A Slight Mess
Around the Grounds with Bennett: A Slight Mess Written by Bennett O Dowling, 577 Organic Landscape Horticulturist With the arrival of frosts, our perennial gardens are beginning to go dormant for the winter. Now comes the question of whether to clean up the garden or...
National Pollinator Week
From the Desk of Avery Bohman, 577 Program Coordinator Imagine a honeybee buzzing on a striking yellow sunflower, a butterfly joyfully fluttering around in a field of asters, coneflowers, and goldenrods, or a hummingbird drinking nectar from a bright red flowering...
Pollinator Gardens: Beyond Blooms
Around the Grounds with Bennett O Dowling, 577 Landscape Garden Horticulturist When thinking of pollinator plants, one’s mind flutters toward the colorful blooms of coneflowers and goldenrod, liatris and bee balm. It is easy to see the butterflies and bees foraging...