Late season Monarch butterflies create gardening quandary

Late season Monarch butterflies beg lots of questions about best practices for pollinator gardening.

By Monika Maeckle|2020-09-01T10:49:57-05:00November 12th, 2015|Butterfly gardening, Butterfly Life Cycle, climate change, Monarch Migration|15 Comments

Monarch Butterfly Release “Better than any church service”

A release of 93 Monarch butterflies was the perfect gesture to honor my late father's life.

By Monika Maeckle|2020-08-19T15:09:03-05:00August 14th, 2015|Butterfly Life Cycle, Monarch Butterfly|15 Comments

Trinity Students Tackle Invasive Johnson grass on Llano River

Trinity University students make war on Johnson grass on the Llano River in the Texas Hill Country.

By Monika Maeckle|2020-08-19T15:12:42-05:00June 3rd, 2015|Butterfly gardening, invasives, Llano River, native plants, Pollinators, San Antonio River Walk|3 Comments

Coming soon: LIVE from the Mariposario, Dispatches from my Butterfly House

My Mariposario: Family makes multi generation migration to downtown San Antonio.

By Monika Maeckle|2026-07-17T12:56:48-05:00April 16th, 2015|Butterfly gardening, Butterfly Life Cycle|23 Comments

NYTimes, Commercial Butterfly Breeders Raise Awareness of OE to Help Monarchs

When it comes to Monarch butterflies, OE is not OK. The nasty spore can debilitate the migrating creatures.

By Monika Maeckle|2021-02-20T13:06:54-06:00November 24th, 2014|Butterfly Life Cycle, IBBA, Milkweed, Monarch Butterfly, Monarch Migration|4 Comments

Pollinator Power on the River Walk: Garden Plot Transforms to Creature Haven

Pollinator power: CPS Energy transforms garden plot to pollinator habitat on the San Antonio River Walk.

By Monika Maeckle|2024-07-08T19:01:31-05:00August 9th, 2014|Butterfly gardening, San Antonio River Walk, turf-to-bed-conversion|11 Comments

Plant Flowers, Sign the Petition and Celebrate National Pollinator Week June 16 – 22

Celebrate National Pollinator Week by signing the petition, planting flowers and deadheading.

By Monika Maeckle|2020-09-01T11:03:12-05:00June 12th, 2014|Butterfly gardening, climate change, Drought|5 Comments

Resilience Required: Climate Change Turns up the Heat in the Butterfly Garden

Climate change will call for resilience and adaptability from gardeners, plants and insects.

By Monika Maeckle|2025-10-03T11:18:31-05:00May 10th, 2014|Butterfly gardening, climate change, Drought, Milkweed|9 Comments

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  Milkweed Shortage Sparks “Alternative Fuels” for Hungry Monarch Caterpillars

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  Milkweed Shortage Sparks “Alternative Fuels” for Hungry Monarch Caterpillars

  Butterfly gardening, Butterfly Life Cycle, General News, Milkweed, Monarch Butterfly, Monarch caterpillar, Monarch Migration

Milkweed Shortage Sparks “Alternative Fuels” for Hungry Monarch Caterpillars

Monarch butterfly caterpillars aren't as picky as we thought--turns out they'll eat squash and cucumbers!

By Monika Maeckle|2023-03-08T14:01:53-06:00April 11th, 2014|Butterfly gardening, Butterfly Life Cycle, General News, Milkweed, Monarch Butterfly, Monarch caterpillar, Monarch Migration|75 Comments

First Lady Michelle Obama Gets Milkweed as White House Adds First Pollinator Garden

First Lady Michelle Obama Gets Milkweed at the White House Garden. Sweeet! http://wp.me/p2fP0i-28Z

By Monika Maeckle|2026-03-18T12:46:24-05:00April 6th, 2014|Butterfly gardening, Monarch Butterfly, Monarch Migration|3 Comments