Nurseries and garden centers are filled with plants waiting for a permanent home. When you are selecting all the “must-haves” for this year, in addition to thinking about color and size, why ...

In the fall when flowers are more scarce, pollinators will be especially happy to find these nectar- and pollen-rich flowers ...

If you add a hummingbird feeder to your yard or garden, you may find that you get more than you bargained for -- it might start attracting other types of pollinators as well.

To turn your yard into a hummingbird hotspot, you need to go beyond filling up the feeder and planting a few hummingbird-friendly flowers. Start by eliminating pesticides -- those chemicals can ...

Groups worked together to research scientific facts, persuade the principal to approve the garden, and gain momentum within the community. “We’re basically experts,” Eve added.

As we continue the celebration of Pollinator Month all June long, I am hoping all of you will pause and admire all of our little insect, hummingbird and butterfly friends buzzing about garden ...

READER COMMENTS A reader writes: "Last summer, you wrote about your enormous goldenrod plant that grew as tall as you in your garden. This summer, I have one, not as tall, but I water it, and it is ...

The committee, which maintains the Papillion Butterfly Garden at Veterans Park, plans to give away zinnia, butterfly weed and other seeds that are easy to grow — many of which were harvested ...

A vacant lot along Baldwin Street in Bridgeville soon will be repurposed into a butterfly-pollinator garden. Council on Nov. 11 authorized repurposing the lot, which is behind the Beer Warehouse ...

Once the new hummingbird kids leave the nest, we are entertained daily by the aerobatics performed as mom and dad try to drive them away. It is my understanding that these birds are quite territorial.

I saw the first butterfly this season at the end of February, long before it became consistently warm. And the first spotting of “our” hummingbirds was back in late April. Once the new ...