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This column has been updated to correct the date of the upcoming Master Gardener Plant Sale in Lancaster. The correct date is ...
Want to help the bees? This Texas gardening guide explains how to plant a pollinator-friendly garden with native plants.
Farmers rely on the pollination process to create and sustain our food system. Samantha Winship is a local small farmer in Winston-Salem. Winship said everyone should try to grow pollinator-friendly ...
Wildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic and other metal contaminants from the soil, which are consumed by pollinators as they feed, a new ...
Spring flowers have co-evolved with insect pollinators for a long time. The flowers require pollen delivery to set seed. To ...
Pollinator species are declining around the world. How can you help them using your own backyard? Here are some tips and tricks.
A living wall of shrubs is much nicer! Many shrubs are fast growers, too, so you won’t have to wait a decade or more for ...
North Branch Land Trust will hold a public conservation event, Plants for Pollinators, from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at Evergreen WB, 27 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre, at a cost of $30.
What’s a seed library? Just like books and other information, some libraries are providing garden seeds for free.
A vibrant, thriving garden is not just about beautiful flowers and lush greenery; it’s about creating a harmonious ...
The nice weather last weekend prompted me to start cleaning up from the winter. As I started to rake leaves and clear a path ...
Many butterflies, bees and moths are fluttering into oblivion. A new report co-authored by a Canadian researcher warns that more than one-fifth of pollinator species it studied in North America are at ...