Companion plants play various roles in the vegetable garden community. The cucumber companion plants featured here promote ...

A 2020 study found, for example, that bats were the main pollinators of pitayas (dragon fruit), a major crop in central ...

These container-garden flowers and plants are popular with a wide range of bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other ...

It was all about the bees last week for two Park Slope residents who set up a hive on the roof of a Brooklyn brownstone, home ...

Bees are interesting creatures who are vital to our ecosystem. They are responsible for pollinating 80% of all flowering ...

Cucumbers are a summer gardener’s delight. Delicious in everything from salads to iced water, the refreshing and hydrating ...

Scientists estimate there are about 4,000 species of native bees in the U.S.—and they’re both cooler and ecologically more ...

'Pollinating insects and the plants they pollinate have an age-old and symbiotic relationship. Yet, although it might appear as though bees and flies are buzzing randomly around flowers, they are ...

For many homeowners or renters with yards, developing the front or rear spaces of our dwelling places into an outdoor haven of relaxation and enjoyment is near the top of our priority lists. And why ...

Charles Darwin proposed a simple explanation. He believed bees chose the same flowers again and again because switching would ...