What is an insect hotel? Just like a simple brush pile can make a habitat for beneficial insects, an insect hotel does the same for gardens located in places that are less-than-natural. By attracting ...

If you want an all inclusive garden then the latest bug hotel ideas will help ensure that it's packed with flourishing blooms and a thriving vegetable patch by enticing pollinators. Some of us may not ...

When the local government in a small city in Belgium set out to build its newest hotel, it wasn’t hoping to draw in businesspeople or tourists. Instead, its target clientele is insects: beetles, ...

Perhaps the bugs in your life go for chalet-style abodes. Or maybe they swarm to skyscrapers. Some might prefer the rustic look or a contemporary unit. Thanks to garden artists, architects and ...

Big Ideas for Small Spaces: Creative Ideas and 30 Projects for Balconies, Roof Gardens, Windowsills and Terraces (Firefly Books, 2017), by Kay Maguire and Tony Woods, introduce new and exciting ways ...

Sun., April 26, 2015 Insect hotels are a fun way to attract pollinators and beneficial insects to the garden. (Susan Mulvihill) Spokane’s newest hotel is open for business – the insect hotel in my ...

Across Britain, a humble garden craft is turning idle corners lively again, and gardeners say the change arrives fast. A traditional insect hotel made from bamboo, pine cones and hemp twine has ...

If the garden were a living organism, then both birds and bugs would be valuable contributors to its health. Bugs are the creepy whisperers that catalyse the production of some of the juiciest fruits ...

This summer, I’m planning on hosting an eco festival on Elmwood Avenue (stay tuned). Over the last few years I’ve been posting a lot of articles on ways that we can get Buffalo to step up when it ...

Master Gardeners Sue Styer and Merrill Poloian will spotlight insects and how to help them at an upcoming event in St. Charles. Participants will learn how “insect hotels” promote populations of ...

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