Pollinator Plants Find New Home

Lebanon Recreation, Arts, and Parks Posted on May 12, 2026

Volunteer gardeners Joan McGovern, Barbara Slaiby, and Jessy Elfstrom joined Recreation, Arts, and Parks Department staff gardener, Susan Johnson Sunday, May 10, 2026, to carefully transplant a mature pollinator garden from the Mascoma River Greenway trailhead, where construction of the new Mechanic/High/Mascoma Streets Roundabout is beginning. The garden was established by Pat McGovern, and without the relocation effort, the established plants would have been lost during construction activities.

With permission from Goss Logan Insurance, the garden was successfully moved to the hillside near the Lebanon Pedestrian Tunnel entrance, creating a new space for both pollinators and visitors to enjoy. The transplanted garden will continue to provide important habitat and seasonal color along the Greenway.

Plants relocated during the project included Purple Coneflowers, Rudbeckia, Asters, Daffodils, Grape Hyacinths, Golden Alexanders, Bellflowers, Coreopsis, Daylilies, Bearded and Blue Flag Iris, Obedient Plant, Chrysanthemums, and Liatris.

Special thanks to the volunteers and community partners who worked together to save and replant this pollinator garden.