Why, When and How to Plant a Tree (15 photos)
Trees are vital to our landscape, providing beauty and welcome shade. They also offer environmental benefits, such as cleaning the air and reducing energy costs when placed near our homes. Many trees have other bonuses, such as colorful flowers, delic…
4 Tips for Designing a Wildlife-Friendly Small Garden (5 photos)
The Case for Losing the Traditional Lawn (6 photos)
I’m already nostalgic for this past summer. Warm days spent frolicking outside, picnics, ice cream, birds chirping and the nonstop sound of lawnmowers as the smell of freshly cut grass wafts over the garden. But that sweet grass smell is a chemical re…
6 Steps to Creating Your Butterfly Garden (14 photos)
12 Entertaining ‘Bee-haviors’ of Native Bees (13 photos)
What I relish most about my pollinator garden is the three-ring circus of clowns, acrobats, contortionists and other performers. While nurturing a garden habitat that gives native bees a place in which to live, eat and raise their young, we also get t…
How to Grow a Modern Pollinator Garden (14 photos)
Planting a garden is one of the best ways you can support our crucial pollinators. However, if you prefer the clean lines of a modern landscape to an unruly array of wildflowers, how can you create a bee-friendly garden that fits your minimalist aesth…


















