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Figuring out the best plants for a butterfly garden is more than merely a desirable way to add charm, color and diversity to the plot. These days, keeping our gardens filled with butterflies should be ...

If you have harvested milkweed seeds from existing plants, the typical perennial varieties that need cold stratification ...

Beds of bright flowers always lift our spirits, but when you add the fluttering movement and brilliant color of butterflies, you have one of nature's most enchanting combinations. View full ...

Florida is home to more than 180 species of butterflies, which is the highest of any state east of the Mississippi River. And 40 of these species are unique to Florida. Butterflies are important to ...

In May, when my new, blue butterfly bush started to bloom, I realized it could be the focal point for a patriotic garden. It also was the season for patriotic sentiments with Memorial Day, Flag Day ...

Well, most folks who celebrate it nowadays call it May Day. Beltane is the ancient Druid holiday that comes on the first day of May and marks the halfway point of astronomical spring. So that means ...

Q. We’re hoping to plant a garden that will attract butterflies. Growing up, we had a butterfly bush I loved because it always seemed to have butterflies on it. One of my neighbors says that butterfly ...

The words “Butterfly Garden” evoke a certain image – drifts of color and mounds of blooms with happy butterflies flitting from flower to flower sipping sweet nectar. We envision coneflowers, buddleias ...