Colorful butterflies can add beauty, color, life, and interest to your backyard. Besides the well-known monarch, there are over 150 different butterfly species that may be seen in the Midwestern ...

Oklahoma experts say planting milkweed, native flowers and maintaining pesticide-free gardens can create vital habitats for ...

Butterfly gardens can bring so much life to your yard. Not only do they attract these delicate pollinators, but they also support local ecosystems, providing nectar and pollen-rich plants for bees, ...

Spring has just begun, and if you have a green thumb, you might be looking forward to your yearly gardening activities. As temperatures get warmer and the skies get sunnier, many critters will be out ...

Want to try butterfly gardening? Plant butterfly host plants to give caterpillars food and a place to grow through their ...

Question: I would like to create a butterfly garden, but I do not have a lot a space. What can I do to make the little bit of space I have make the most impact? Answer: You do not need a large space ...

The beautiful colors in our gardens don’t have to all come from flowers. Texas butterflies bring in color on the wing. Everyone can enjoy a butterfly garden this summer if they understand several ...

You know spices are useful for cooking, but some you can also grow herbs for the butterfly garden to attract pollinators.

On a piercingly sunny morning in mid-June, there was a dizzying amount of activity in the front garden of a home in San Diego’s College Area, owned by a woman named Sara. But you had to look closely ...

The Native Plant Society describes the butterfly milkweed — known scientifically as Asclepias tuberosa — as native to several counties across Indiana, blooming in the summer and easy to grow from seed ...