Welcome
Pollination Garden
is a garden in a city. Within this garden we are learning to build a community that supports insects and humans alike. Learn and grow with our garden.
COme sit with me....
We have two chairs in the garden, homemade a few years ago. They are now aged with the weather and move around the garden depending on sun and season. I invite you to come sit with me in these chairs. The garden around us will gently move with life that benefits from all that I have planted. Let me share my garden with you. Read our story about how and why we changed our garden focus to one that supports pollinators.
Mel Adams
I am a self taught seasonal photographer and gardener. Over the years I have quietly learnt what my bees need in the garden to thrive and now I share my experiences. I am also a hobbyist beekeeper with a Level 2 Apiculture certificate and over 10 years experience.
Currently studying PGDip in Visual Arts.
Articles
How to create a Pollination Garden, Sage Journal, Summer 2020
The story of our garden, Bloom and Folk, Issue 1, 2021
Awards
Otago Museum Nature Photo Competition - Nature- Finalist 2020
Otago Museum Nature Photo Competition - Nature - Finalist 2021
Workshops
New for 2022.
Currently workshops:
Garden Photography Workshop
19 February 2022
CrossHills Gardens, Wanaka.
Booking information can be found at Secret Gardens NZ.
If you are interested in holding a workshop please email me hello@pollinationgarden.com
Garden Diary
I record the seasonal changes in my garden daily via my Instagram account. Here you will find a simple image and a few chosen words. A daily reflection. Connecting and sharing what I learn as I learn.
You can also visit my Journal for a more in depth story of the garden.
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