One of the largest threats to bees is a lack of safe habitat where they can build homes and find a variety of nutritious food sources.It’s no secret that healthy bee and butterfly populations are ...

Encourage bees, butterflies and insects into your yard this spring and summer by planting flowers that attract pollinators. Apart from watching the wildlife at work, you’ll play a vital role in ...

Consider adding some flower power to your landscape to bring in the buzz of pollinators to your garden. “Floral abundance is one of the strongest ways to promote bee diversity in gardens,” said Gail ...

You can't open a magazine or catalog these days without seeing an article about the importance of pollinators, usually bees or Monarch butterflies. But there are about 200,000 species of pollinators, ...

We’re past the middle of September and most of the flowers of summer have faded. That means there are fewer flowers for butterflies, honeybees, wild bees and other pollinators. Gardeners can help the ...

Pollinators like bees and butterflies play a vital role in maintaining healthy ecosystems and supporting the plants around you. As their habitats become fragmented, these important creatures need ...

Once upon a time in Southern California, landscaping was primarily about decoration — the greenest lawn, easy-care sculptural shrubs and a few showstopper flowers, almost none native to the region or ...

If not, you may want to add some plants that will attract and support these pollinators and others throughout the season. Adding pollinator plants will benefit the plants in your vegetable garden, ...

More than 100 million people in the U.S. deal with allergies each year. Common examples include seasonal allergies, eczema ...

Recently we had a speaker at our Linden Garden Club who spoke about creating a wildlife-friendly garden which inspired me to treat the subject in this column. I have had good and bad experiences with ...