Will my rooftop garden attract wild life?

Garden Care
Written By Grahame Hubbard

Yes indeed is the answer to that - we have had everything from families of ducks nesting high above Central Park on the 33rd floor of a building to robins nesting and Woodpeckers ! Sometimes squirrels and one time a racoon !

Robins with their powdery blue eggs

Butterflies and bees are always the regular visitors - and very welcome ones at that !

We plant lots of flowering plants that attract these amazing workers to the garden for without them we will be in pretty big trouble as these pollinators are responsible for most of our essential foods. Here are a few - all of them are perennial - so you will enjoy them for years to come .

Bee Balm (Monarda didyma), Black eyed Susan (Rudbeckia ), Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii), Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis), Milkweed (Asclepias), New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae).

There are also many annuals that butterfly's and Bees adore - Here are a few

Aster, Cosmos, Dahlia, Geranium (Pelargonium), Heliotrope, Impatiens, Lantana, Lobelia, Pentas, and Verbena .

          Call Plant Specialists TODAY !

Our Garden Care team can install some butterfly plants for you.

Don't delay – the sooner the better !

GREENING NEW YORK FOR OVER 53 YEARS !



Article written by our Staff Horticulturist, Peter B Morris, BSc, MSc, MBA

All photographs used with permission @SHUTTERSTOCK 

Grahame Hubbard

Grahame was born in a small village in North Queensland, Australia. He grew up on a
fishing boat with his parents until the age of 12. He was educated via the "Outback School of the Air", a two-way radio-learning system.

Ironically, Grahame ended up amidst the hustle and bustle of New York City -- quite a contrast from the village of sixty people he was born in.
This change was brought about by his overwhelming desire to travel, his passion for experiencing the diversity of the world, and his desire to immerse himself in varying cultures.

After growing up on the sea, Grahame resided in New Zealand for ten years, Thailand for three seasons and then lived for a decade in Canada before making New York City home.

Coming from a gardening family of Orchid experts, Grahame has always been mesmerized by nature. He has a lifelong love of plants, gardens, garden design and all aspects of the horticultural arts and sciences.

Owner of Plant Specialists since 2004, he is proud to be involved with a team that have been Greening New York’s interiors and exteriors since 1972!

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