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Grow more native plants for birds

Native trees and flowers in your garden will bring in more birds than ever before. Learn which native plants are best for ...
Attention, anyone who thinks native blooms are brilliant in the wild — or our yards — but don’t work in bouquets. Boy, are we wrong. This isn’t an invitation to trample wildflower fields to pick ...
Native plants rebuild bird menu: caterpillars for chicks, seeds for fall, berries for travel. More birds stay and sing all ...
Attention, anyone who thinks native blooms are brilliant in the wild — or our yards — but don't work in bouquets. Boy, are we wrong. This isn't an invitation to trample wildflower fields to pick ...
If you live in a dry climate, growing flowering plants can be challenging. Rain doesn't come often, and the rate of evaporation can often be higher in these regions compared to others. As a result, ...
A patch of common foxglove bloom in a garden. - Photos From Japan, Asia And Othe Of The World/Getty Images With its tall spikes of purple, pink, or white bell-shaped flowers, common foxglove ...
Q: If one wants both drought-tolerant (water-efficient) and California native wildflowers, what are the options?
Writes Steve Conway: "Looking forward to 2026, I’m excited to see new ways gardeners are exploring the potential of a local ...
Research in the Journal of Applied Ecology has identified threats to endangered plants in an urban area, generating ...
Land that had become a garbage heap of old tires, appliances and household trash is now being used by the group Mālama Hāmākua Maui to grow native plants in the Haiku region. “It’s part of the bigger ...
Myrtle rust is a devastating fungal disease that affects lilly pilly, myrtles and gum trees. Here's what it looks like and how to remove it.
Pollinating insects are getting their habitats back at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach. Volunteers put nearly 850 California native plants in the ground over the weekend at Hopkins Wilderness ...