Gardening & Pollinators

Celebrate spring and protect essential pollinators from the comfort and safety of your home and yard.

Food! It can be delicious and nutritious, but did you know that it also accounts for 24 percent of global greenhouse emissions? Keep these five simple tips in mind to reduce the impact you have on the environment and eat tastier, more nutritious food.

Do you have bare spots in your yard? You might call these areas of poor soil ‘sorry soil’, because they are sorry examples of what good soils should look like.

Did you know that you can still compost in the winter? If you are already removing leaves and picking up fallen branches from your landscape and driveway to make your yard look nice, why not compost them. Nearly 30 percent of the waste homeowners throw in the garbage each year can be composted.

Homeowners go to great lengths to conserve energy in this era of tight budgets and environmental awareness. However, many do not realize that the simple act of planting a tree can result in energy savings.