For people who want to grow more food with less work. 🌱 This is my weekly newsletter loved by 38,000+ subscribers—here's what one of them had to say: "These are not the regular run-of-the-mill garden-based emails. You actually touch on more unusual tidbits that encourage me to keep growing and learning."
flowers 🌼 that bees love (they're simpler than you think)
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Here's what many people find surprising: The best flowers you can grow for bees and other pollinators usually don't make the lists of bee-friendly plants. They don't want your fancy double dahlias or double peonies, or any of the stunning hybridized flowers that put on quite the show every summer (and are all looks but little nectar). Bees prefer simpler flowers that have good landing pads, tiny clusters of flowers, and the weedy flowers that bloom earliest in the season. In fact, their favorite flowers happen to be hardy perennials, prolific self-sowers, and some of the most low-maintenance plants you can have in the garden. If you want to attract lots of bees this season, these are the flowers you'll want to grow. Seasonal TipsP.S. Want to amp up bee activity in your garden? Attract them with these bee-friendly flowers. P.P.S. Many of the common weeds in your garden are attractive to bees, which is one reason to leave a few of them around! The other reason? There could be a wild salad bar growing right in your own backyard—and I've got a guide that helps you identify what's edible and worth harvesting.
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Garden Betty
For people who want to grow more food with less work. 🌱 This is my weekly newsletter loved by 38,000+ subscribers—here's what one of them had to say: "These are not the regular run-of-the-mill garden-based emails. You actually touch on more unusual tidbits that encourage me to keep growing and learning."