Habitat assessment by itspoeotise

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Assessment results
Answer givenOur advice
Do you have native bunchgrasses?: 
None.
Increase the amount of bunch grass in your yard. Many bees nest and overwinter at the base of these grasses.
Are there bee nesting blocks?: 
No
Supplement your habitats with nest blocks. Learn how to build them here.
What is the main type of vegetation in the area you are evaluating (park, garden, yard, farm...)?: 
Mix of native and non-native plants
Increase the amount of native plants in your yard.
How much of the whole yard, park, farm or green space is garden space or wild/natural vegetation?: 
Some. Between 21-40%.
Consider expanding your gardens and wild spaces and reducing your lawn.
How much of the garden is planted with flowering annual or perennial plants (including shrubs, vegetables and trees)?: 
Not much (1-25%)
Consider supplementing your garden with some native, pollinator friendly plants and converting some lawn!
How many flowers in your garden bloom in spring?: 
7-9
Add 2 or 3 more kinds of spring flowers.
How many flowers in your garden bloom in fall?: 
4-6
Add 3-4 more fall flowers to support fall bees.
How many flowers in your garden bloom in summer?: 
7-9
Add 1-2 more types of summer flowers to support summer bees.
Is there fresh, clean water always available with a perch that bees could stand on and drink?: 
No
Consider adding a water element. This can be as simple as a bowl with some rocks thrown in for bees to stand on while drinking.
How many different pollinator counts will your contribute this year?: 
Five or more.
We'd love to see pollinator counts from any of the plants in your garden as many times as you can contribute. Thanks!

Score: 159 (out of a possible 210)

Trees: 2 figs, 1 apple, persimmon, avocado, lemon, 1 stone fruit ("fruit salad")

Shrubs: six small salvias (incl. clevelandii, spathacea & apiana), verbena, vitex, holodiscus, 3 ribes, ugni, 2 echium, tomatoes, brugmansia, amelanchier, dendromecon, philadelphus, melianthus,

Smaller: camissonia, armeria, eschscholzia, fuchsia, goji berry, polystichum, thalictrum, 3 eriogonum, 2 achillea, 2 asclepias, mimulus, herbs, 2 penstemon, lily, glads, fressias, irises, melissa, 2 agastache, several roses, corydalis, ratibida, euphorbia, helenium, yacon, kale, mint, vitis, pepper, satureja, heliotropium, alcea, heuchera

Vines: lonicera, 2 passiflora, 2 clematis, mandevilla

Which garden or space are you describing?: 
Back Yard
How large is your yard?: 
155.00
square yards
Are there areas with bare ground and very few plants?: 
Yes
Are there areas with sandy loamy soil?: 
Yes
Are there low traffic areas where the soil is not turned over, tilled or plowed?: 
Yes
Are there areas dead wood, brush piles or snags present?: 
Yes
Are there areas with pithy twigs (elderberry, cane fruit, sumac, etc…)?: 
Yes
Are the flowering plants that you have pollinator friendly?: 
Most (more than 75%)
Are flowers planted in clumps?: 
Yes.
How much mulch is on the ground?: 
None.
Does the garden use herbicides?: 
No.
Are pesticides used in the garden?: 
No