butterfly garden

Trees on the Trail: Small trees, enormous value!

Small trees or shrubs offer a wide range of benefits and are valuable additions to every garden’s ecosystem. Shrubs play an integral role in creating bee-, butterfly-, and bird-friendly gardens by providing pollen, nectar, and seeds. They enhance privacy, curb appeal, and property values. With benefits like these, adding small trees and shrubs to your landscape should be a no-brainer!

The 2024 Arbor Day Tree Giveaway will feature two beautiful understory species that can be trained into small trees or multi-stemmed shrubs: false indigo and buttonbush. Keep reading to see which one suits your landscape – or choose both for double the benefits!

Spice up your pollinator garden

Fresh herbs are great! They make our meals tastier, provide fragrance and add beauty and versatility to the garden. And they help pollinators!

Support moths, bees, and butterflies by adding herbs to your garden, patio or balcony. Check out this list of 6 herbs to spice up your garden and provide plants for pollinators.

Plant for pollinators this spring!

At first glance, a pollinator garden may look like any other pretty flower garden. But for a garden to be a haven for native bees, butterflies, and moths, it needs to meet their needs for all life stages. And the most important ingredient are plants rich in nectar and pollen to feed adult pollinators and

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