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In addition to being beautiful and fun to watch, butterflies actually play an important role in the garden. They are an important part of the ecosystem, just as birds and bees are. But butterfly populations could use our help—and the...
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“MONARCH,” THE KING OF BUTTERFLIES. In the past 20 years, the monarch butterfly population has declined by 80%. Headlines have called it the “Insect Apocalypse” because this rapid decline is also occurring with many insect populations. The reason is largely...
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POLLINATORS NEED YOUR HELP. You may wonder why anyone would welcome bees into their outdoor living space. Relaxation and stinging insects just don’t mix, you may be thinking. However, once you realize how valuable bees and other pollinators are and...
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Top Ten Perennial Flowers for Hummingbirds What’s more fun than watching hummingbirds flit from flower to flower? These mighty little birds are a thrill to watch in flight. If you love both gardening and bird watching you can have both...
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