Supporting and Protecting Pollinators

The City of Brampton implements a number of programs and initiatives that supports pollinators, including:

• Building and maintaining pollinator dedicated beds and perennial beds that support pollinators
• Restoring and enhancing natural areas and introducing naturalization into our parks through the Naturalization Program
• Reducing mowed areas in public spaces and converting them into meadows through the Don’t Mow, Let it Grow Program
• Integrating native and flowering trees into City and new development planting lists
• Integrating native plantings in bioswales
• Facilitating urban agricultural and residential garden initiatives such as the City’s Community Gardens Program, residential Backyard Garden Program and Gardens of Brampton Initiative​.​

City Pollinator Stats

• The City currently maintains 17 dedicated pollinator beds and 706 perennial beds that support pollinators
• Since 2002, the City’s Naturalization Program has naturalized over 220 hectares of land and uses native seed mixes, shrubs and trees that provide food and habitat for pollinators
• Since 2018, the Don’t Mow, Let it Grow Program has ​converted approximately 21 hectares of turf grass into meadows​ and pollinator gardens​

Visit Our Pollinator Beds​

• County Court Park Display Gardens
• Norton Place Park (Building)
• Massey Park (Outdoor Classroom)​​