Gardening for pollinators doesn't have to be difficult or confusing. In fact, you can have a stunning pollinator garden with three simple plants. What you want is to have a food…

Take a walk around a park, nature preserve, or your neighborhood and you are apt to see a plant that was introduced with good intentions that has now become wildly…

It’s time for me to address the elephant, or shall I say the two-inch insect in the room.  The cicadas are coming, and they’re coming in droves! After spending years…

If this is the year you start your first pollinator garden, congrats and fair warning! This is an enthralling endeavor that will indubitably lead you down the path of plant…

You’ve come to the conclusion that your landscape needs the attention of a professional designer. Before you meet with your designer there are a few things you should know or…

A subscriber to our Pollinator newsletter emailed and asked us to discuss groundcovers for pollinators with a focus on rock gardens. Instead of waiting an entire month until the next…

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reported what many of us already knew but were waiting for science to catch up and make official: spending time in nature is good,…

These plants are signs of a healthy pollinator garden and they lend sought-after winter interest. Some of our favorite winter pollinator plants are:1)    Echinacea: The stems are quite sturdy, allowing…

One reason why I adore pollinator gardening is that in the winter, the gardens are not only benefiting nature, but they are also interesting to view. They have what we…

There’s a good chance that pollinator gardening will introduce you to an array of new plants. It’s to be expected. But what may surprise you is that the way in…