Cantaloupes are very heat-tolerant, so yours should be fine over the next couple of months. When cantaloupe fruit are ripe, ...

This is usually carried out by various insects like bees. If insects are not doing this successfully for you, use a small watercolor paintbrush to pick up pollen from male flowers and dust it on ...

Warm/cool/warm/cool … June weather can be all over the place, from overcast gray “June gloom” drizzles to bright, hot sunny skies. Whether you live along the coast, in the mountains or in the desert, ...

Bees, butterflies, even goldfinches love them. They bloom in mid to late summer with daisy-like petals and prominent cone centers that stand tall in the heat. Tall, wispy, and covered in lavender-blue ...

He calls himself Mr. Bloom, and he has made it his mission to plant native wildflowers in the forgotten corners of the city, ...

Gardens buzz with life, especially when they host flowers that attract bees. These industrious pollinators are drawn to blooms that provide rich nectar and pollen sources. The dance between flowers ...

Shalaco McGee is trying to attract bees. "When I see weeds, I spread seeds. sprinkle, sprinkle," McGee said. He calls himself Mr. Bloom, and he has made it his mission to plant wildflowers in the ...

Watermelons have separate male and female flowers on each plant. Pollen is big and sticky and not windborne; our pollinators have to do the work for us. It’s fascinating how many visits a flower needs ...

Native bees come in a variety of sizes - some are big, some are small, and some are… even smaller! Enjoy these two vignettes ...