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Pitcher plants: their pools are cool, but not always refreshing
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As I’m writing this, my weather station tells me that it feels like 95F outside, and now all I can do is think of jumping into a pool. And because in the natural world pools are not just for refreshing…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Anahi, Insects, Native Plants, pollination
Get ready for Pollinator Week: Let’s play pollination bingo!
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Here in Maryland, June is the month when it starts to get hot and we start seeing fireflies, but also when a lot of plants flower and a ton of insects are flying around! Also, June is when The Pollinator…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening, Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Anahi, Insects, pollination, Pollinators
Apples and strawberries, or how pollinators feed us
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You may have heard that pollinators are suffering and that we need to support them so they can continue to stay around us. You may also have heard that as humans, we need pollinators because if we lose them, we…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: Author:Anahi, Fruits, pollination, Pollinators
Wild ginger spices up the Maryland spring
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As a pollination biologist, I have the immense privilege of studying really cool plants who trick their pollinators in fancy and incredible ways, and I tend to be naturally attracted to flowers that may not be super showy to most…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Anahi, Flowers, Insects, Native Plants, Pollinators
This year, host bees in your garden
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The sun and the warm(er) days are back! Oh gosh, it felt like forever! And now, of course, I am feeling like I have to get out there and start doing stuff outdoors! And because I love the little creatures,…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Anahi, beneficial insects, Insects, native bees, Pollinators
Some plants are not cool, skunk cabbage heats up
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Eastern skunk cabbage at pine hole bog by dreamexplorer is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 The middle of the winter may seem like an odd moment to think about flowers. In fact, if I look out my window, I can…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: arum plants, Author:Anahi, Flowers, Native Plants, pollination, Pollinators, skunk cabbage
Hot cocoa, bugs, and forests
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Last week my neighborhood hosted the traditional Christmas tree lighting event. Usually this event involves lighting the large Christmas tree across my street, having Santa come visit the kids on the firefighter truck, and sharing a cup of warm chocolate…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: Author:Anahi, beneficial insects, pollination, Pollinators
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