Vegetable, Herb and Mostly Native Pollinator Garden
![Garden in May 2020](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2020-may_6pomubyxOfee.jpeg)
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Garden in May 2020 Garden age: 5 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Name: Vegetable, Herb and Mostly Native Pollinator Garden
Open to the public: No
County: Cabarrus
USDA Hardiness Zone: 8a (2023)
Extension Demonstration Garden? No
Approximate year the garden/landscape was established: ca. 2015
What to look for: This garden is a constantly changing, densely planted area filled with practical and beautiful plants. It includes vegetables and herbs, for the family’s consumption, as well as ornamental flowers (mostly native species) for the benefit of pollinators. Attracting pollinators helps ensure that the vegetables are also pollinated.
Horticulture: The vegetable garden began with the installation of a cedar raised bed in 2015. In 2018, we expanded the garden to include pollinator plants. An invasive nandina was removed in 2019, along with an ash tree infested with Emerald Ash Borer. These removals made space for more pollinator plants and herbs.
In 2020, a small fence was added to exclude rabbits. The owner practices an annual rotation of vegetables in the beds to reduce insect and disease pressures. In 2021, Purple-Hull Peas (Vigna unguiculata) were planted to introduce nitrogen into the soil and to give it a rest from being over-planted with the same crop families year after year. The owners allowed kale (planted in 2019) to reseed itself in the garden.
In the summer of 2022, a second cedar bed and a cedar strawberry pyramid were added.
![Garden in May 2020](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2020-may_6pomubyxOfee.jpeg)
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Garden in May 2020 Garden age: 5 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden in April 2021](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2021-april-2_OoFMxBI78XI7.jpeg)
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Garden in April 2021 Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden in April 2021](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2021-april_KhCKXbCyfkkp.jpeg)
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Garden in April 2021 Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden in May 2019](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2019-may_O90UJM16U0MY.jpeg)
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Garden in May 2019 Garden age: 4 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden in July 2021](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2021-july-entire_QnCO4D2WhkKB.jpeg)
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Garden in July 2021 Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Front view of pollinator garden section August 2022](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/August-2022-front_cOySvC7pSstl.jpeg)
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Front view of pollinator garden section August 2022 Garden age: 7 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden in June 2020](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2020-june-left-polli_nldY7apU0wEs.jpeg)
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Garden in June 2020 Garden age: 5 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden view from the back in summer 2020](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2020-june-back-view_osV5eKSlvnnQ.jpeg)
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Garden view from the back in summer 2020 Garden age: 5 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden in August 2020](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2020-august_yryXdgVaSR2k.jpeg)
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Garden in August 2020 Garden age: 5 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Left side of garden in July](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2020-july-left-side_N8UiObHQExSn.jpeg)
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Left side of garden in July Garden age: 5 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Front of Garden July 2021](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2021-july-front-left_AzfzJOKPGtCU.jpeg)
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Front of Garden July 2021 Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Left side of garden in June 2020](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2021-june-left_3l6fpsbGju8i.jpeg)
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Left side of garden in June 2020 Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Left side of garden in June 2021](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2021-june-left-side_UadorfO5grk0.jpeg)
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Left side of garden in June 2021 Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden in July 2021](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2021-july_aaQYkMef0RYb.jpeg)
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Garden in July 2021 Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Goldenrod and Bee Balm](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/aug-2021-goldenrod_NAfnIn1X6c4Y.jpeg)
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Goldenrod and Bee Balm Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![A portion of the pollinator section in June 2022](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/june-2022-pollinator_1MYJ827OKGRr.jpeg)
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A portion of the pollinator section in June 2022 Garden age: 7 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Back view of pollinator garden area July 2022](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/July-2022-pollinator_M7fGkxNkaNos.jpeg)
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Back view of pollinator garden area July 2022 Garden age: 7 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Pollinator Garden Front July 2022](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/July-2022_IiRamuCHkgjj.jpeg)
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Pollinator Garden Front July 2022 Garden age: 7 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Side view of pollinator garden portion July 2022](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/July-2022-pollinator_wXWaqXsYld1o.jpeg)
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Side view of pollinator garden portion July 2022 Garden age: 7 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Front pollinator area October 2020](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2020-october-front-p_9mIFzOXUtjuz.jpeg)
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Front pollinator area October 2020 with Gulf Fritillary Garden age: 5 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Front pollinator area in fall 2019](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2019-fall-front-poll_CdDYBtAiajSJ.jpeg)
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Front pollinator area in fall 2019 Garden age: 4 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden in Fall 2021](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/oct-2021-blooms_WNt6e6DBmwfo.jpeg)
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Garden in Fall 2021 Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0![Kale reseeding itself in garden November 2021](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/November-2021-kale_9EllvlmD8xei.jpeg)
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Kale reseeding itself in garden November 2021 Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Left side of garden in October 2020](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2020-october-left_FVOgXxpLQ3s9.jpeg)
