Habitat loss for this iconic black and orange butterfly, especially along its migratory routes, is devastating monarch populations. Help a winged friend out by planting milkweed. Just a few months ago ...

The city's larger plantings have been concentrated at mountain parks and along the riverfront, while Phoenix plans to expand ...

Starting as soon as this fall, America's heartland could begin to look strikingly different to a monarch butterfly fluttering south for the winter. Oceans of corn would be dotted with islands of ...

There's only one plant that monarch butterflies feed on, and it's this affordable beauty Transforming your yard into an enchanting butterfly-filled haven is simpler than you think thanks to this ...

This low-maintenance addition to your garden is a must!

The plight of monarch butterflies is well known. The population of the monarch's host plant, native milkweed, is diminishing, which makes it difficult for the butterflies to survive. As a result, many ...

Every fall, monarchs travel thousands of miles from the northern U.S. and Canada to their overwintering grounds, passing ...

Most gardeners recognize milkweed immediately as a butterfly attracter, but there’s a complex community that revolves around this prolific plant that extends well beyond the monarch. Milkweed may ...

Many gardeners will tell you that aphids are the bane of their existence. According to a new study from the University of Florida, these tiny pests also pose problems for the iconic monarch butterfly.

In 2020, around Thanksgiving, a total of fewer than 2,000 monarch butterflies were counted at around 250 overwintering sites where they have traditionally been counted in the state of California. A ...

Editor's Note: This column inadvertantly was previously printed Saturday under a different name. We are reprinting this column today with the correct name. Our region's milkweeds, including the common ...