This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract • Background and Aims Although urban gardens provide opportunities for pollinators in an otherwise inhospitable environment, most garden ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City, Missouri, artist is using her talents to draw attention to the economic and ecological blight in the Marlborough neighborhood. Julie Farstad, a painting professor at ...

Attention, anyone who thinks native blooms are brilliant in the wild — or our yards — but don’t work in bouquets. Boy, are we wrong. This isn’t an invitation to trample wildflower fields to pick ...

Plus, it blooms across many zones. When a pollinator zooms into your yard, it feels like you’ve won the nature lottery. From tiny honey bees to whirring hummingbirds to fluttering butterflies, these ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

WASHINGTON — Native perennials are a win-win when it comes to landscaping here in the D.C. region. Native means they are native to the area, and support our local ecosystem like birds and butterflies.

There is nothing as beautiful as the sight of hummingbirds dancing and flitting from flower to flower in your own backyard. These wonderful creatures are small but mighty, infamous for their ...

The tiny, fuzzy white-and-purple flowers tilted toward the sun, flecked with raindrops in the gray morning light. Sara Thompson, spokesperson for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, gasped and ...