By Claire Jones
 Drum roll please!........It is National Pollinator Week starting today and you need to start counting those bees. Go to my post Pollinator Week to see the drill, but it is real simple. Name the flower, and then do a quick count, say five minutes each flower of any pollinators that visit. Bees are of course the …
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Deutzia is an old-fashioned shrub that has been re-packaged into a much smaller beautiful shrub for smaller landscapes and containers.
A presidential task force has been created to study the plight of bees, both native and non-native bees, and other insect pollinators. Go to The Great Sunflower Project to get more information on how to help out the bees.
Videos of bees swarming is incredible. the whole process takes about 20 minutes.
Alliums or Ornamental Onions are an under-used and unappreciated perennial that should be planted more
Garden gnomes have been around for a long time and you either hate them or love them! I found some historic garden gnomes hidden away in an old house in the basement and brought them out into the light of day to enjoy.
Would you like to help out native bees and honey bees? Plant Lemon Queen Sunflowers and start counting bee visits as the flower bloom and mature to add to the data base for North America so that scientists can study bees better.
Art in Bloom at Macy's in NYC is a breath of spring after our long cold winter. Floral creations beautifully interpret major art movements.
Orchids reign supreme right now at the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx. If you can't make it, enjoy these pictures of the orchid chandeliers and islands.
Miniature landscapes and miniature settings stole the show at the Philadelphia Flower Show this year. Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window" got the blue ribbon for drama.
The Philadelphia Flower Show was under the bright lights this year with a movie theme. Interpreting popular movies was a fun way to showcase people's talents with landscaping and arranging plants.
Seed art is alive and well in our computer generation. Artists still beautifully illustrate seed packets by hand rather than using photographs.
