Good Bugs You Need in Your Garden & How to Protect Them
Creepy crawlies in your garden can seem alarming, but a surplus of certain bugs and insects in your garden is a good thing! It shows that your garden is healthy, well versed in plant species, and also a place for bugs to thrive. Many bugs help your garden. The first reason to keep good bugs […]
Dragonflies, Other Indicator Species, & Why Their Habitats Are Important
Last week, we dived into what makes a dragonfly a dragonfly, but did you know that dragonflies are widely used by the scientific community as an indicator species? What is an indicator species exactly? Well, let’s dive into the meaning behind them and why they’re important! What is an Indicator Species? Scientists monitor certain species […]
Types of Nests and The Birds Who Live in Them: Part Two
In part one, we looked into urban nests, mud nests, and scrape nests. If you have not checked out last week’s blog yet, we recommend that you take a peek at it before you read any further! In the second part of our nest series, we’re going to learn about three more nests: pendant nests, […]
No Mow May: Why Letting Your Lawn Grow This Month is Beneficial to Pollinators
Warm weather signals when gardeners and homeowners are able to turn their attentions back to their lawns, with regular mowing transforming a scrappy patch into an orderly sea of green. To promote and educate the community about the critical period of pollinator emergence, the month of May has been designated as No Mow May in a growing […]
Humble Habitats: New Exhibit at the Garden
The central theme of Habitat is “Protecting Habitats Protects Life,” but how? Why should we care about these habitats around us? Simply put, a habitat is the natural environment of an organism – it’s where living things live. But habitats are anything but simple. Habitats provide the most basic needs for the beings that live […]
Sustainability Spotlight: Horticulture Team Plants Native Wetland Plants in Storm Water Filtration Basins
As the seasons change yet again, our Horticulture Team has followed suit with the planting of 1,818 native emergent wetland plants around two storm water basins of the Schneider Family Grand Garden. The revitalization of these storm water filtration basins not only makes for an even more beautiful garden area, but it also aligns perfectly […]
5 Stress-Relieving Plants You Can Add to Your Living Space
5 Stress-Relieving Plants You Can Add to Your Living Space According to the American Psychological Association, nearly 1 in 5 American adults say that their mental health has declined in the last two years. With this decline, people are looking to do anything they can to help relieve some of their stress. One remedy that […]
5 Plants & Their Look-a-Likes That are Typically Used in Herbal Supplements
When taking vitamins or supplements, we want to be sure of what’s in the bottle. But how do herbal supplement companies know? To verify the authenticity of raw materials, companies examine them on both a macroscopic (seen with the naked eye) and microscopic (seen through a microscope) level. For example, two plants may look similar […]
7 Edible Plants to Grow in Smaller Living Spaces
Don’t have a big enough patio or backyard garden area? You can still grow several edible plants that don’t require much space. From fresh herbs in your kitchen garden and cherry tomatoes in vertical planters to salad leaves in your balcony garden, you can grow all sorts of things. With yet another growing season on […]
Seed Starting for Green Thumbs: 9 Tips for the Veteran Gardener
“You reap what you sow,” may be a proverb with profound meaning, but it is literally true where gardening is concerned. Half the success of seed starting comes from the quality of seeds, and the other half from what you do with them. Here are some seed starting secrets that will help you have success […]
