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  • Planting wildflower seeds in fall allows seeds to naturally cold stratify in winter.
    Organic Gardening

    Fall Sowing Wildflower Seeds: Quick Tips That Make Planting Wildflower Seeds Much Easier!

    - By Lauren Landers
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  • You can collect milkweed seeds and other native wildflower seeds in fall!
    Organic Gardening - Uncategorized

    Seed Saving 101: How to Save Native Wildflower Seeds (and How to Store Seeds!)

    - By Lauren Landers
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  • Harvesting cold weather crops like pumpkins is just one essential fall gardening task!
    Organic Gardening

    Fall Garden Checklist: 20 Essential Steps to Ready Your Garden for Winter

    - By Lauren Landers
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  • Yellow coreopsis is just one of many pollinator flowers for fall gardens!
    Organic Gardening

    Fall Flowers to Plant for Late Season Pollinators (and Pollinator Bulbs to Plant in Fall!)

    - By Lauren Landers
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  • Bumble bees are one of many important pollinators!
    Organic Gardening - Sustainability

    Why Pollinators Matter: What’s Behind the Insect Decline and What to Do About It

    - By Lauren Landers
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  • Joe Pye weed provides shelter for nesting bees with its hollow stems.
    Organic Gardening

    Growing Bee Homes: 10 Bee-Friendly Plants with Pithy or Hollow Stems for Native Nesting Bees

    - By Lauren Landers
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  • Pale flowers and plants show best in moon garden designs.
    Organic Gardening

    Growing a Native Moon Garden: Best Native Plants to Grow for Nocturnal Pollinators

    - By Lauren Landers
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  • How to attract fireflies by growing a wildlife habitat garden for pollinators.
    Organic Gardening

    How to Attract Fireflies with a Wildlife Habitat Garden

    - By Lauren Landers
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  • Bloodroot and other native spring ephemerals are some of the first plants to bloom in spring.
    Organic Gardening

    Native Spring Ephemerals of North America: The Earliest Blooming Spring Flowers

    - By Lauren Landers
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  • Find the right types of bird feeders to attract a variety of wild birds!
    Organic Gardening

    10 Best Types of Bird Feeders for Attracting Birds

    - By Lauren Landers
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