If you're hoping to turn your garden into a veritable wonderland of wildlife and do your bit to support declining populations of pollinators, then the flowers you choose to plant are key. The right ...
If you want more bees, butterflies, and helpful hoverflies in your yard, you don’t need a pricey “pollinator garden kit.” The cheapest wins usually come from plants that sprout easily, self-seed, or ...
New research shows that even neat garden plants can support bees and butterflies, making pollinator gardening easier for ...
European bees need reliable pollen and nectar sources (flowers). Try adding flowering plants such as gaillardia (blanket ...
Some of the earliest plants attracted pollinators by producing heat that made these plants glow with infrared light, according to a new set of experiments. The work, published in the journal Science, ...
A gardener bends over to harvest stems from a thriving rosemary shrub growing in a polytunnel. - Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images Without question, rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) is a herb you should be ...
If you'd like to see more hummingbirds in your garden this spring, this is the perfect guide for you.
While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by heating up and glowing... Forget flowers: These ancient plants attract ...