Monarch Butterfly Habitat Loss — And Why They Need More Habitat Now
Few sights in nature are as recognizable as the orange-and-black wings of the monarch butterfly. For generations, monarchs have migrated thousands of miles across…
The Best Annuals for a Summer Pollinator Garden
The Best Annuals for a Summer Pollinator GardenA summer pollinator garden should do more than look colorful from the patio. The best annuals for…
Hummingbirds: Everything You Need to Know to Attract Them
Hummingbirds may be tiny, but they are not low-maintenance visitors. If you want them to return to your yard again and again, you need…
How to Keep Deer Out of Your Vegetable Garden
Few things are more frustrating than walking out to your vegetable garden and finding tomato plants stripped, bean vines chewed down, or lettuce eaten…
How to Deadhead Flowers the Right Way
Deadheading flowers sounds simple: remove the faded blooms and wait for more flowers. But the way you cut matters. Done correctly, deadheading keeps annuals…
How to Grow Coneflowers: The Backbone of the Pollinator Garden
Learning how to grow coneflowers is one of the easiest ways to make a sunny garden more attractive to butterflies, bees, beneficial insects, and…
Attracting Butterflies with Aromatic Herbs and Plants
Colorful flowers are usually the first thing gardeners think of when they want to attract butterflies. That makes sense. Adult butterflies visit many bright,…
Water Sources for Wildlife: How to Help Birds, Butterflies and Pollinators
Food gets most of the attention in backyard wildlife gardening, but clean water is just as important. Birds need water for drinking, bathing, and…
The Best Native Wildflowers for a Pollinator Garden
If you want a garden that brings in more bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and beneficial insects, start with native wildflowers. The best native wildflowers for…
Butterfly Houses: Are they useful?
Do Butterfly Houses Actually Attract Butterflies?Butterfly houses look charming in a garden. They are usually tall wooden boxes with narrow vertical slits, almost like…
