Special topics

Cicadas: summer’s ancient musicians

Intriguing life cycles and summer songs make them special.

Fun to watch, important to your yard’s ecosystem, and not insects!

Harmless to humans, beneficial for your yard, and rarely encountered.

Mice, rats, voles, shrews may all be small, but they have differences.

Layers add visual interest and make sense, from front to back.

A pond for wildlife is an added bonus for them.

Millipedes only seem scary. Harmless to humans and beneficial.

There’s a lot to know about soil.

About chiggers, gnats, black flies, fire ants! Oh my!

Butterfly development and the challenges they face each step of the way.

Here’s an easy DIY project using a plastic bucket as a tree baffle.

Find out how amazing trees are, from belowground to way, way up in the sky.