Native Plant Sales, Butterfly Events Slated for This Weekend and Beyond
Native plant sales and how to raise a caterpillar workshops among butterfly events slated for April in Central and South Texas.
Gardening Good for Your Health AND for the Butterflies
Gardening shown to be good for your health according to Aggie study. Butterflies benefit, too, when gardeners apply themselves to providing host plants.
Second Annual Native San Antonio Festival to Feature Butterfly Talk on Swallowtails and Monarchs
The San Antonio Chapter of the Native Plant Society [...]
Happy Spring Equinox! Monarchs en route, and the Eastern Swallowtails are Back, too
Happy Equinox and the start of Butterfly Season. Monarch butterflies and Eastern Swallowtails are fluttering back into our gardens. Be sure you have milkweed, fennel, parsely, dill and rue to give them something to host on.
Monarch Butterflies Arriving Soon from Mexico, But Who’s Got Milkweed? Fortunately Some Local Nurseries Have It in Stock
Millions of Monarch butterflies are heading to Texas for Spring Break, but who's got milkweed for them to host and nectar on? Fortunately, some local nurseries have "got milkweed" in stock.
Monarch Butterflies: Where’s My Milkweed? NPSOT Program to Address Milkweed Shortage Tied to Brutal Winter
Where's the milkweed? Monarch butterflies will be arriving soon and the Boerne chapter of NPSOT will stage a free milkweed workshop next Tuesday. Let's get our gardens ready this spring and put out a welcome mat for migrating Monarch butterflies
Butterfly Exhibit Featured at San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo
Live hissing cockroaches and scorpions big enough to filet [...]
Butterfly Gardening Update: Cowpen Daisy Seedlings Thinned With a “Haircut”
Winter butterfly gardening chores include thinning seedlings with a "haircut" to give each plant space and nutrients to grow
Milkweed for Monarchs: More Tips for Creating Your Butterfly Habitat
Plant it and they will come: More milkweed planting tips for bringing Monarch butterflies into your garden.
Seedball Dispensers Made From Gumball Machines–An Idea for Texas
California designers have a great idea for Texas: Seedball dispensers made from retrofitted gumball machines. Load them up with native butterfly host and nectar plant seed and watch your butterfly garden take root!