This May, homeowners nationwide are putting their mowers in park, not out of laziness, but to help bees, butterflies and other pollinators wake up to a safer, more flower-filled world. The ...

Beautiful, diverse, ephemeral and mysterious. Those were just some of the words Micah Kloppenburg used to describe pollinators. Kloppenburg has been particularly engaged this week; he's a pollinator ...

Pollinators are key to plant health and food production, so attracting them boosts both biodiversity. Avoid harsh chemicals, since pollinators rely on pesticide-free zones to survive and thrive.

To walk this week in Duke Gardens is to be surrounded with gorgeous colors and powerful scents from bee balms, hydrangeas, lillies and other magnificant flowers. But it’s also worth noting what else ...

Small but mighty, pollinators contribute to everything from aster to apples to almond butter. June marks National Pollinator Month, the perfect time to celebrate Indiana’s 400-plus species of native ...

Although we’re in the middle of winter, soon we’ll witness the unveiling of springtime and all of its joyous colors: ...

Many of us can’t wait to get into our gardens, turn over that fine Illinois loam and plant. For a little sweat equity, we should have a wealth of vegetables in a few months. Apparently, I’m not the ...

Fall is in the air. Chicago evenings have a crisp breeze. But something has been bugging Annie Andrews. Specifically, bees and wasps and a whole lot of sneezing. “It’s gotten to a point, like, I ...