
The PollinateHV Action Guide
A free, comprehensive resource hub for restoring Hudson Valley pollinator habitat — 29 plant lists, garden design PDFs, site prep how-tos, and a working ecological landscaper directory, all in one place.
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Place, Plants & Pollinators
The science behind the guide — the Hudson Valley's unique habitat, which pollinators are most at risk, and why native plants are the answer.
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Pollinators at Risk
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Our Target Pollinators
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Why Native Plants
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Complete Native Plant List
Searchable by sun, soil, bloom time
Ready-Made Garden Designs (Free PDFs)
Eight downloadable garden plans built for Hudson Valley conditions. Each PDF includes a scaled layout, plant list, and seasonal bloom calendar.
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Sunny Border — 4×12′
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Part Shade Border — 4×12′
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Pond Edge Planting — 4×12′
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Wet Meadow Garden — 12×12′
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Sunny Patch — 12×12′
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Part Shade Patch — 12×12′
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Rocky Hilltop Patch — 12×12′
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Shady Woodland Patch — 12×12′
Plan Your Project
Pick the right site, the right plants, and learn from a real Hudson Valley case study before you break ground.
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Selecting an Area
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Choose Your Plants
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Urban Garden Case Study — Kingston, NY
Prepare, Source, Install & Manage
The full how-to: site prep methods, where to buy real natives, planting best practices, and long-term meadow care.
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Site Prep — Repeated Tilling
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Site Prep — Herbicide
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Site Prep — Smothering
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Sourcing Meadow Seed Mixes
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Native Nursery List
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Jumping Worms Alert
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Meadow Seeding Methods
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Cover Crops in Meadows
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Deer-Proofing
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Managing Weeds & Invasives
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Mowing Meadows
Hire Ecological Help
Find a landscape architect, designer, or ecological landscaper working in the Hudson Valley.
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Ecological Landscaper Directory (PDF)
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Ecological Landscaper Directory (Excel)
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