The Green Review

This past May, the team at UNB Sustainability took on the project to revamp the community garden that is located on the UNB Fredericton campus. This garden sits where the old compost bins used to be. But fret not, the community garden still has active compost bins that are relocated near the garden shed, with new ones coming soon! The pollinator garden was planted as an initiative to support local biodiversity, and to engage the campus and surrounding community.

A pollinator garden is a space that is created to attract, feed, and shelter pollinating creatures like bees, butterflies, and birds. They play a key role in fertilizing plants so that they can produce seeds and fruit by transferring pollen from one flowering plant to another. Pollinators face many challenges in our world and there has been a significant decline of many species over the years. This is due to habitat loss, disease, parasites, and environmental contaminants. Creating an area that has native species, a diversity of plants, and a lack a pesticide will assists in minimalizing this issue.

Several native species have been planted like Golden Rod (Solidago canadensis), which is native to New Brunswick, and Blazing Star (Liatris spicata), which is native to North America. There we 11 different species and a total of 75 plants that were planted all together creating a beautiful garden that will continue to grow for the UNB community to enjoy.