Resources
Here are some additional resources to help you get started or continue to develop your pollinator garden!
Starting a Butterflyway (Suzuki Foundation, Toronto)
Wildflowers for Beneficial Insects
Host Plants for Butterflies and Moths
Native Plant List - A very extensive list of native plants for feeding caterpillars and moths, as well as providing pollen for bees. (Pollinate Collingwood)
Gardening for Butterflies - Tips for creating a butterfly garden. Helpful list matching butterfly and moth species to caterpillar food and nectar plants. (Canadian Wildlife Federation)
Plants for Black Swallowtails - Description of the Black Swallowtail lifecycle and which plants help them grow from caterpillars to adult butterflies. (Kids Gardening, Vermont, USA)
Preparing a New Pollinator Patch - Ideas on how to start a flower bed from scratch. (Blooming Boulevards, Mississauga, ON)
Removing Sod to prepare your pollinator garden Video - from Blooming Boulevards, Mississauga, ON
Webinars
Blooming Boulevards
Dark Skies