by Karin Beuerlein In my last post, I mentioned taking inventory of the native plants in my yard based on entomologist Doug Tallamy’s research. You can draw a straight line from more native plants to more native insects to better [...]
by Karin Beuerlein Six thousand caterpillars. That’s how many it takes (at minimum) to raise a single brood of chickadees from hatching to fledging the nest. It’s an incredible figure, especially considering how many flights the parents have to make [...]
by Karin Beuerlein Hello, and welcome to the KTOS Better Backyards Blog! My name is Karin Beuerlein. I’m an avid gardener and I’m passionate about creating backyard habitat for birds with native plants. I’m sure you heard the disturbing news [...]
