09/18/2026
You don’t need a huge garden to make a difference.
Even a small corner of your yard planted with native, pesticide-free flowers can provide food, shelter and nesting resources for pollinators.
Clover, goldenrod, milkweed and other regionally appropriate native plants can give bees, butterflies and other insects resources that are often missing from heavily manicured landscapes.
And when many homes add small patches of habitat, those individual gardens can collectively create a more connected landscape. Research and conservation programs have shown that adding habitat throughout neighborhoods can help improve connectivity between larger natural areas.
You don’t have to replace your entire lawn.
You don’t need to wait for a large community project.
Start with one small patch. Plant the right species for your region, avoid pesticides where possible, and let some flowers grow.
One yard may seem insignificant.
But hundreds of small spaces working together can become meaningful habitat for wildlife.
