This evergreen can attract songbirds, bees, butterflies, and moths to your garden. These critters love the native shrub for ...

Visitors can stroll through the new, pollinators’ garden at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine to discover the beauty of native plants and how they benefit native bees and hummingbirds.

It’s a simple idea: Stop mowing your lawn in the month of May to let flowers in the lawn, such as dandelions and clover, grow and support bees and other pollinators. “No Mow May” was started in 2019 ...

Gardeners are getting the message that they can help birds, bees and nature in general by planting more native plants. But that message sometimes has converted into a call to plant nothing but native ...

I just received the new book “Pollinator Friendly Gardening” by Rhonda Fleming Hayes (Voyageur Press). It’s the first book I’ve read that devotes whole chapters to what pollinator insects need to ...

Did you know that there is an official Pollinator Week? Pollinator Week 2024 is June 17-23. Annually, Pollinator Week celebrates and supports environments that help pollinators. As children, many of ...

Honeybee declines are well-documented. Concern for honeybees is common, but rarely does anyone mention concern for native pollinators. Native pollinators face many of the same challenges that play a ...

Did you know that you can thank pollinators for one out of every three bites of food you eat? You probably didn't know. In which case you probably aren't thinking much about how your daily life ...

Echinacea is a type of native plant that can help the ecosystem in our area. Johnson County K-State Research and Extension I am always expanding my knowledge about plants. Last week I attended the ...

: A black swallowtail butterfly feeds on Joe Pye weed, a native plant that is a rich nectar source. Credit: Star-Ledger file photo (Amanda Brown) If you garden at all, you've probably heard passionate ...

Resident biologist and native plant educator Joan Maccari will give away free seeds of native pollinators from 1 to 3 p.m. on ...

While native plants can positively benefit the curb appeal of your garden, it also directly supports the animals and insects ...