Gardeners can provide habitat for pollinators in ways they may not have realized. While the norm may be to prune out old dried rhododendron blossoms, consider that this may be the winter home for any number of insects. These colorful stalks are normally trimmed and tossed. If you must prune them off, don’t burn them, put them on the compost pile. Once temperatures reach a routine day time high of 50 F, any insects may emerge and seek refuge elsewhere.
Everyone needs a home and this may be a snug shelter for the smallest around us.
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