Saarinen Landscape Architecture

04/13/2026

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/12/a-messy-garden-is-a-glorious-garden-stop-paving-over

I’ve just watched another of my neighbours rip up everything green and growing around their home, writes Emma Beddington. It’s enough to make David Attenborough weep

02/07/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aKYYEvJDDY

There was a big swarm of bees in someone’s backyard and I was called to remove them. All bee removals are done for free, to help people and bees in need. Eve...

12/22/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw5spqGnUzg

A head-to-head garden mulch comparison puts cardboard, pine bark, cypress, black plastic, and bare soil to the test across 175 days, tracking changes in soil...

06/27/2025

https://www.denverpost.com/2025/06/26/emerald-ash-borer-denver-trees-congress-park/

The emerald ash borer, an invasive insect that’s killed millions of trees across the United States, was found in several trees in the Congress Park neighborhood.

08/04/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUof1s55ebw

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08/04/2024

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/climate/tiny-forests-climate-miyawaki.html

Native plants crowded onto postage-stamp-size plots have been delivering environmental benefits around the world — and, increasingly, in the U.S.

06/05/2024

It doesn’t pay to be rich if you want bee diversity
A new study from CU Boulder has found that wealthier neighborhoods in Boulder County tend to have fewer varieties of bees compared to their middle-income counterparts. One reason, the study suggests, is that wealthier areas often have more impervious surfaces that prevent rainwater from seeping into the ground. These neighborhoods also have more mature trees, which are beneficial for temperature regulation but not for native pollinators when most of those trees are non-native species. One way to counteract this trend is to plant more native vegetation.
Wealthier areas also tend to use more pesticides, fertilizers and mulch, disrupting the natural balance of soils, the study found.
“Most of the bees found in these gardens, such as long-horn bees and squash bees, nest in the ground, so they are sensitive to changes in the soil,” said Asia Kaiser, a doctoral student in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at CU Boulder and the study’s lead author.
Last spring, the team planted approximately 70 jalapeño pepper plants in seven large community gardens across Boulder and Louisville. Using traps, they collected over 3,000 insects and other arthropods, including spiders, from the gardens.
The study’s findings contradict previous research suggesting that wealthier neighborhoods, with increased green space, tend to have more animal biodiversity. This study did find that some insects, such as beetles, thrived in wealthier areas, but these pests are not effective pollinators.
The impact of the pollinators was evident, as plants in the middle-income gardens produced larger fruits than those in wealthier areas. It turns out pest beetles aren’t doing much pollinating.

05/06/2024

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/04/bumblebees-overheating-threat-global-heating-temperatures-aoe

More frequent heatwaves mean bees are unable to thermoregulate their hives – further endangering a species already in decline

04/27/2024

There's some truth to this.

When I set up my honeybee hive, I had no idea I might be harming wild bee species. Now I’ve found better ways to encourage biodiversity, says journalist and author Alison Benjamin

04/16/2024

https://racinecountyeye.com/2024/04/15/honey-bee-flowers-with-best-nectar/

Well, to answer precisely, nectar is the food that keeps honey bees alive. It gives them carbohydrates to survive, and eventually, they are put in the home as