How to Raise Butterflies-to-Be: Rearing Caterpillars the Topic at Monday’s Austin Butterfly Forum
Ever wonder about the best way to raise caterpillars [...]
Texas Hill Country Update on Milkweed and Monarch Butterfly Eggs and Caterpillars with Tips on How to Find Them
Tips from the Llano River on how to find Monarch butterfly eggs and caterpillars plus a tour of the Texas Hill Country attest to the enduring resilience of native milkweed plants.
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