Feed Caterpillars for more Butterflies
Check here for your native plant societies in your area of North America http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/native-plant-societies-in-nort...
Between the rains
Today is another rainy day, gray and misty. It's hard to believe that just yesterday several monarch butterflies visited the garden...
Don't forget!
Put your leaves in an area of your yard set aside as a "wild space". You'll see many birds foraging through the leaves for food, and...
Newly emerged monarch in the garden
Timing is everything! Three weeks ago the last monarch caterpillar on our native milkweed grew large and plump and disappeared to find a...
Wow! A rare butterfly saved from extinction
Credit: Florida Museum of Natural History Here is an excellent article from Florida about restoring habitat and the cost of saving a...
One monarch's journey from Kentucky to Mexico
Wow! What a journey! Read this article by Ryan Van Velzer in https://wfpl.org/from-ky-to-mexico-one-butterflys-journey/?fbclid=IwAR2mc4kC...
Monarchs still brighten our days
Monarchs flutter and zip daily through our garden, almost a constant presence these days. We still are in awe each time we see them, and...
Plant to feed insects
Exactly. Once upon a time we all thought that insects were threatening because they eat plants. But now more and more people are...
Monarch activity in the garden
In past years I posted often about the development of monarch butterfly caterpillars feeding on our milkweed plants. Since we are...
