by Happy Gardener | Sep 26, 2018 | Pollinators, Troubleshooting
Milkweed and aphids, they just go hand in hand. If you’ve brought milkweed into your gardens to help support the Monarch population, chances are, you’ve had to put up with aphids. And having to put up with them is really all you can do sometimes. These...
by Happy Gardener | Apr 14, 2018 | Pollinators
Inviting beneficial insects into your landscape is a great way to help you naturally fight off pest problems we face while gardening here in San Antonio. How does helping out our pollinators by providing them a safe and organic environment to feed and energize...
by Rainbow Gardens | Mar 2, 2017 | Pollinators
I’ve embarked on a new adventure and frankly, it is taking over my life. I went to one seminar, Monarch Tagging and Releasing with Drake White (The Nectar Bar), and took one trip to visit Laura Jarvis’s (our event coordinator) backyard butterfly oasis back...
by Rainbow Gardens | Nov 3, 2016 | News & Events, Pollinators
October was an amazing month for butterflies! Whether it was the hordes of Snout Nose butterflies we tried in vain to avoid greeting with our windshields, or the masses of Queens visiting before the Monarchs flew in, there really wasn’t a day that didn’t...
by Rainbow Gardens | Sep 15, 2016 | Garden Planning, Garden Tips, Pollinators, Troubleshooting
Awhile back, I had been struggling with a crazy aphid infestation on my milkweed plants that I had potted up with intentions of luring the Monarchs to my patio. In all honesty, I’d seen a few of the pests hanging around and knew I should jump on them before it...
by Rainbow Gardens | Jun 10, 2016 | Composting, Garden Planning, Garden Tips, Pollinators
I went to the Worm Composting seminar featuring Kyle Harrell from Texas Red Worms a few weeks ago to take some pictures for our website. I didn’t know what to expect at a seminar about worm composting and I had no idea I would become hooked on this method in a...
