4171 Pandapas Pond RdBlacksburg, VA 24060<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Barbara Walker<\/p>\t\t\n\t
The Pandapas Pond Pollinator Garden is located in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests about 1\/3 mile from the Pandapas Pond parking lot.\u00a0\u00a0Established in 2008 by the Eastern Divide Ranger District, the garden is now primarily maintained by Master Naturalist and community volunteers.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0There are 24 split rail-enclosed flowerbeds at the habitat; most of them are 8′ x 8′ in size. A gravel path runs between them.\u00a0\u00a0There is also a rain garden and several larger, less manicured beds around the perimeter of the area.<\/p>\n
The garden features over 75 species of plants, including wildflowers, vines, shrubs, grasses and trees.\u00a0\u00a0The majority of the plants are native to the Montgomery \/ Giles County area.\u00a0\u00a0Labels and interpretive signs help visitors learn the names of the flowers and their benefits to our area pollinators.\u00a0\u00a0It is our hope that some of the visitors to the garden will be inspired to plant pollinator-beneficial natives in their home gardens.<\/p>\n