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Oxford’s mini meadow, part of the Oxford Pollinator Program and located
near the corner of Wesley St. and Fletcher St., is planted with a regionally-
native mix of flowering pollinator plants and grasses. All the plants are
perennial, coming back year after year, providing nectar and habitat for
butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, etc. Annual millet has also been planted
as a “nurse crop” this first year only. This helps the wild flowers germinate
and thrive. The meadow will take a couple years to mature, as the plants are putting
down deep roots their first year. You can see some coreopsis blooming
already, though! If this experiment is successful, we can contemplate other
parts of the rights-of-way that could be converted to relatively low-
maintenance pollinator habitat. |
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