Building Beeautiful Bee Houses

What better science project than to combine science and construction? That’s what the bees do, anyway. They’re master builders, and you can help them by creating bee habitats in your garden. We’ve already talked about bee watching and how you can create excellent bee habitat simply by planting flowers in your yard. If you’d like to take a bee-watching hobby a step further, you can design bee habitats for your garden. If you want to attract mason bees, go for holes and mud. These little, gentle bees make homes in small holes and use mud to plug up their nests. … Continue reading

Got land? Share it!

Oh, the joy of gardening. This week I was all over manure and straw from head to toe, and I was glorying in all of the muck. This is because I now have a little bit of land to play on, and I’m so grateful! For many years, I’ve been looking for land that is sunnier and larger than my own. We live in a townhouse, which means that our yard space is somewhat limited. We also have a lovely Japanese maple in the yard. While lovely, the tree brings an unfortunate amount of shade to the garden. Enter the … Continue reading