Answers to Your Questions: Yellow Powder on the Patio
Question Every year, in early April/late May, a yellow or white powder settles on my patio and garden furniture. IContinue Reading
Category: Pollination
My Selective Mower
By Julie Boudreau The more I exchange with gardeners everywhere, the more I realize that I am not the onlyContinue Reading
Long Live the Bees?
By Julie Boudreau Last winter, I was reading a scientific article that really saddened me. Being an “collateral bee rescuer”,Continue Reading
Some of the Best Nectar-Rich Plants
You can be sure that the trending words this year will be biodiversity and plants for pollinators! They are onContinue Reading
Sea Bees Pollinate Aquatic Plants
It wasn’t all that long ago that the scientific community believed pollination occurred almost entirely on land. The primary pollinatorsContinue Reading
Bring Pollinators into the City
If You Encourage Them, They Will Come! By now we’ve all heard the news: pollinators are in trouble. The WhiteContinue Reading
A Brand-New Pollinator Garden at the Montréal Insectarium
This year, the start of summer coincides with the inauguration of the Montréal Insectarium’s Pollinator Garden. Espace pour la vie invitesContinue Reading
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Sow Your Own Mini Butterfly Garden!
Here’s a little family project for this summer: Sowing your own butterfly garden! By Larry Hodgson Summer is fast approaching,Continue Reading
Can a Crabapple Pollinate an Apple Tree?
Ill.: Dr.PAS & Efengai, depositphotos & www.nicepng.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog By Larry Hodgson Question: To add an extra room to our house,Continue Reading
Saving Squash Seed: No Hanky Panky Allowed!
Par Larry Hodgson Squashes are masters at crossing with their neighbors. Even varieties that are very different in appearance, suchContinue Reading