Milkweed is more than just a beautiful addition to your garden. Dubbed the monarch butterfly magnet, this versatile plant ...

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Monarch butterflies only lay their eggs on milkweed, which has a chemical structure that makes the caterpillars that eat it taste bitter and discourages most predators from eating them. There are six ...

It takes more than flower nectar to attract butterflies to your garden. Learn the truth about common butterfly host plant ...

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A New Jersey gardener shares how compost, raised beds and native plants make spring gardening easier and better for pollinators.

There’s only one host plant for a monarch butterfly—milkweed! Choose native varieties for your area such as common milkweed, butterfly weed, swamp milkweed and showy milkweed. Create a monarch haven ...

The deadline is approaching for the next round of funding for native plant gardens from the Madison Heights Environmental ...

Perhaps this is the year to think about more native plants. I admit that sounds a little dull when you know the garden ...