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June 25, 2024

Milkweed and its Fascinating Bugs

Most people know that milkweed plants are important for the survival of Monarch butterflies. But beyond that, their knowledge is a little murkier. Milkweeds are fascinating plants where you can spot a wide diversity of insects. [...]
March 27, 2024

Do bugs have caring moms?

Birds and mammals are renowned for their dedication to raising young that rely on parental care. Bug bugs? While motherhood doesn’t come to mind when we think about bugs, they don't all leave their young to fend for themselves. [...]
January 14, 2021

Beetles as Pollinators

While bees and butterflies are the pollinator darlings, beetles also provide essential pollinator services and deserve a little more respect [...]
December 5, 2020

Why Plant Winterberry Holly?

Winterberry Holly is a great native shrub that gets well deserved landscape attention because of its gorgeous heavy red fruit set during (guess?) [...]
August 19, 2020

Watching Swallowtail Butterflies

The whimsical flutter of swallowtails over a field of flowers is magical and soothing. During this pandemic summer, I am enjoying watching [...]
July 28, 2020

The Popular Purple Coneflower (Echinacea)

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) deserves its status as one of the most popular mainstream native wildflowers for garden [...]
June 9, 2020

Calligrapher flower flies are great beneficial insects

Calligrapher flower flies are top contenders for best beneficial insects you can have in your garden. You probably have Calligraphers and don’t know it [...]
May 28, 2020

Golden Alexanders Support Tiny Wildlife

    The first big wave of showy color in our meadow each spring is the native plant Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea). The tiny wildlife […]