“Any plant that encourages bird life, supplies the bees with an unexcelled source of honey, gives food to man, furnishes tannin from its bark, protects arid slopes from erosion, paints the landscape with vivid colors and carries joy into the …
The beauty of California… isn’t it why you’re here? It offers a variety of geography, from mountains to coasts, to deserts. And that diversity in geography manifests a diversity in the plants and animals that live here. That’s biodiversity. California …
To help native bees and other pollinators we can plant flowers for nectar they need for energy and pollen for protein and other nutrients they need for egg laying and feeding their young. But it’s equally important to provide habitat …
“Which flowers can I plant for the bees?” I hear it a lot. You really want to help save the bees. All the pollinators are in decline, and you can help in a significant way with a pollinator garden. You …
Many of us want to plant some flowers that will save the bees. Planting a few good flowers helps a few bees, but we can do so much more to help the bees and other pollinators. Bees aren’t the only …
Have you noticed the California lilacs blooming this spring? Many are a beautiful blue, and some are white. The white ones that are abundant around here are still blooming and stand out. Erect, fountain-shaped shrubs with lilac-like clusters of white …
“A meadow is a field which has grass and flowers growing in it.” Collins Dictionary A meadow can be a low-maintenance, low-water area full of grasses and flowers to attract and provide for friendly wildlife like pollinators, birds, and toads. …
After a long warm fall, the weather has finally cooled down. If you’ve been out visiting the last flowers in your garden you may have seen some of the last of the pollinators visiting them. Most likely they were bumble …
By now, most of us are concerned about the decline of bees and other pollinators. But there’s a myriad of bees that are not honeybees and many are great pollinators. They are native bees, or wild bees. There are some …
My previous article discussed the role of carbon dioxide (CO2) in our atmosphere and how it helps maintain a range of temperatures that enable life on earth. The amount of CO2 in our atmosphere now is at 414 parts per …