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 ...

You can also make your feeders more attractive by turning them into a fruit plate for visiting butterflies. Add pieces of ...

No butterfly garden would be complete without it. Lots of different varieties of this long-popular plant are available these days, but the Butterfly series of pentas is among the very best.

Mary Ann’s dedication and the scientific efforts at Disney illustrate how community action and innovation can unite to protect monarchs.

I want to start a butterfly garden. How do I begin? This was a recent question for the Master Gardener Volunteer Yard Review Team. Normally, the yard review covers the nine Florida-Friendly ...

S tarting a butterfly garden doesn't have to be a big production. A few favorite plants in a well-chosen spot is all that's necessary. Put a cluster of milkweed, zinnias and pentas on an apartment ...

The Butterfly Garden was founded in 2009 as a joint project of the Marco Island Beautification Committee, Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island and the Marco Island Department of Parks and Recreation.

Richard Rasmussen/The Sentinel-RecordA monarch and a bumblebee face off over the same flower. Responding to our April 17 story on butterfly gardens, a reader wanted to know about plants attractive ...

1) provide a food source, which requires placing the butterfly house near host or nectar plants. 2) butterflies are drawn to isolated, woody spots with dense foliage that gives them protection.