Plant gardens with pollinators in mind! We all think bees but many other insects like ants, flies, butterflies and moths also pollinate our gardens and native landscapes. Adding flowering plants to your farm or city garden is one small way we can all create new habitat!
Plant: After last frost

Salvia sclarea

100 seeds/pack

Hands down, the number one attraction to this plant is the heavenly scent emitted by the lavender/white flower spikes that can reach 5-6 feet. The scent is sweet yet has a hint of citrus. The show stopping flowers are amazing too! The seeds have traditionally been used in eye washes and the leaves as fixatives in potpourri. This plant is a perennial and will reseed itself in the garden as well. Perennial and very drought tolerant. 

$3.25

Plant: After last frost Plant: Early Spring or Fall

Calendula officinalis

50 seeds/pack

Used traditionally to promote tissue health and regrowth. Soothing for cuts, scrapes and sore throats. Also a beneficial and edible companion plant in the garden. Plant year round in mild climates. Annual.

$3.25

Plant: After last frost

Zinnia elegans

40 seeds/pack    |   75 days 

These zinnias come in a rainbow of bright colors from red to yellow, pink and orange. They do well direct seeded in late spring or transplanted once frost danger has passed. Edible petals can be used as salad garnish. 


$3.25

Plant: After last frost

Cosmos bipinnatus

50 seeds/pack    |   60 days 

This heavily flowering plant offers edible blossoms with edges in various shades of fuchsia that softly bleed into a lighter hued center of white to rosy pink. Showy, bushy growth provides habitat for pollinators, and it is a companion plant for corn and more. Beautiful on it’s own and a stunning addition to any flower garden or cut arrangement.


$3.25

Plant: After last frost

Fagopyrum esculentum

100 seeds/pack   |   70-84 days   |   Heirloom

Excellent summer cover crop.  Loosens heavy soils and adds organic matter.  The roots of buckwheat are very fibrous.  It is also an excellent forage crop for pollinators that love the small white flowers.  We use it extensively in our seed gardens to lessen chances of cross pollination.  And of course, the dried seeds can be ground for human consumption.  Buckwheat pancakes anyone?

$3.25

Plant: After last frost

Leucanthemum × superbum

50 seeds/pack    |   75 days 

Large daisy with white petals sits upon a long stem. This hardy perennial tolerates little water and cold winters. They bloom in early summer and the petals are edible though strongly flavored. Bred by Luther Burbank at the turn of the 20th century. 


$3.25

Plant: After last frost

Nigella damascena

100 seed/pack  70 days to maturity

With lacy foliage, blue flowers and balloon shaped seed pods this heirloom cottage garden plant lends itself to flower arrangements at all stages of growth. Sow the tiny seeds directly in your prepared garden bed in early spring for summer blooms. Reseeding annual. Also known as Black Seed and used widely for medicinal purposes. 

$3.25

Plant: After last frost Plant: Early Spring or Fall
Asclepias speciosa
25 seeds/packet
Showy Milkweed is native to the western half of the USA and is best known as a host plant to the endangered Monarch Butterfly. Adults lay eggs on milkweed leaves and the caterpillars feed on the leaves. Seeds start easily in potting soil. Transplant to permanent location.



$3.25

Plant: After last frost

Coreopsis tinctoria

100 seeds/pack

Fast growing herb native to the north American plains. The showy yellow flowers with maroon centers are low growing, deer resistant, used medicinally and produce a deep golden plant dye. Direct sow or start in trays and transplant. 

$3.25