At Lincoln Landscaping of Franklin Lakes, we understand the powerful marketing impact seasonal flowers have on any commercial property and we have the experience, resources and manpower to accomplish the task of flower plantings and maintenance at your commercial properties at a price that won’t break your budget.
Pollinators need sustenance, i.e. pollen and nectar all season long. Within you will find a diverse selection of plants that offer support to pollinators well into fall. It always seems the growing season is short in comparison to the barren, long, gray days of winter. We want our colorful flowers to last as long as possible before surrendering our gardens to the first frost. Native perennials provide an array of flowers that bloom late into the growing season and support pollinators.
The pure, tiny white flowers of Boneset eupatorium perfoliatum stand-out in the late summer landscape and have a pleasant, floral scent that wafts through the garden air. Bonset has been recognized by pollination ecologists as attracting large numbers of native bees and butterflies, as well as beneficial wasps and beetles. It has a long bloom time of July through September...
Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) is a unique woodland wildflower native to eastern North America and is treasured for its lacy blue-green foliage and deep blue berries. This beautiful shade garden plant prefers a soil with abundant organic matter from decaying leaves and consistent moisture.
Butterfly weed is a milkweed plant that attracts butterflies to the garden with its clusters of bright orange-to-yellow blooms rich with nectar and pollen. This clump-forming perennial grows two feet tall from tuberous roots with glossy green, lance-shaped leaves.
You may not always be able to observe pollinators in your garden but they are constantly there, and are working to your advantage. Not only are pollinators, such as bees, wasps, flies, beetles, butterflies, moths, bats, and hummingbirds an important part of the natural environment, but they also benefit us by their services to plants.
Organic Gardening Pest Control is possible with the introduction of the proper insects into your garden and landscape beds. Garden without pesticides utilizing mother nature's defense against these plant threats.