When I first planted my garden, it felt like setting up a stage for a performance, where the main actors—bees and butterflies ...

Want a gorgeous, vibrant, and natural-looking yard that draws all kinds of amazing native insects? Follow our tips. Native flowering plants are adapted to the climate and conditions in your area and ...

You may be familiar with the health benefits (both physical and mental) that gardening can provide you as an individual, but at least one type of gardening in particular has the potential to help all ...

With World Honey Bee Day on the third Saturday in August, it's still timely to learn about honey bees and highlight the crucial role they play in our ecosystem. These tiny pollinators are essential ...

As more and more of our land is developed and our native flora and fauna face habitat loss, a growing number of gardeners strive to make a positive and beautiful impact by providing way stations. To ...

Lots of people want to plant gardens that attract and nurture bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Fortunately, many plants that are pollinator magnets also provide beauty and interest. Even ...

At 70 mph, this roadside plot is a blur of purple, yellow and white blooms, a break in the tidy turfgrass lining the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Traffic moves a lot slower at Kellys Run. On foot, it’s ...

Gardeners know the ecological benefits of a pollinator garden, but Stella Cruz’s blossoming front yard offers even greater rewards. Seeing hummingbirds drinking nectar from deep-throated flowers, a ...

About 70% of the world’s crop production relies on pollinator insects for survival. That makes it helpful to know how many pollinators are out there. As a citizen scientist, you can participate in ...

The plants in the University of Delaware Educational Pollinator Garden serve as a food bank for all kinds of flower-visiting insects. Pollinators utlize rewards such as pollen and nector while other ...