Creating a butterfly garden is a delightful way to bring vibrant colors and lively activity into your outdoor space. Not only do butterflies add beauty, but they also play a crucial role in ...

With its charismatic appearance and awe-inspiring migrations, it's not surprising that the monarch butterfly motivates ...

Hardiness: USDA 6b/7a Height: 4in Spread: 18in Good for: Rock gardens, dry gardens As well as being one of the best plants for a butterfly garden, Aubrieta ‘Cascade Purple’ (available from ...

Garden verbenas are divided into two basic categories - annual verbenas and perennial verbenas. Annual verbenas (Glandularia x hybrida) are used as cool season bedding plants grown from March to May.

You can also make your feeders more attractive by turning them into a fruit plate for visiting butterflies. Add pieces of brightly colored fruit like lemon, apples, or oranges. Butterflies associate ...

Over the past 40 years, about 450 butterfly species have declined at an estimated rate of 1.6 percent a year across the western U.S, according to a report published in the journal Science in March ...

The first plants are ready for next week's planting sessions after Thomas Jefferson Middle School science teacher Asther Reyes and students break ground Saturday on the monarch butterfly preserve ...

Butterflies aren’t just beautiful — they’re out there working hard, pollinating as they flit from flower to flower. In fact, butterflies are the second-largest group of pollinators, after bees.

Crochet garden. A crochet art exhibit titled “Butterfly Garden and Bouquet of Flowers” is on display at the Saratoga Library until Dec. 30. The exhibit, which is available for viewing any time ...