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Filling a garden bed with a fast-growing ground cover can add both beauty and benefits when it flowers because it will also attract pollinators to your yard.

Sonic Bloom Pink Weigela Weigela florida, Zones 4 to 8 Traditionally, weigela is known as a dense shrub with pink flowers that blooms in spring. The flowers may reappear in summer. New cultivars are ...

What happens when scientists design flower mixes not just for beauty, but to supercharge pollinator visits? You get gardens ...