Archimedes of Syracuse was an ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, and inventor whose principle of water displacement inspired the design of the World’s Coolest Rain Gauge®. He wrote about the discovery in his famous work On Floating Bodies — and more than 2,000 years later, here we are, still having fun watching things float in water.

Archimedes Backyard: Resources For The Modern Gardener

butterfly drinking from puddle

How to Provide Water for Pollinators in Your Ga...

Most gardeners focus on providing nectar and pollen for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, but water is just as important. Like all living creatures, pollinators need access to moisture for...

How to Provide Water for Pollinators in Your Ga...

Most gardeners focus on providing nectar and pollen for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, but water is just as important. Like all living creatures, pollinators need access to moisture for...

humid day with roses

Why Humidity Matters for Garden Watering

Temperature gets most of the attention, but humidity often has just as much influence on how quickly your garden dries out. Learn how humidity affects evaporation, plant water use, and...

Why Humidity Matters for Garden Watering

Temperature gets most of the attention, but humidity often has just as much influence on how quickly your garden dries out. Learn how humidity affects evaporation, plant water use, and...

Birds and Pollinators: How to Create a Backyard Habitat That Supports Both

Birds and Pollinators: How to Create a Backyard...

Birds and pollinators share many of the same plants, habitat features, and food sources. Learn how to design a backyard ecosystem that supports bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and songbirds together.

Birds and Pollinators: How to Create a Backyard...

Birds and pollinators share many of the same plants, habitat features, and food sources. Learn how to design a backyard ecosystem that supports bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and songbirds together.

blue jay eating berries

Why You Should Leave Winter Berries for the Birds

Those shriveled berries and crabapples hanging on branches may be one of the most important food sources in your winter garden. Learn how freezing, thawing, and natural fermentation turn late-season...

Why You Should Leave Winter Berries for the Birds

Those shriveled berries and crabapples hanging on branches may be one of the most important food sources in your winter garden. Learn how freezing, thawing, and natural fermentation turn late-season...

chickadee on snowy branch

How to Create Winter Shelter for Birds in Your ...

Birds need more than food to survive winter. Discover how evergreens, leaf litter, brush piles, and birdhouses create lifesaving shelter during cold nights and winter storms.

How to Create Winter Shelter for Birds in Your ...

Birds need more than food to survive winter. Discover how evergreens, leaf litter, brush piles, and birdhouses create lifesaving shelter during cold nights and winter storms.

been on yellow flower

Native Bees in Your Backyard: How to Attract an...

North America is home to thousands of native bee species that quietly pollinate gardens, wildflowers, and crops. Learn who they are, why they matter, and how you can help them...

Native Bees in Your Backyard: How to Attract an...

North America is home to thousands of native bee species that quietly pollinate gardens, wildflowers, and crops. Learn who they are, why they matter, and how you can help them...