Headwaters Trail Pollinator Garden
Downtown Mantua Revitalization Corporation and the Rotary Club of Mantua
Pollinators (Bees, Butterflies, Birds, Bats, Beetles, and Moths) are needed for the reproduction of 90% of flowering plants and one third of human food crops. We all depend on these industrious pollinators to provide us with the wide range of foods we eat.
Unfortunately, the numbers of both native pollinators and domesticated bee populations are declining. They are threatened by habitat loss, disease, and the excessive and inappropriate use of pesticides.
Downtown Mantua Revitalization Corporation and the Rotary Club of Mantua contracted with Alexia Paul’s Re-Ecology LTD to design and install this initial phase of a pollinator garden in Mantua near the bridge over the Cuyahoga River along the Headwaters Trail. Alexia grew up in Hiram and her company specializes in landscape architecture and ecological stewardship.
There are 22 species of native plants in this garden that will take two or three years to be fully established. Please be patient and watch for change as the plants take hold and pollinators begin to arrive. When in full display this garden will serve the pollinators well and will be an attractive addition to our landscape.
 Ironweed with a Monarch Butterfly |  The Southern half of the garden |