Researchers reveal that India’s sacred lotus can produce heat internally. This rare thermogenesis supports pollination, ...

The Tropical Honey Bush is a perennial shrub that can grow up to six feet tall and four feet wide, making it quite a statement piece in any garden. Its leaves are large, dark green, and have a unique, ...

Creating a pollinator garden is a fantastic way to connect with nature's beauty — unless, of course, the pollinators never show up. Unfortunately, a few pretty flowers aren't always enough to lure ...

Pollinators don't just bring extra beauty and interest to your garden, they're also required for the growth of many fruits and vegetables. Luckily, having a diverse landscape with a wide variety of ...

For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right pollinator can be a matter ...

Certain flowers offer further benefits beyond attracting pollinators, like pest management. Plants like marigolds, for example, are utterly repellent to insects like aphids. On the other hand, trap ...

As the U.S. summer begins each year in June, trees, flowers and native plants in gardens throughout our communities begin to come to life. And the mass of miscrospores we call pollen that is floating ...

Attracting and helping honeybees thrive is always good for the garden, but other pollinators deserve your attention and appreciation, too. More than 80 percent of the world’s food and flower crops ...

Flowers like hibiscus use an invisible blueprint established very early in petal formation that dictates the size of their bullseyes -- a crucial pre-pattern that can significantly impact their ...

By planting these companion herbs alongside rosemary, you'll entice pollinators into your garden thanks to an abundance of ...