When a Garden Is Buzzing – but Biodiversity Is Quietly Slipping Away “New research shows why a lively-looking landscape can still be losing its most vulnerable pollinators – and what gardeners and prairie restorers can do about it.” Is this … Continue reading →
A Butterfly Garden Has to Feed the Caterpillars, Too Consider this ironic situation: A butterfly settles on a flower, and someone reaches for a camera. A caterpillar chews a leaf nearby, and someone reaches for the pest spray. We have … Continue reading →
What a Prairie Can Teach Us About a Living Garden A gardener is standing on his patch of tired lawn, holding a packet of wildflower seed. The packet in his hand promises summer color, visiting butterflies and bees. But is … Continue reading →