The Dirt
My 10 Favorite Drought Tolerant Plants
Plants For a Tight Water Budget By Heather Stone Here in Colorado, our summers are often hot and dry and there’s often some sort of “watering restrictions” in place. Those two words can bring just about any gardener to their knees. But, you can still have a garden filled with beautiful flowers even if you’re […]
Gardening for the Native Bees: 4 Easy Tips For Making Your Garden Solitary Bee Friendly
Creating a Native Bee Paradise by Sam Doll There are nearly 4,000 species of native bees in the United States alone! With the exception of bumblebees, nearly every native bee species in North America are solitary. They come in a variety of shapes in sizes, from enormous carpenter bees to the tiny Perdita genus. If you want […]
Hooray for Hummingbirds!
Important Pollinators by Cheryl Soldati Clark Hummingbirds may be cute little-winged creatures, but really they are tough as nails! These extremely important pollinators have the highest metabolic rate of any other animal on earth. They also have a high breathing rate, high heart rate and high body temperature. Their wings flap up to 90 times […]