Wildlife Articles
Build a thriving habitat by strategically combining insect- and animal-friendly annuals, perennials and shrubs
Gardeners play an important role in helping wildlife thrive in suburban and urban settings in the wintertime. Even when they are dormant, our gardens can support all kinds of living creatures. Learn about the different kinds of plants to include in your garden that will help wildlife survive the winter.
Butterflies, hummingbirds, songbirds and bees add wonderful movement and great interest to our gardens. Attracting these winged friends to your garden is a fairly simple matter. Provide them with food, water and shelter and they are happy to come and stay a while. There is a wide palette of plants that will work for both your garden and pollinators.
The survey is part of a national pollinator action research plan to give new insight into colony losses.
As summer temperatures soar, so does the flight of the butterflies and hummingbirds. In this article, read about great plants to welcome hummingbirds and butterflies to your garden this summer.
Watching birds flit about in the garden is one of life's little joys.
Learn about what draws hummingbirds into the garden and which plants they'll be looking for in your yard.
