by Platt Hill Nursery | Jun 11, 2025 | DIY/How to, Landscaping, Lawn & Garden, Newbie Gardener, Winged Friends
Why Pollinator Gardens Matter Pollinators, like bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, hummingbirds, and more, play a vital role in the health of our ecosystems and food systems. But across the globe, these essential creatures are in trouble. Populations are shrinking due...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Sep 27, 2024 | DIY/How to, Outdoor Living, Winged Friends
It seems like there are a million pests that can invade your garden, from aphids to spider mites, cutworms to Japanese beetles. Japanese beetles in particular can be a frustrating garden nemesis because they’re not native to the United States, and they...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Apr 9, 2024 | DIY/How to, Trees & Shrubs, Winged Friends
For the first time since 1803, the simultaneous emergence of both the 13-year and 17-year cicada will happen in the spring of 2024. This will not occur again until 2245. Maybe the Bears will have finally won Super Bowl by then??? However, with this anticipation comes...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Jan 3, 2024 | Winged Friends, DIY/How to, Lawn & Garden, Outdoor Living
Attracting birds over the long term involves slowly transforming your landscape into a thriving, bird-friendly habitat, complete with the plant varieties they rely on for food and shelter. Feeding the wild birds in your neighborhood is a great way to form a...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Jul 31, 2023 | Winged Friends, DIY/How to, Lawn & Garden
Flowers are a pollinator’s best friend, but they’re not the only things they need to thrive. Like all creatures, pollinators need access to clean, reliable water sources. Luckily, they’re easy to provide! Building a simple bee and butterfly water...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Jul 11, 2023 | Winged Friends, Lawn & Garden
Bees are getting a lot of buzz in gardening circles lately, and for good reason: essential for pollination, bees do more work for us than we sometimes realize. Learning the facts about bees can help us better understand the amazing varieties of native species that...
