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Learn to discover the different types of bees you might encounter in the garden. Perhaps even begin to raise some!

Stachys officinalis

Stachys officinalis: varieties, planting and garden uses

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Silphium perfoliatum

Cup plant: varieties, planting and garden uses

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Scutellaria incana

Scutellaria incana: your complete native wildflower guide

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Salvia verticillata in full bloom, lilac whorls on upright stems

Salvia verticillata: expert tips and planting advice

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Ratibida pinnata

Ratibida pinnata: expert tips for growing prairie coneflower

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Eupatorium maculatum

Joe-Pye Weed: expert tips for growing this tall garden favorite

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Doronicum orientale

Doronicum orientale: expert tips and planting advice

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Chelone obliqua

Chelone obliqua: expert tips for growing turtlehead plants

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Calamintha nepeta

Calamintha nepeta: expert tips for growing this aromatic herb

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Boltonia asteroides

Boltonia asteroides: your complete perennial wildflower guide

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Anthemis tinctoria

Anthemis tinctoria: varieties, planting and garden uses

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Zauschneria californica

California fuchsia: expert care and growing guide

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Lychnis chalcedonica

Lychnis chalcedonica: growing Maltese cross in your garden

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Echinops ritro

Globe thistle care: how to grow and maintain Echinops ritro

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Buddleja davidii

Growing Butterfly Bush: care, pruning and garden uses

Trees and shrubs
Ribes sanguineum

Red Flowering Currant: grow & care for Ribes sanguineum

Trees and shrubs
Scabiosa caucasica

Growing Scabiosa caucasica: expert tips and care guide

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Nepeta nervosa

Nepeta nervosa: care tips and garden uses

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Bumblebee feeding on purple lavender flowers in a sunny summer garden

How to Turn Your Garden into a Bee and Butterfly Haven

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Avoid and block cross-pollination

How to avoid cross pollination

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improve pollination

How to improve cross-pollination

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Monarda, or beebalm

Monarda, the plant that bees love that helps prepare soothing balms

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Winter to spring, flowers that bloom in each month

Flowers from winter through spring, every month gets its blooms!

Bulb flowers
Easy perennials to decorate flower beds

Flowers to grow for an easy flower bed

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Wasp on a piece of old wood

Wasp, a reputation that deserves a makeover

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Hunting predator wasp with caterpillar prey

Predator wasp, a voracious feeder… of pests!

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Mason bee on wood

Mason bee, a solitary worker bee that burrows in the ground

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Bumblebee hovering near a flower

Bumblebee, bumbling along and heavyweight pollinator

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Hoverfly on a lawn daisy

Hoverfly: looks like a wasp, flies like a hummingbird, works like a bee!

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honey bee

Cute and generous, the common honeybee

Animal care
Lavandin

Lavandin, the most successful variety in the world

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Insects that are beneficial for the garden

Beneficial insects that lend us gardeners a hand

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Pollinator shrubs

11 plant-me-now melliferous shrubs for pollinators

Trees and shrubs
Straw wicker hive on stones

An eco-friendly hive in the garden

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Sustainable gardening

For a sustainable garden

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Beekeeper hive garden

A beehive in your garden

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lavender

Lavender, a welcoming summer flower

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What is cross-pollination

Cross-pollination, when genes mix to breed new plants

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How to save bees

How to save bees

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Impact of insecticides on garden butterflies and bumblebees

Impact of insecticides on garden butterflies and bumblebees

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A deluxe insect hotel with holes, nooks and crannies for insects.

Attract animals to the garden

Treating diseases and pests
Lavender

Lavender, planting and caring for this fragrant flower

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beeblossom gaura

Beeblossom – planting, care, watering and fertilizer for Gaura

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