Category «Eco-Friendly»

How to Take Care of Outdoor Plants in Winter

over winter plants in st louis

In winter, we never know what to expect. We may have snow, we may have unusually warm conditions. We may have heavy snowfall and precipitation or not enough (like the late winter drought we got last year in St. Louis!). To take good care of plants this winter, it will help to know a few gardening basics to protect and get your plants through winter in St. Louis. 

Help Bring Back Pollinator Populations

Recently, we’ve seen an increase in attention focused on the plight of pollinators, in particular the honeybee. Honeybees are extremely important agricultural pollinators, while other native bees are also seeing population declines. The Rusty Patched Bumblebee is native to the Upper Midwest and was just added to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services endangered list. …