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Boyd Legacy Gardens

Yellow and pink flowers with buds and green leaves in a garden setting.
A yellow crab spider is perched on a black-eyed Susan flower among green leaves.
Orange flowers in the foreground with a blue sky and clouds in the background.
A striped caterpillar on a green leaf.
Purple and yellow wildflowers in a grassy field under a blue sky with clouds.
Small potted plants labeled "Rain Garden" and images of flowers, under a sunny blue sky.
Pink wildflowers with fuzzy stems and leaves in a natural setting.
Purple lupine flowers surrounded by green foliage and grass.
White flowers with a bee hovering nearby, set against a grassy background.
Cluster of purple flowers with green stems and leaves, surrounded by grass and bark-covered ground.
Tray of green seedlings labeled "Monarch Special," outdoors under a blue sky.
A bee perched on vibrant orange flowers surrounded by green foliage.
A bee on a vibrant yellow and red flower in a field.
Trays of various green plants organized in a grid pattern on a black surface.
Child gardening, holding a watering can over soil, wearing green gloves and colorful clothing.
Three people gardening in a field; one woman planting with a child, another sitting nearby.
People working on a field, planting seedlings. Gardening supplies and vehicles are visible on a cloudy day.
Yellow and red flowers in a field under a cloudy sky.
A bee hovers near delicate pink and white flowers in a sunny garden setting.
May contain: soil, clothing, hat, person, car, transportation, vehicle, footwear, shoe, plant, planting, accessories, bag, handbag, grass, and outdoors
A bee on a vibrant yellow flower in a field of similar flowers under a blue sky.
Three people kneeling on grass planting flowers next to a sign, with a field and clear sky in the background.
Aerial view of two sandy volleyball courts, surrounded by grassy fields and a dirt path.
Yellow and pink flowers with buds and green leaves in a garden setting.
A yellow crab spider is perched on a black-eyed Susan flower among green leaves.
Orange flowers in the foreground with a blue sky and clouds in the background.
A striped caterpillar on a green leaf.
Purple and yellow wildflowers in a grassy field under a blue sky with clouds.
Small potted plants labeled "Rain Garden" and images of flowers, under a sunny blue sky.
Pink wildflowers with fuzzy stems and leaves in a natural setting.
Purple lupine flowers surrounded by green foliage and grass.
White flowers with a bee hovering nearby, set against a grassy background.
Cluster of purple flowers with green stems and leaves, surrounded by grass and bark-covered ground.
Tray of green seedlings labeled "Monarch Special," outdoors under a blue sky.
A bee perched on vibrant orange flowers surrounded by green foliage.
A bee on a vibrant yellow and red flower in a field.
Trays of various green plants organized in a grid pattern on a black surface.
Child gardening, holding a watering can over soil, wearing green gloves and colorful clothing.
Three people gardening in a field; one woman planting with a child, another sitting nearby.
People working on a field, planting seedlings. Gardening supplies and vehicles are visible on a cloudy day.
Yellow and red flowers in a field under a cloudy sky.
A bee hovers near delicate pink and white flowers in a sunny garden setting.
May contain: soil, clothing, hat, person, car, transportation, vehicle, footwear, shoe, plant, planting, accessories, bag, handbag, grass, and outdoors
A bee on a vibrant yellow flower in a field of similar flowers under a blue sky.
Three people kneeling on grass planting flowers next to a sign, with a field and clear sky in the background.
Aerial view of two sandy volleyball courts, surrounded by grassy fields and a dirt path.

The Boyd Legacy Gardens was part of a Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources Grant called "Lawns to Legumes Demonstration Neighborhoods". Which was actually the precursor to the current Pollinator Pathways Grant! 

With the grant, the city of Boyd, MN, along with the help of the Lac qui Parle SWCD worked with local residents to install four types of beneficial planting practices: native pocket plantings, pollinator beneficial trees and shrubs, pollinators lawns and pollinator meadows. Together we created seven gardens around the city to demonstrate what native plant gardens looked like to the residents of Boyd. 

It is called the Legacy Gardens because of the legacy of conservation and preservation the residents of boyd wanted to leave for future generations. You can learn more about the gardens on the city of Boyd's website here.