Category Archives: Pollinators

When converting a lawn to a meadow is illegal

Couple battling municipality over ‘nuisance’ wildflower garden Stu Mills · CBC News · Posted: Jul 20, 2020 “La Pêche, Que., couple says their vegetation is a habitat for bees and butterflies”

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Early April is ideal time to overseed clover

There are many benefits to having clover in lawns: – Combined with mulch-mowing, the clover can supply most or all of the turf’s needs for nitrogen. Clover and other legumes are infected by soil bacteria which form nitrogen-fixing nodules on … Continue reading

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Recent research shows bees love naturalized yards!

Here is a coverage in the media: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/city-bees-allotments-gardens-help-arrest-decline-study & Apr 23, 2019: To Nurture Nature, Neglect Your Lawn By Margaret Renkl in The New York Times. “Why poison the earth when you can have wildflowers at your feet and songbirds … Continue reading

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