How to plan a successful butterfly and pollinator garden
Planning your 2016 pollinator and butterfly garden? HEre's tips on how to do it.
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Late season Monarch butterflies create gardening quandary
Late season Monarch butterflies beg lots of questions about best practices for pollinator gardening.
Increased cash, awareness, rain, egg-laying: good news for 2015 Monarch butterfly migration
Monarch butterfly migration likely to be robust thanks to rain, fertile egg laying in the Midwest and raised public awareness.
Let the Migration Begin: Milkweeds Sprout as Monarch Butterflies Arrive in Texas
Here they come! Monarch butterflies arriving in Texas just as milkweeds start to sprout.
Late-but-Great Wildflowers to Greet Monarchs and other Pollinators
Wildflowers and milkweeds running late for migrating Monarchs and other pollinators. A late-but-banner wildflower season in store.
Wildly Successful: Pollinator PowWow Draws Hundreds from Texas and Beyond
Wildly successful Texas Pollinator PowWow sings the praises of birds, bats, beetles, butterflies in Austin.
Survey: Monarch Butterfly Enthusiasts Will Pay More for Clean, Chemical Free Milkweed
Survey: Monarch butterfly fans say they will pay MORE for chemical free milkweeds to feed hungry caterpillars.
Migration Update: It Takes a Village to Feed Hungry Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars
It takes a village: friends and family collaborate to hustle milkweed for dozens of hungry Monarch caterpillars.
Caterpillar Quiz: How to Tell the Difference between Monarchs and Eastern Swallowtails
Caterpillar quiz: can you tell the difference between a Monarch butterfly and Eastern Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar? Here's how.
For Monarchs and other Butterflies in your Garden, Gather Milkweed Seeds Now
Gather milkweed seeds now! It's a good time to gather milkweed seeds for future butterfly gardens. If you transplant milkweed seedlings in this summer heat, be sure to give them some shade and lots of water--Tropical milkweed can't take the brutal Texas heat.