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Back in May we went to the 'science rendevous', an annual science fair in Toronto, Canada. There were lots of games and hands on activi...
rab a walking buddy and your camera! We’re sharing five Maryland arboretums worth visiting this fall.
Ignite your curiosity at the Penn State Arboretum: A 350-acre oasis of diverse flora perfect for families, nature lovers, and researchers seeking an enriching experience.
A map of the best contemporary landscape architecture projects from around the world.
This pollinator activity pack has coloring sheets and activity pages to learn more about twelve important pollinators.
Jonathan Storm on Instagram: "It’s a cold, wet day in my area of the Piedmont. This may have you wondering how Mourningcloak Butterflies (Nymphalis antiopa) can overwinter as an adult in these conditions. Rest assured, Mourningcloaks are well adapted to surviving the cold. They’re found across much of North America and Eurasia, even living as far north as the Arctic Circle! Each autumn, Mourningcloak Butterflies build up fat reserves that help them survive the winter under leaf litter, logs, or loose tree bark. Helping these beautiful butterflies survive the winter is a great reason to leave leaf litter around your yard. Even in these relatively warm and dry retreats, though, the temperature can dip below freezing. So how do the butterflies survive? Like several other insects, Mourningc
Today’s Backyard Nature: bee butts. These are the back ends of little bees: native, solitary bees who make a nest *inside* last year’s flower stems. Each bee is one female making one nest: laying one egg at a time in its own little chamber and with its own cake of pollen as baby food. This…
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Protecting pollinator habitat and cutting back on the use of bee-killing pesticides can help save bees of all stripes.
Bumble bee nests are annual, and only gynes(next year’s queens) survive winter by first feeding and building fat stores, then digging a shallow...
Geranium maculatum is a pretty flowering plant native to eastern North America. In addition to filling natural woodland openings, this herbaceous perennial works well in informal gardens as well, offering loose clusters of pink flowers in late spring to early summer. Learn more about wild geranium in this article...
A wide range of companion plants will bring out the best qualities of your roses and share their space with a serene balance.
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Pollinator Partnership is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and the largest in the world dedicated exclusively to the protection and promotion of ...
Volunteer Gardener features local experts who share gardening advice, landscape design tips, and environmentally conscious farming practices. A Nashville Public Television Production
Honeybee forager doing what both she and the sunflower have co-evolved for - gene transfer for the sunflower - a protein rich food source for the honeybee colony - and, very incidentally, a wonderfully aesthetic sight for the human onlooker, a very recent arrival on the scene compared to this 300Myr collaboration. Taken during the wedding photo shoot!
Learn how to design and maintain a garden that supports pollinators, boosting biodiversity and plant health.
