The arrival of fall brings shorter days, cooler nights and a gradual winding down of garden activity. Flowers start to fade, while leaves turn glorious colors and begin to fall from the trees. For ...

Drizzly or dry, winter days find flocks of local birds happily dining in our gardens. At least, they flock to gardens that offer take-out service, not just mown lawns and trimmed hedges. In mild years ...

Sometimes gardeners are influenced by old customs or advice that may not reflect the latest thinking. Here are a few myths and facts to help you rethink your gardening maintenance. Myth: All ...

These tips were reported as part of our sustainable eating newsletter, Cooked. We've just added new emails and info, so be sure to sign up to learn more about how you can help the planet from your ...

DON FLYCKT Special to the Yakima Herald-Republic Aug 18, 2024 Aug 18, 2024 0 When friends stop by, they typically ask to see my garden. Imagine their confusion when I tell them I don’t have a garden, ...

The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every ...

WASHINGTON— A federal judge approved an agreement today between conservation groups and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that puts the agency on a prompt schedule to consider and designate critical ...

When most people think of bees, they think of honeybees living in hives; but do you recognize native bees? Most native bees are solitary, living in a hole inside a tree, a hollow plant stem, or ...

Many people conflate all bees together, but native solitary bees are actually very different from honeybees. Solitary bees are native, while honeybees are introduced species. Honeybees in Arizona are ...

Greg Larson figures he could golf along Hwy. 7 across Minnesota from the western Twin Cities to the South Dakota border, so shorn are the roadside ditches. An Excelsior resident who owns 80 acres of ...

Over 400 native bee species exist in New York, most of which are solitary ground-nesters. Native bees are vital pollinators, especially for certain fruits and vegetables, using a "buzz pollination" ...