pollinator friendly plants

Night Flyers

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NIGHT FLYERS             You may have been too distracted by heat waves, summer chores or garden watering to notice, but National Moth Week is upon us.  The celebration, a New Jersey-based initiative, takes place this year from July twentieth through twenty-eighth and aims to raise awareness of moths and the role they play in biodiversity. … Read more

Ornamental Oregano

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ORNAMENTAL OREGANO             I am always looking for non-fussy ground covers that stomp weeds and look good doing it.  On a garden center run a few years ago I happened upon ornamental oregano, something I had read about but never tried.  The cultivar was ‘Kent Beauty’ and it was in bloom, with pinkish flowerheads that … Read more