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Left side of garden in October 2020 Garden age: 5 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Front pollinator area and cedar bed in fall 2019](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2019-fall-front-poll_dnrjlho1gaQr.jpeg)
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Front pollinator area and cedar bed in fall 2019 Garden age: 4 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Left side of garden in Feb 2021 (left seedheads for birds)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2021-feb-middle-poll_UvFGt04HpYpI.jpeg)
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Left side of garden in Feb 2021 (left seedheads for birds) Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden in May 2020](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2020-may_6pomubyxOfee.jpeg)
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Garden in May 2020 Garden age: 5 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden in April 2021](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2021-april-2_OoFMxBI78XI7.jpeg)
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Garden in April 2021 Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden in April 2021](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2021-april_KhCKXbCyfkkp.jpeg)
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Garden in April 2021 Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden in May 2019](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2019-may_O90UJM16U0MY.jpeg)
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Garden in May 2019 Garden age: 4 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden in July 2021](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2021-july-entire_QnCO4D2WhkKB.jpeg)
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Garden in July 2021 Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Front view of pollinator garden section August 2022](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/August-2022-front_cOySvC7pSstl.jpeg)
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Front view of pollinator garden section August 2022 Garden age: 7 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden in June 2020](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2020-june-left-polli_nldY7apU0wEs.jpeg)
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Garden in June 2020 Garden age: 5 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden view from the back in summer 2020](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2020-june-back-view_osV5eKSlvnnQ.jpeg)
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Garden view from the back in summer 2020 Garden age: 5 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden in August 2020](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2020-august_yryXdgVaSR2k.jpeg)
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Garden in August 2020 Garden age: 5 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Left side of garden in July](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2020-july-left-side_N8UiObHQExSn.jpeg)
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Left side of garden in July Garden age: 5 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Front of Garden July 2021](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2021-july-front-left_AzfzJOKPGtCU.jpeg)
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Front of Garden July 2021 Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Left side of garden in June 2020](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2021-june-left_3l6fpsbGju8i.jpeg)
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Left side of garden in June 2020 Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Left side of garden in June 2021](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2021-june-left-side_UadorfO5grk0.jpeg)
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Left side of garden in June 2021 Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden in July 2021](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2021-july_aaQYkMef0RYb.jpeg)
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Garden in July 2021 Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Goldenrod and Bee Balm](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/aug-2021-goldenrod_NAfnIn1X6c4Y.jpeg)
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Goldenrod and Bee Balm Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![A portion of the pollinator section in June 2022](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/june-2022-pollinator_1MYJ827OKGRr.jpeg)
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A portion of the pollinator section in June 2022 Garden age: 7 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Back view of pollinator garden area July 2022](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/July-2022-pollinator_M7fGkxNkaNos.jpeg)
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Back view of pollinator garden area July 2022 Garden age: 7 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Pollinator Garden Front July 2022](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/July-2022_IiRamuCHkgjj.jpeg)
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Pollinator Garden Front July 2022 Garden age: 7 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Side view of pollinator garden portion July 2022](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/July-2022-pollinator_wXWaqXsYld1o.jpeg)
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Side view of pollinator garden portion July 2022 Garden age: 7 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Front pollinator area October 2020](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2020-october-front-p_9mIFzOXUtjuz.jpeg)
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Front pollinator area October 2020 with Gulf Fritillary Garden age: 5 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Front pollinator area in fall 2019](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2019-fall-front-poll_CdDYBtAiajSJ.jpeg)
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Front pollinator area in fall 2019 Garden age: 4 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Garden in Fall 2021](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/oct-2021-blooms_WNt6e6DBmwfo.jpeg)
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Garden in Fall 2021 Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0![Kale reseeding itself in garden November 2021](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/November-2021-kale_9EllvlmD8xei.jpeg)
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Kale reseeding itself in garden November 2021 Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Left side of garden in October 2020](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2020-october-left_FVOgXxpLQ3s9.jpeg)
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Left side of garden in October 2020 Garden age: 5 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Front pollinator area and cedar bed in fall 2019](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2019-fall-front-poll_dnrjlho1gaQr.jpeg)
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Front pollinator area and cedar bed in fall 2019 Garden age: 4 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Left side of garden in Feb 2021 (left seedheads for birds)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/2021-feb-middle-poll_UvFGt04HpYpI.jpeg)
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Left side of garden in Feb 2021 (left seedheads for birds) Garden age: 6 Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo