The Dirt
Six Reasons to Grow Borage
Borage Gardening Tips by Sandy Swegel Bees love borage Bees absolutely cover the plant when it is in bloom. And bloom lasts a long time and repeats throughout the season. Bees and other pollinators seem to prefer it to other nearby plants. Must be extra tasty or sweet. Borage is super easy to grow My neighbor […]
A Little Dirt Won’t Hurt
Leave a bit of dirt to shelter native bees! by The Bees Waggle Last week I wrote about the importance of adding forage (flowers) to your yard. Shelter is another provision can easily met for various species of bees. Keeping native bees is very simple, just add a few things to your yard, and sit back […]
Planting Wildflowers
Grow a Wildflower Meadow! by Sandy Swegel This blog post is for anyone who wants to grow wildflowers. It is especially dedicated to BBB Seeds’ friends at the Rockies Audubon Society who have an awesome program called Habitat Heroes that encourages “wildscaping” your garden with native plants that attract pollinators and birds and support wildlife […]