The Art of Ecology
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Tag: pollinator garden
Sustainable Crafts: Part V
Celebrate the summer season with some all-natural and sustainable crafts, designed to get you outside, learning more about local insect communities, investigating the summer blooms in a way that allows …
Sustainable Crafts: Part IV
Celebrate National Pollinator Month with some all-natural and sustainable crafts, designed specifically for native pollinators! Below are some ideas that can support butterfly populations, protect declining bee populations, and increase …
What’s ACTUALLY Making You Sneezy This Fall?
For many of us, the start of the school year marks the start of fall seasonal allergies and… and… ACHOO!!!! (Excuse me…) our eyes, noses, and throats can suffer as …
Leave The Weeds – Love the Pollinators!
Did you know that this week is Pollinator Week? This is a week (although it’s a Pollinator Month as well!) where Pollinator Protections are passed, local municipalities put out Pollinator …
Start Planning Your Garden NOW!
It may be a little chilly out still, but it’s finally the time of year to start planning out your garden! As the winter fades into spring, we can think …
Tell the Time With Garden Blooms!
In past posts, I’ve talked about how pollinators are attracted to certain flowers, and even how flowers have adapted their coloration or structure to better suit pollinators. Did you know …
Pollination – Amazing Plant & Animal Relationships
Last month, I had a wonderful opportunity to learn more about pollinators, like the honeybee, at the nationally recognized botanical garden – Longwood Gardens! This professional development opportunity allowed me …
Tyler State Park Pollinator Habitat Restoration Project – A Reflection
For the past two years, I have been photographing two meadows at Tyler State Park, in Newtown PA, as part of a long-term project run by Bucks County Community College …
Pollinator Week 2018
Pollinators, the little critters that are responsible for providing us with roughly one-third of our food, are in trouble. Their populations have been declining for years, so 11 years ago, …
Butterflies: How to Add Extra Color to Your Garden
Gardening season is upon us! I for one absolutely love having as much color surrounding me as possible, so naturally, I plant a variety of vividly colored flowering plants, but …
Marissa Jacobs | NatGeo Certified Educator | Photographer
