Happy Earth Day! Beautiful isn’t it? Even if you are super busy today, I hope you can find a moment to give thanks for our blue-green globe. Then resolve to…
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10 Ways You Can Save the Bees
April 18, 2016Despite the bad news about honey bees, there is a tremendous amount you can do. Here is my take on it. Many of these steps also help other pollinators too,…
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How I Got Rid of Grubs and Japanese Beetles Organically
March 26, 2016Several years ago my lawn and gardens were infested with grubs and Japanese beetles. Dig anywhere in the lawn and you would see many of the white wormlike larvae known as…
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How to Keep the Pests Away
March 24, 2016Watching pests eat our gardens may be one of the most frustrating aspects of gardening. Your plants look great, until one day the bugs descend to eat and eat and eat…… A…
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We Need Our Native Bees
March 23, 2016While honey bee losses have gotten lots of attention, native bees have been largely ignored. But they are in trouble too. Scientists have seen a dramatic drop in the number of…
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Why I Won’t Be Buying My Plants at the Big Box Stores
March 22, 2016It starts out innocently enough. You go into one of the big box stores to buy something, let’s say lightbulbs. While you are there, you wander through the nursery department…
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Monarch Butterfly Population Grows
March 12, 2016After years of dramatic decline, the Monarch butterfly winter population has increased. Populations hibernating in the Mexican mountains now cover about 10 acres, an area three times larger than the…
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Welcome to Green Garden Buzz!
January 18, 2016Hello and welcome to Green Garden Buzz! You have landed in the right spot. Here we talk about beautiful gardens that are good for the bees, for us, and the…