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When you decorate for Halloween, don't make this mistake

A scared screech owl caught in fake spiderweb decorations, hanging upside down with feet tangled in the webbing A reminder from...

We need more insects

The anti-lawn movement is taking off

(Image credit: Garfotos/Alamy Stock Photo) A great article about how gardeners are leaving their yards to Mother Nature:...

Create a pollinator habitat in your own yard

Getty Images Here is a great article about sustainable landscaping https://theweek.com/feature/briefing/1015382/sustainable-landscapinghe...

Moths are bird food

There are far more moths than butterflies, and there is a lot of moth activity at night in your garden. Here is a great article from the...

Saving birds' lives

Illustrator: Cathryn Virginia A great solution to helping save birds from crashing into buildings: bird-safe glass....

It's official. The monarch butterfly is endangered

Monarch butterflies cluster at the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary to begin their wintering in Pacific Grove, Calif., in 2021. (Melina...

Just sayin'

Read more here https://homegrownnationalpark.org/tallamys-hub-1?fbclid=IwAR1kYonrC1AZ4uejyrH1wr3Zw-yjxCNTiw26QWgEunuQTCNwMLS4JBOblbg

We need more bugs. Lots of bugs.

Check out your native plant society: http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/native-plant-societies-in-north-america.html?fbclid=IwAR1KjBOB-WPF...

Plant Natives in your Garden

Read more about key native plants that support shrinking number of insects, stabilize food webs here: https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2020/de...

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bees in the bay breeze

For years I have been sharing ideas, gardening tips and recipes with family, friends and colleagues.

And now I'd like to share them with you!

bees in the bay breeze

bees in the bay breeze is a blog that features musings about nature,

organic gardening and food for a changing planet

When you decorate for Halloween, don't make this mistake

We need more insects

The anti-lawn movement is taking off

Create a pollinator habitat in your own yard

Moths are bird food

Saving birds' lives

It's official. The monarch butterfly is endangered

Just sayin'

We need more bugs. Lots of bugs.

Plant Natives in your Garden

bees in the bay breeze

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Some pollinator and native plant observations in our garden

Mosquito spraying kills beneficial insects

Birds in the Baths

Summer Long-horned male bees asleep

August Colors in the Garden

Sleeping bees

Mylitta Crescent balancing

Happy Pollinator Week!

The California natives are flourishing

The Summer Long-horned bees are here!

Busy Ivory-banded Digger Bees

Dragonflies in the garden

Happy World Bee Day!

Leave the Leaves!

Yay! Wool Carder Bees are here

Bird Migration Alert. Lights Out!

The butterflies are arriving

These Spring Sunsets

Why leave dried stalks in your garden? Here's why...