You’ve likely have heard the promotion “Leave the Leaves” to protect beneficial insects like pollinators during winter. While ...

These vibrant events serve not only as visual spectacles but also play a critical role in supporting local ecosystems. They attract essential pollinators like bees and butterflies, which contribute ...

Did you know that winter is the best season to plant a new tree in Alameda? Margie Siegal shares lots of tips for adding ...

Honey, he said, starts as flower nectar collected by bees, which gets broken down into simple sugars ... Whitiker said this ...

It may not feel like it outside, but now is the time to start switching over your annual plantings for the fall and winter ...

I had a friend share with me a word that she learned in science class. For some reason, this word stuck with her throughout ...

Frost hardy perennials are tough plants that can withstand the winter cold and return year after year with a fantastic ...

They are real all right. They are called the fly agaric mushroom, Amanita muscaria. It would be very dangerous indeed to eat ...

Native edibles, such as western beaked hazelnuts, California wild grapes and evergreen huckleberries make great garden ...

A whiff of rotting flesh, the flash of a painted eye, a dead-faint to the floor: Nature is full of cunning survival tricks, ...

Recently, a study found that San Diego placed fourth among all U.S. seaside cities in a ranking by DIPNDIVE that combines ...

Question: I try to grow plants to help the pollinators all summer. How do bees survive in the winter? Is there anything I can ...