Pest Patrol

Add Late-Season Blooms for Garden Pollinators

Autumn is in the air, but the garden is far from finished. As I picked raspberries this morning while it was chilly enough to thwart the wasps, I thought of the pollinators and whether there were enough blossoms to keep them busy. Here are a few ideas for late-season blooms that will provide food for ...

Why You Should Plant Agastache for Hummingbirds

Agastache, also known as Hyssop or Hummingbird Mint, is genus of long-blooming perennials in the mint family. These plants have tall spikes of tubular flowers that are beloved by hummingbirds and some butterflies. They begin blooming in late spring or early summer and continue through fall. The leaves look much like catmint, a relative, and ...