It’s a simple idea: Stop mowing your lawn in the month of May to let flowers in the lawn, such as dandelions and clover, grow and support bees and other pollinators. “No Mow May” was started in 2019 ...

I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a decade of summers looking at plant-pollinator interactions—here’s what I learned Imagine a bee crawling into a bright yellow flower.

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...

While many pollinator gardens are focused on smaller flowering plants, fruit trees are also great for attracting birds, bees, ...

I always delight in seeing monarchs, those orange-and-black beauties dipping and swooping through the year. But this year, I got to observe their magic up close. A few weeks ago, I noticed a small ...

Deep roots make the soil more stable and help it stay fertile. They also soak up water, reducing runoff and keeping nutrients ...

When you picture a flower and a pollinator, the odds are you’re imagining a colorful, perfumed flower, and a honeybee. Perhaps, if you’re feeling adventurous, a butterfly or a hummingbird. That’s a ...

As the common saying goes, “spring has sprung.” Besides warm weather, beautiful plants and flowers continue to sprout and grow. Along with these plants are pollinators, which help plants reproduce ...

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