When you think of flowers that attract butterflies, what do you picture? Whatever you see in your mind's eye, it's probably not a ground cover. However, if you're looking to make the most of every ...

Q: I’m an avid gardener and want to plant host plants for various butterfly species but especially monarchs after seeing my first one this past October. I am curious which milkweed is the best for me ...

A pretty fritillary butterfly on a green leaf - Sandra Standbridge/Getty Images If you're keen to get your pollinator garden off to a good start, mass-planting wildflowers early in spring is the way ...

Spring has arrived, and my garden is a riot of color and activity. Brilliant yellow flower clusters adorn the Bahama senna (Senna Mexicana var. Chapmanii), and I am hoping to spot some amazing ...

Butterflies are an essential component of ecosystems around the world and in your backyard. First and foremost, they help flowers exchange pollen, a necessary step for growing many fruits, vegetables, ...

Those shady parts of your yard can be some of the most challenging spaces to fill as a gardener. So many of the more popular flowers and groundcover options found in gardens today need full sun or at ...

It's almost spring! And March 12 is National Plant a Flower Day, the perfect day to bask in the sunlight and plant flowers that will help pollinators like the endangered eastern monarch butterfly. The ...

We love flowers in every color: the tiny fragrant flowers of white sweet alyssum tumbling out of window boxes, the bold blooms of white peonies flecked with pink, and the bright yellow petunias ...

It's not flamboyant or brilliantly-colored, but this powerhouse North American wildflower is a pollinator's delight: Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a tough but pretty flower that deserves to be ...