Pollinators – like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds – are indispensable to the world as we know it. They fertilize plants, and that includes most of the plants we eat. But pollinator populations ...

Butterflies land on pink and orange flowers planted in front of a home - Susan Lavender/Getty Images The butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds we nurture all spring and summer still need nourishment ...

One of the largest threats to bees is a lack of safe habitat where they can build homes and find a variety of nutritious food sources.It’s no secret that healthy bee and butterfly populations are ...

Encourage bees, butterflies and insects into your yard this spring and summer by planting flowers that attract pollinators. Apart from watching the wildlife at work, you’ll play a vital role in ...

Pollinators like bees and butterflies play a vital role in maintaining healthy ecosystems and supporting the plants around you. As their habitats become fragmented, these important creatures need ...

Incorporating pollinator plants in your landscape could make you the bee’s knees. More than 80% of the world’s flowering plants need insects such as bees to spread pollen and help the plants produce ...

Ever have a butterfly land on your fingertip or heard the buzzy mumble of a bee foraging in a flower? You’ve touched a miracle. Pollinators give us so much. They grace our lives with beauty, keep our ...

Home gardeners can help maintain, and even encourage, populations of honeybees, native bees, wasps, beetles, butterflies, moths and hummingbirds. What do these things have in common? They're all ...

WASHINGTON — Native perennials are a win-win when it comes to landscaping here in the D.C. region. Native means they are native to the area, and support our local ecosystem like birds and butterflies.

Ever feel like your yard is missing something, but you’re not sure what? Tall plants could be the secret ingredient that ...

You can also choose plants that have different bloom times throughout the season. That way there is always color in the garden. My local team planted wild columbine and coreopsis for early-season ...