Hedgerow Planting and Maintenance

On December 15, 2007, the City joined the Xerces Society, Friends of Trees, and other volunteers in a hedgerow planting just south of the Wilsonville Community Garden. Approximately 1600 plants were used to establish the hedgerow including twelve varieties of shrubs and trees, and fifteen varieties of flowers. The purpose of the hedgerow is to provide foraging habitat for a diversity of pollinators such as bees, butterflies and a variety of other insects. The flowers selected for planting provide a range of shapes, colors, and flowering times and are all native to the Northwest. The hedgerow will also provide wildlife with cover for feeding, nesting and caring for young. The unique linear design of the hedgerow, sometimes referred to as a living fence, can provide travel lanes or corridors that allow wildlife to move safely across the landscape.