The home of Keith and Emily Ellsworth is the recipient of the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Beautification's October 2023 Yard of the Month Award. The family at 703 N Union Ave. have maintained a pollinator friendly yard for over a decade. Emily says she learned many tips from her mom, who also gardens with wildlife in mind. She expressed that it is a joy to watch the changing of the seasons through the many native plants, birds, amphibians, and pollinating insects they attract daily. Alongside the pollinator garden is a beautiful, rain fed, mini pond featuring water lilies, native arrowhead, and other semiaquatic plants. The pond is a gathering place for both family and wildlife. Emily says, “Gardening with consideration to pollinators and beneficial native wildlife is not difficult to start or maintain, and it’s been very rewarding for our family and the wildlife it attracts.” | 
