Garden Tours

Garden Tours offered at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Washington state has thousands of pollinator species and many of them are specialists. They have evolved to use only certain native plants for food. For that reason, all pollinator gardens should primarily be planted with natives.

In 2021 Clark Public Utilities launched the Pollinator Project looking at how we could support native bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators in our community. Our gardens are designed with many elements that can be easily incorporated into your own outdoor spaces.

Take in a free garden tour at the festival, hosted by our Environmental Sustainability manager and resident bee expert Michael O’Loughlin, to learn how to provide food and habitat for the many pollinators native to Clark County.

Top take-aways from this tour:

• Plant list with blooms times from our Pollinator Garden
• 7 tips for creating pollinator-friendly landscape
• And if the weather holds, we’ll try to identify a few of our pollinating guests