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The Secret Life of Balcony Gardens: How They're Helping Bees, Butterflies and Biodiversity Thrive

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Balcony gardens across urban apartment buildings—planted with tulsi, marigolds, hibiscus and vegetables—are creating interconnected micro-habitats that support bees, butterflies and other pollinators in cities where parks are disappearing and open green space is being replaced by concrete.

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