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Plants That Increase Happiness & Harvest
Floral Abundance Promotes Pollinators Like most gardeners, I welcome any excuse to grow more flowers. Therefore, it’s very good news that by raising as wide a variety of blooms as possible, we are doing our bit to aid and abet … Continue reading
Posted in Easy Care Perennials, Gardening With Children, Nutrition, pests and pesticides, Pollinators, Sustainable Gardening, Sustainable Living
Tagged Asclepias speciosa, California lilac (Ceanothus), catmints, Flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum), Gorgeous Natives, Monarch butterflies, Native Plants For Pollinators, Ocean spray (Holodiscus discolor), Pollinator Plants, serviceberry (Amelanchier species)
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Protecting Pollinators At Home And Afield
More Ways To Safeguard The Food Chain Bee friendly gardening is gaining momentum as awareness of pollinator problems becomes more widespread. The good news is that even a small patch of wholesome food and safe habitat can be of service … Continue reading
Plants Deer Don’t Love, Though I Do
Deer Proofing The Garden (Or Not) It always surprises me to hear people complain about the stress of living through renovations of either home or garden. I just love the entire process, and though the inevitable interruptions and delays can … Continue reading
The (Even) Dark(er) Side Of Roundup
When Dangerous “Helpers” Do More Harm Than Good For many years, Roundup and similar glyphosate-based weed killers have been widely promoted as boons to humanity, saving time, money and energy and boostin crop productivity. Meanwhile, more than a few of … Continue reading