This plant, butterfly milkweed or Asclepias tuberosa, currently is in its full summer beauty. Butterfly milkweed is a native plant that is tough as nails in the garden. Since the plant is a native ...

The native plant ... milkweed. With showy pink flower clusters, it’s one of the largest milkweeds and a refined grower that won’t look out of place in urban gardens. Upright clumps mature at 5 ...

In the United States, we have two monarch butterfly ... to a 6-pound human baby eating enough to grow to about 16,000 pounds. That is quite a binge. Why is the milkweed plant the plant of choice?

The monarch butterfly isn’t just a beautiful creature — these iconic insects ... perennial plants come in a variety of sizes, ...

If you love monarch butterflies, you’re in luck: Spring gardening season unfolds just as these iconic ... rich plants for fuel, and one very specific plant in particular — milkweed — to ...

If you’ve ever wanted to create a home for a baby monarch butterfly, it’s the season ... One challenge is a lack of access to milkweed plants which is where they exclusively lay their eggs.

Watering gardens ... butterfly weed is one of the showiest milkweeds you can find and it’s a popular stopping spot for butterflies and bees. Queen butterflies and monarchs use this plant as ...

THIS LITTLE PLANT RIGHT HERE Marty Powers Master Gardener ÷ Shiloh Museum "the absence of milkweed is the number ... ME WHILE MONARCHS ARE ONE THE MOST ICONIC BUTTERFLIES--THEY ARE ALSO IMPACTFUL ...

Horsetail milkweed (A. subverticillata) is another great plant for a pollinator garden. It thrives in poor soils and in sunny locations. Saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea) are our iconic Sonoran ...

There are plant swaps and sales throughout the county. There are classes and events to make paper succulents, moon gardens ...

Gardens educate us about caring for people and foster a feeling of community. Robbie Howard, Pre-K assistant, said, “Each child selected seeds to plant and checked their flowerpots daily.” ...