Pollinators
From fields bursting with wildflowers to the veggie patches in our own backyards, Texas is truly buzzing with life, and we have our pollinators to thank for that. Animals like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds are the unsung heroes of our environment. They help plants reproduce, make sure our fruits and veggies grow, and keep our natural spaces full of variety and color. Pollinators are absolutely vital for food security, ecosystem health, biodiversity, and economic stability. Their protection is essential for sustaining life and the well-being of future generations.
Whether you love gardening or visiting your local park, getting to know Texas’s pollinators can help you see the natural world in a whole new light.
Pollinators do an amazing job of moving pollen from flower to flower, which is how many plants are able to reproduce. About three out of every four flowering plants and over a third of the world’s food crops rely on animals like bees, butterflies, moths, and flies. Here in Texas, pollinators are absolutely vital because of the vast differences in landscape across the state. They keep our farms productive and our wild spaces healthy and thriving.
Our helpful pollinators are being faced with many big challenges, like losing their habitats and coping with a changing climate. Try growing a home garden to attract local pollinators. You don’t need a huge yard, even a small patio or window box can become a pollinator hotspot! Planting native flowers that bloom at different times of year is helpful so there’s always something for the pollinators to snack on. Favorites like milkweed, coneflower, black-eyed Susan, and bee balm are great picks. And remember to skip invasive plants, since they can cause problems for local wildlife.
You can also help provide them with water and shelter! A simple dish filled with pebbles and water can be a lifesaver for thirsty bees and butterflies. Leave a few wild corners in your yard with logs, leaf piles, or bare patches of soil so the pollinators have a place to nest. By helping your pollinators, you are helping your ecosystem and future life.
Chris & Lynette Fisher founded Southern Services Landscape and Irrigation in 2000 and has actively run this family-owned business since the beginning, bringing over 55 combined years of experience in this industry. They lead a dedicated team of employees both in the office and in the field providing irrigation/sprinkler installation & repairs, commercial landscape maintenance, new landscape/irrigation construction with developers, directional boring, drainage solutions, commercial & residential landscape design and installation services throughout the DFW metroplex.
