Welcoming Pollinators to the Garden

Every year I wonder if any pollinator friends will visit my gardens.  I usually can count on the bees arriving early, but how about butterflies, hummingbirds and hummingbird moths? I've tried to plant mostly pollinator friendly flowers and over the years I've seen a steady improvement in the number of pollinators in my yard.  Bee … Continue reading Welcoming Pollinators to the Garden

The Bee Balm Is Very Happy

Sometimes you just pick the wrong place to plant a plant.  That happened to me with a bright red Bee Balm (Monarda variety unknown). As I wrote about before (Time For the Yarrow To Go), this particular Bee Balm had been planted underneath a newly planted River Birch which is now almost 20 years old.  As … Continue reading The Bee Balm Is Very Happy