Beneficial Garden Friends
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Best Plants For Frogs: 7 Plant Varieties To Bring More Froggies To Your Yard
A frog-friendly environment is one of the key indicators for garden health – so if you want to improve the health of your plot, here are seven plants for frogs you need to try
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Support Your Area's Pollinators By Using Keystone Plants
An understanding of keystone plants is not just a great way to make sure your garden is as enticing as possible to pollinators – it’s critical for the future of key species. We show you how to raise your eco-awareness
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How To Create A Newt Habitat For Exotic Garden Wildlife
If you create a newt habitat, you’ll give your wildlife garden a boost while making friends with some highly engaging animals. We show you how easy it is to make room for newts
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Boost Your Natural Pollinators: Native Bees To Welcome To Your Garden
There are many species of native bees in North America that we can support and attract by offering them food and shelter.
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Don’t Make These 5 Bird Bath Mistakes If You Want More Birdies!
Love your birdlife but failing to entice many feathered visitors? Check your backyard’s bathing facilities and make sure you avoid these classic bird bath mistakes
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Feeding Wildlife In Winter: Grow Plants To Feed Animals
If you want to bring more wildlife to your backyard, make sure your plants can feed them in colder months. These plants are perfect for feeding wildlife in winter
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Do Bird Baths Attract Other Animals? How To Deter Pests
Keeping a bird bath in pristine condition is only half the battle for bird lovers. Does your bird bath attract other animals you’d rather it didn’t? We show you how to keep bird baths for the birds.
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Winter Wildlife Watching In Your Backyard And Beyond
Even when your garden is quiet, there's plenty of fun to be had with winter wildlife watching. Find out how to make more of your plot’s nature-spotting potential
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How To Winterize Bees: Tips To Prepare Hives For The Cold
Good beekeepers know to winterize their bees to help keep the colonies healthy from year to year. Let us teach you how.
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Complete Guide to Pollinators
From bees to beetles, learn all about the animals and insects that do the dirty work to keep your garden pollinated.
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M Is For Monarch - 7 Things You Can Do to Help Fuel Fall Monarch Butterfly Migration
Watch and learn how you can do just 7 things to play an important role in monarch butterfly migration, including a fall fueling station.
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What is Planting in Drifts And How To Plant For Migrating Monarch Butterflies
Join us as we continue our tour around the butterfly garden in Adams Ricci Park and learn how to plant a fall fueling station.
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Fall Cleanup - Leaving Bee Hotels to Help Your Pollinator Garden
Pollinator gardens don’t stop being important when the flowers stop blooming. Read on to learn about leaving behind bee hotels.
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How Fall Cleanup Can Help Next Year's Monarch Waystation
Looking to start or expand on a monarch waystation in the spring? You can get a head start now with your fall cleanup.
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Flowers for a Fall Fueling Station - Annuals and Perennials That Can Help Fuel Butterfly Migration
Join us as we tour the butterfly garden in Adams Ricci Park and learn how to plant a fall fueling station.
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Mason Bees: Everything A Gardener Needs To Know
Mason bees aren't as famous as honey or bumble bees, but they're amazing native pollinators. Click here to read all about them.
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Monarch Butterflies - The Super Generation and How You Can Help Their Fall Migration
Join us as we learn about the monarch butterfly super generation, and how we can help them on their incredible journey.
