HOAs resist native plant landscaping despite conservation benefits
It's not every day that a homeowners' association signs [...]
Winter Solstice signals time to make wildflower seed balls–here’s how
Here comes the Solstice and that means it's a great time to make wildflower seed balls for next year's wildflower meadow. Here's how to do it.
Time to harvest seeds, make (small) seedballs for next year’s wildflowers
It's time to harvest seeds and make seedballs to increase next year's wildflower bounty.
Happy Pollinator Week! Unpaid Workers of Our Food Web Deserve Respect and Resources
Happy Pollinator Week! Events celebrate the unpaid workers that make our food possible.
Late-but-Great Wildflowers to Greet Monarchs and other Pollinators
Wildflowers and milkweeds running late for migrating Monarchs and other pollinators. A late-but-banner wildflower season in store.
First Frost Often Means the End for Late Season Caterpillars, and a Next Chapter for the Intriguing Frostweed Wildflower
First frost often means the end of the season for butterflies, and a new beginning for butterfly magnet plant, Frostweed, which forms intriguing ice sculputres. And: should you bring a late season caterpillar inside? Hmmm.
In the Butterfly Garden: Time to Harvest Sunflower Seeds, Here’s How to Do it
Sunflowers, great for the butterfly garden, are prolific with flowers and later seeds. Yours are probably hanging their heads by now. Here's how to harvest the sunflower seeds for your bird feeder, a protein-rich snack, or to plant next year.
Bats, Blooms, Butterflies and Moths–Everyone is Early this year
Everyone's early this year. Wildflowers, birds, bats, butterflies and moth are all making an early appearance. Is it the wet winter or milder temperatures causing the advanced timing?
Timely Rains, Pent-up Seed Bank, and Little Competition Raise Hopes for a Banner 2012 Wildflower Season
The historic Texas drought continues but recent rains raise hopes and streams for a banner 2012 wildflower season. And that means more butterflies.
Butterfly Predictions 2012: Historic Low Monarch counts, Wildflower Bounty, Butterflies Year-Round, a Blow For GMOs
Four butterfly predictions for 2012: Historic low Monarch counts at the roosting spots, bounty of wildflowers in Texas, year-round butterflies and outsmarted GMOs (genetically modified organisms)