeing it unfold through the seasons. Eischeid suggests skipping deadheading and instead watching perennials' life cycle: Filling in, flowering, and setting seeds.
3. Design Stopping Points
If you're packing your garden with plants, Eischeid says it's important to create breathers in the form of containers, seats, or fountains. In his parents' backyard, he included three water features and five small seating areas.