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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 ...

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; ...

Grow milkweeds for monarch butterfly caterpillars. Milkweed seeds require a cold, moist process called stratification in ...

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 ...

Have you ever walked through a local botanical garden and longingly wished you could have your own butterfly garden at home? As it turns out, it’s not too difficult to reimagine a butterfly haven in ...

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 ...

It may seem a bit strange to be writing about butterflies in December. After all, the solstice is just about to bring us winter. The Monarch butterflies are sunning themselves in Mexico and others are ...

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.

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. NASHVILLE — After all my blue false indigo was killed by a late frost, I went down to ...

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