Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries, Ask Mary Stone, New Jersey Garden blog
Slide titled “Attracting Beneficials with Flowers – Pollen & Nectar” showing a monarch butterfly feeding among yellow and orange wildflowers.

Inviting Beneficial Garden Guests

Do hard winters really curb “bad bugs”? A reader’s question opens the door to a deeper conversation about beneficial insects, plant diversity, and why harmony — not eradication — is the key to resilient gardens and balanced lives.
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