Gardening
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5 Tips To Winterize Your Garden
Just as you winterize your home to make it more efficient, you can do the same for your garden. Properly winterizing your garden will not only help your plots rejuvenate naturally but will reduce the amount of work you'll have to do in the spring, allowing you to jump right into the fun part, PLA... -
5 Urban Habitats In Which Solitary Bees Thrive
We often think of urban areas as concrete jungles devoid of nature. Still, appropriately managed urban regions can enhance the conservation of bees and act as hotspots for the pollination services that bees provide to flowers and urban gardens. Incorporating native flowers and plants in urban are... -
Do you have a glossy green front lawn? What is this, the 1950s?
Do you have a glossy green front lawn? What is this, the 1950s? Are our conceptions of gardening outdated and harming the planet? It turns out, yes, they are! So what should we do? Check out this article in The Guardian to learn how the "perfect lawn" is harming our pollinators and guidance on ... -
Evaluating Seed Mix Composition for Pollinator Habitat - YouTube Video
Evaluating Seed Mix Composition for Pollinator Habitat - YouTube Video Want to plant a pollinator habitat? Check out this great video from the Pollinator Friendly Alliance: Evaluating Seed Mix Composition for Pollinator Habitat with Karin Jokela, Farm Bill Pollinator Conservation Planner, Xerces... -
University Of Minnesota Extension New Bee Lawn Resources From Extension UMN Extension has new materials on everything you need to know to grow your own bee lawn! UMN researchers have spent several years studying bee lawns and the pollinators that benefit from them. These resources combine the re...
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Helping trees survive the drought
Helping trees survive the drought Trees, both urban and rural, especially our native trees, provide habitats for birds, insects, and other animals. Trees provide food and nesting sites for many of our native bees, the shade that can reduce our energy use during extreme heat and help clean the ai... -
How planting a garden can boost bees, local food, and resilience during a crisis.
How planting a garden can boost bees, local food, and resilience during a crisis. Op-ed by Sheila Colla, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at York University - Discusses the benefits of planting "resilience gardens" to help mitigate food security issues related to crises. These types ... -
How To: A Guide to Native Plant Gardening
Native plants are plants that have evolved over hundreds or thousands of years in particular regions or ecosystems. In the United States, only plants found in this country before European settlement are considered native. Native plants provide numerous benefits: Native plants provide nectar, pol... -
How to Attract and Maintain Pollinators in your Garden
The following is an excerpt from a Crown Bee blog article. You see the entire article here. 1. How to Attract and Maintain Pollinators in your Garden Have you ever wondered how you can attract pollinators to your garden? Check out this fantastic resource from the University of California, Agri... -
Target Planting - New survey offers a glimmer of hope for declining native bee populations
New survey offers a glimmer of hope for declining native bee populations A new survey of native bees and the plants they need offers an encouraging sign that native bees can bounce back if we throw them a lifeline in the form of carefully selected plants in our gardens. The survey suggests that ... -
(National Biodiversity Data Centre) "Ultimately, the similarity between pollinator communities of the two meadow types indicates that doing less may be doing more in terms of providing resources for insect-pollinators within urban environments. Simply reducing the mowing frequency to create a min...