Build a Monarch Garden
It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3…Here’s a garden design that will attract Monarch butterflies and it only uses three perennials groupings. It’s pretty, too!
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN HERE
ENQUIRING MINDS WANT TO PLANT!
Knowledge and resources about plants and planting are so vast they can be overwhelming. The best approach is to take advantage of information based on your areas of interest and then seek the guidance of a plant professional. Your local nursery or garden center has inspired people ready to offer advice.
LEARN, ASK, PLANT!
How to Attract Hummingbirds
The Ruby-throated hummingbird is the only hummingbird that visits our area. Hummers start to arrive in our area around May 1. One tip for attracting hummingbirds is to offer a sugar water mixture during hot, dry weather that is one-quarter cup of sugar per cup of water.
What You Need to Know About Pollinators: How They Can Help Your Garden
Have you been seeing bees and other pollinators around your flowering plants? Though pollinators may seem like pests that are bothering your flowers and buzzing around your outdoor living space, they are essential to the health of your plants, and for your health as well.
Butterfly Gardens: Bring Winged Beauties to Your Yard
Butterfly gardens provide food and sanctuary for many vibrant species of Lepidoptera. This type of garden can be planted in even the busiest urban location. Offering even a small habitat can help support the butterfly population in your area.
The Value of Pollinators and How to Attract Them to Your Garden
Native plants play a special role for pollinators in providing habitat for their own life cycle. We are all familiar with the necessity of having milkweed available to support the life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly.
Evergreens – Tried and True
Who doesn’t like to have flowers in their garden? Whether they’re born on trees and shrubs, annuals or perennials we all want FLOWERS!
Make Your Yard a “Hummingbird Hotel”
We’re among the biggest fans of butterflies and hummingbirds. Seeing the first hummingbird in the spring or a monarch butterfly in the summer is something to tell all your friends.
Get Your Garden Back to its Roots by Incorporating Native Plants
Lured by the gorgeous new offerings each season in glossy garden catalogues and magazines, you might be tempted to choose plants not well suited to your area – an expensive and time-consuming error.
Bees & Butterflies Need Love Too!
As spring continues to wake up our gardens and stay at home orders are giving us extra time-we get the itch to start outdoor spring chores early. Gardening is a great way to get fresh air and exercise-while staying away from other humans.
Year of the Hardy Hibiscus
Hardy Hibiscus adds a splash of tropical flair to your perennial garden. Fast-growing and fabulous, these plants explode with pinwheel-like flowers the size of dinner plates in late summer.
