It's easy to end up with partial bags of potting soil, or pots with soil and no flowers. After awhile that soil loses nutrients and porosity. But it's useless.

When you think of nature, you might not think of your backyard, but right outside your back door is where nature starts. One way to help nature is to make sure the yard supports those important ...

In an era when the importance of pollinators is increasingly recognized, many gardeners are focusing on creating gardens that not only dazzle the eyes but also serve as essential habitats for these ...

Annual flowering seed mixes are often grown in gardens and parks, but the flowers included may not be the most pollinator-friendly. New research in Plants, People, Planet reveals plant species that ...

Not all commercial wildflower seed mixes are created equal in the eyes of our insect overlords. Wildflower seed mix test plots. (Copyright by Natasha de Vere ...

Many people are familiar with the plight of the polar bear due to climate change. However, worldwide declining populations of pollinators are also gaining more recognition. Besides honeybees, ...

General Mills tried to help the bees this spring, and instead it got stung. Native plant lovers across the country are complaining that the 1.5 billion seeds the company has given away in the last ...