by Happy Gardener | Apr 27, 2022 | Butterflies, News & Events, Pollinators
Today we are tooting the horn of pollinator expert, Laura Jarvis, of The Butterfly Landing, in blatant attempts to get you to come to our class! Whether you carve out a special patio garden at your apartment, or plant a plot in your landscape, the more pollinator...
by Happy Gardener | Oct 6, 2021 | Fall Garden, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Wildflower Mixes
On Wednesday I got to sit in on another great Rainbow Gardens seminar and decided to offer you all a little recap. Today’s seminar was on planting wildflowers in San Antonio. Laura Jarvis walked attendees through the steps needed to successfully sow wildflower...
by Happy Gardener | Sep 16, 2021 | Pollinators, Seasonal & Gardening Tips
Urban pollinator gardens are a way to help build local ecosystems and support the biodiversity that is abundantly found within them. By definition, ecosystems are geographical areas where organisms (both living and nonliving) work together to create a communicable,...
by Happy Gardener | Sep 15, 2021 | Annuals & Perennials, Fall Garden, Pollinators, Summer Garden
You know how at the end of summer, plants look a little peaked and you are craving some color in your landscape but the weather is still too warm for cool weather annuals to really live comfortably? Enter the solution. Profusion zinnia is a great choice for...
by Happy Gardener | Sep 10, 2021 | Annuals & Perennials, Pollinator Perennials, Pollinators, Texas Perennials
Mystic Spires Salvia is a fabulous butterfly and bee attracting plant to include in your pollinator gardens. The sheer number of blooms that this salvia puts out sends the pollinators into a dizzy frenzy as they visit each and every flower. Take a look at some...
