Butterflies and bees are important garden visitors — they’re both pollinators, which means they help plants reproduce. When ...

In 2023, more than 16,000 butterflies were counted at one local grove. The most recent count was a tiny fraction of that.

Each adult butterfly lives only about four to five weeks. Milkweed is the only plant on which monarchs will lay their eggs ... creates new sources of income for the local communities that live in the ...

Flowers with multiple florets that produce abundant nectar are ideal. Provide host plants for the caterpillar forms of butterflies. Supplement the garden’s flower nectar with a homemade feeder. Avoid ...

Monarch butterflies, which on average live only 2 to 8 weeks ... and it doesn't work the same way as native plants. We are in an area where we don't have a cold enough winter to make it have ...