The Chinden Gardeners Club is very proud of it's 100 Pollinator Plants Book.  You can purchase it at our club meetings.   It's also available at local retailers like the Northend Organic Nursery.  

This book came about thru Judy Snow's idea.  It was inspired by a similar book put out by Boise Parks and Rec about birds of the area.  It came about because our original plan was to have a short "sitting" wall built around the garden to match the one in the Legacy Courtyard.  We felt it would protect plants from feet and bicycles and protect people from bees.  However, the contractor who had given us a bid ghosted us.  And finding another contractor last minute became impossible.  FarWest suggested we use the boulders instead and we went for that.  That left unused funds in the Grant, as the rocks cost less than the wall would have.  The Grant Committee agreed to let us use those funds for the book, as Judy Snow argued that ultimately the proceeds would be used for garden maintenance.   The cover photo is one that Judy actually took.   It's special because at the time Judy didn't know that bumble bee males usually sleep on flowers as they are not allowed in the nest.  This bee was sleeping when she came to work in the garden and she got several photos before he woke up.  When he awoke, he stretched his legs, one at a time, washed his face, then lifted off like a helicopter.  It was one of her favorite moments.