There's something genuinely wonderful about watching a swallowtail drift across your garden and land on a bloom you planted ...

Roman Gonzalez is the creator of the urban gardening blog MrBrownThumb, founder of the Chicago Seed Library, and a co-founder of One Seed Chicago. Entice butterflies to stay, eat, mate and lay eggs in ...

Want to attract more butterflies to your shade garden? Start with our expert's list of the best shade plants for butterflies.

There is a phenomenon going on in the butterfly gardens in our back yards. The Monarch Program in Encinitas has observed through tagging that monarchs hatched in gardens stay in gardens and don’t join ...

The man was not happy with my butterfly garden article. He wrote: "You didn't tell me they'd eat up everything in sight. It's all gone!" Since then I have been overly conscious every time I write ...

Beginning a butterfly garden can be as simple as choosing flowering plants that will invite adult butterflies to your garden to feed. But if you want to create a butterfly garden that will act as a ...

Butterflies are like flying flowers. Their beautiful wings and flights of fancy delight children and adults alike. Attracting butterflies to your landscape is as easy as it is fun. Luckily, the ...

For a spring project that can get your family working and learning together - and also help some beautiful insects - try a backyard butterfly garden. With just a little planning, you can create an ...