New pollinator garden opens in Temecula

Bees, butterflies and bats should be busy in a new Temecula garden.

That’s the hope of garden enthusiasts who’ve opened the Rebecca Weersing Pollinator Garden.

Tucked inside the Rose Haven Heritage Garden, the new area aims to attract insects and others that will benefit gardens, farms and vineyards across the Temecula area, a news release states.

The nonprofit Temecula Valley Rose Society, which runs the heritage garden, dedicated the new space Friday, Nov. 1.

Free and open to the public, the garden uses native plants to attract so-called pollinators. It also includes native bird, butterfly, bee and bat habitats.

The layout has rock-lined basins, four walking bridges and signs that explain the landscaping design. An education area includes benches for presentations or seminars.

The garden is named for Weersing, the society’s current president, a longtime member and a benefactor of the pollinator garden, the release states.

The Rose Haven Heritage Garden, which opened in 1991, boasts about 2,000 roses. It also has succulents and xeriscape plant sections, a Peace and Friendship Garden, French and English gardens, a reflection pond and a gazebo.

Rose Haven is open daily, from dawn to dusk. It is at 30592 Jedediah Smith Road, Temecula.

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