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 ...

A butterfly garden can be any size, a few containers in a sunny spot, small beds or larger areas. UC Marin Master Gardeners recommend a few strategic principles for starting a successful garden ...

Home flower gardens are a vital resource for our pollinator friends, including so many delightful species of butterflies. As their preferred habitats of open fields give way to human development, our ...

When my friend told me that the butterflies in her garden were one of her great joys during the pandemic, I was a bit envious. She had a home with a yard, whereas I lived in an urban apartment with a ...

Dale Skaggs plants a native azalea and Joellen Dimond plants a butterfly garden. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, Dixon Gallery & Gardens Head of Horticulture Dale Skaggs ...

The beginning of each new year is marked by celebrations ― even in the garden. We have the Pantone color of the Year, ‘Peach Fuzz’; the Proven Winners Annual of the Year, Supertunia Jazzberry petunia; ...

Fragrance is one of the best ways to draw butterflies to your garden, making it an essential part of choosing the best plants to include in a butterfly garden. Butterflies rely on scent, color, and ...

Q: I’d like to create a butterfly garden. How should I plan it? A: As with any planting, a good first step is to assess the site conditions, because that will dictate which plant species will grow ...

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.

When I tell Flora Ito, nursery sales manager for Sun Valley-based Theodore Payne Foundation, that I’m interested in native plants for my apartment balcony, she asks a series of questions. What are the ...