Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Garden – Full Sun

Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Garden – Full Sun

MNL has partnered with the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources and the Lawns to Legumes program to design pollinator gardens to help create habitat for the endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee.  Our Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Gardens are available in Full Sun, Part Shade, and Rain Garden varieties. 

This garden is for creating a pollinator garden within a yard and is a perfect fit for the Native Pocket Plantings in the Lawns to Legumes program. Consider planting in areas with mesic soil in areas with large amounts of direct sunlight. We designed this collection to have flowering species in all of the bloom seasons and to contain flowers that are of high priority and “superfoods” for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee.

Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Gardens come with 36 plugs, six plants of six different species. We suggest planting these gardens in a 40-60 square foot area.

Don’t forget to add the Grass!

The addition of native grass to your Rusty Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Garden has many benefits!  Native grasses provide support and protection for wildflowers.  They establish a ground cover to help prevent unwanted weeds from growing. They create a more natural environment and pollinator habitat and they increase the overall fullness and beauty of wildflower gardens.  MNL makes it easy to add native grass by offering Short and Tall Prairie Grass kits, as well as single species trays of native grasses for a variety of growing conditions.  Save $10 when you pair a grass kit or single species tray to your garden order!

Rusty Pached Bumble Bee Garden