Watching butterflies flit around the yard is one of life’s simple pleasures. Butterflies are not only calming to watch, but they play an important role in the health of backyard plants. Most plants ...

As you start planning your garden beds this year, make sure you include a good assortment of native plants that support our native pollinators in your plans. Native plants have evolved with our native ...

People love butterflies. Welcomed by gardeners and just about anyone who spends time outdoors, butterflies are the endearing visitors that flutter along our landscapes from spring thaw to fall frost ...

Butterflies are colorful, delicate, and graceful creatures that bring beauty to the world. They are also exciting to watch as they grow from one stage of their life to the next, including the stages ...

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Meghan Holmes is a writer and documentarian specializing in scientific topics such as the environment, invasive species, sustainability, and food issues. She holds a master's in Southern Studies from ...

In the poem “Blue-Butterfly Day,” Robert Frost describes butterflies as “…flowers that fly and all but sing.” If you want to attract as many of those flying flowers to your home as you can, you’ll ...

Butterflies are one of nature’s finest and subtle pollinating agents. The beauty of watching butterflies soar, change colours, and act as pollinators makes them a joy to spot in any garden, even one ...

Jennifer Lazewski is the executive director of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology and a Master Gardener who has planted flowers in the garden of her Wauwatosa home to attract bees, butterflies and ...