It's amazing how quickly they grow when they get enough light. If your garden has limited sun exposure, consider planting ...

These late-blooming plants native to North America help feed butterflies — especially monarchs-— at a crucial point.

Milkweed seeds are tricky to grow. Learn how to save seeds from milkweed pods and when to plant milkweed seeds outside or ...

Recommended Varieties: Lance-leaf coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) is an easy-to-grow variety that’s native to most of the ...

Happily, wherever you garden in the U.S., there’s a native type of milkweed that can help support your local butterflies and other pollinators, and they are easy to grow from seed. The hardest ...

You can help make a difference by providing the species with its food plant: milkweed. A monarch butterfly gliding over a field on outstretched wings is one of the most beautiful images of summer.

Monarch butterflies are making their flight north after wintering in Mexico. Here's what to know about the fascinating, fragile traveler.

Grow milkweed (Asclepias ... many of which you may want to add to your gardens. You can find out more about the species native to your region in the Milkweed Regional Guides located on the ...

Monarchs can sniff out a milkweed plant from a football field away. That means they’re able to piece together separate flowers over a fairly large area to get the nectar they need. So you’re ...