Turning our backyards into butterfly safe havens can involve a list of selfless gardening acts. So, it's especially nice when one of those decisions also provides us with delicious ingredients for ...

While butterflies will visit lots of different flowers, there are some that actually draw them. This can be for several reasons. Most commonly, there are some plants, such as dill, or milkweed, that ...

Q: We are thinking about planting a butterfly garden but don’t know where to begin. Can you offer some suggestions? A: Butterfly gardens can be attractive to both butterflies and gardeners if a few ...

For a while, entomologists have been sharing their increasing concerns that the eastern population of the monarch butterfly is decreasing and this year’s statistics so far are no different. “The ...

Called by many common names, Conclinium greggii is well known to anyone who gardens for pollinators. Most simply call this plant Gregg’s blue mistflower. A Texas SmartScape plant, the 2020 Texas ...

Butterflies are a canvas of splendor. Often symbolic of hope, change, renewal, and joy, over 160 species can be found in the Peach State according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

May's a busy month in the garden. It's OK to take a break to make something green or learn something about plants. There are plant swaps and sales throughout the county. There are classes and events ...

Butterflies, along with many other pollinators, need all the help they can get. Arizona is on the migration route of the vulnerable monarch butterfly. In addition, we have 334 species of other native ...

This article first appeared on jillbjarvis.com. Click here to view the article in its original format. Since school is a little different this year… we’re posting an idea for a Houston-area (socially ...