Blooming Boulevards is a great resource. It has helped me tremendously on my gardening journey

I tried the cardboard technique and it actually works. After string trimming the grass really short in early Spring, I held sheets of the cardboard down with logs or rocks and then covered it with some peat moss to help speed up the rotting process. Planted some fleabane, coneflowers, joe pye, & blanket flower plugs directly into the area after about a month. All plants survived and are doing great. Make sure your cardboard overlaps a few inches or weeds will sneak through.

Wow. I learned so much. Thank you.

Disappointed that any gardener would use even a drop of roundup. It kills the microorganisms in the soil.. and gets into the water table/water for humans… Also please understand that LIVE compost is the best. Compost tea can be added to compost to make it alive. Watch Elaine Ingram’s videos. Loretta Stagen.

Can I add some input and observations about Monarch caterpillars? I've raised them for many years, and without fail, all form chrysalises with their backs to the light. Why? And what's with that gold band on the chrysalis? Well, as the butterflies eclose from their chrysalises, they pivot quickly to face the Sun. They use that gold band as a foothold! Other chrysalises have warts, bumps or are configured so that the butterfly can contact the branch. But Danaus has a smooth surface to its pupa. They have evolved these gold ridges as a catch for their long claws.

@14:20 I've encountered these in my garden @18:30 Trump called. He wants his hairpiece back!! 😅😅😊

I too came late to yesterday's picnic, but very much enjoyed catching up with Sam today! Many insights gained from this show-and-tell session. I hope to share these soon with my friends and fellow birders. It's so nice to see the bigger picture; thanks so much for offering this perspective.

Thanks for posting this so quickly. I missed the early part of the presentation, so it's great to be able to revisit it now. And thanks to Pollinator Pathway for fighting the good fight on behalf of our wild world!

Will using miracle grow seed starting mix soil with organic seeds introduce neonics into garden?

great webinar. Thank you to everyone especially the Pollinator Pathway Leadership and the researchers today. Your passionate commitment to pollinators, and all of us, is inspiring.

Alan, from Delaware (a small state just south of Philadelphia)

Great video. Working on creating our pathway in Suffolk County, NY.

Biggest Little Bee City, Reno and Help Save the Bees Foundation. are organizations in Reno I represent. B Fenne

Reno, Nevada

Excellent webinar! Thank you so much Pollinator Pathway for offering this, and to the knowledgeable presenters for sharing such important information. Please share this with your local nurseries, and ask for neonic-free plants.

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Love this video!