Sunflowers are among the most colorful and cheerful plants for gardens. They are quick to grow, attractive...
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Pollinator-friendly plants
Shasta Daisy: Growing tips, varieties, and pollinator power
Though I love my vegetable garden, as a horticulturist my first “plant love” was perennials....
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Shrubs for pollinators: 5 bloom-filled choices for bees and butterflies
Pollinator gardening is powerful stuff. While natural pollinator habitat diminishes and the effects...
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The monarch butterfly host plant: Milkweeds and how to grow them from seed
Winter doesn’t necessarily seem like the best time to be starting seeds outdoors in most of...
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Choosing the best bee plants for a pollinator garden
It’s a mighty good thing that so many gardeners have bees on the brain...
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Four flowers for the vegetable garden
In the gardens of my childhood, there were always pots of geraniums, petunias,...
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