Winter Sowing Milkweed Seeds Part 2: Prepare Your Containers
11 Easy Steps for Winter Sowing Milkweed Seeds❓??
Grow Potted Trees as Butterfly Host Plants
Think your yard or garden is too small to plant host trees for caterpillars? Think ‘inside’ the box…
Where to look for a Monarch Chrysalis in the Butterfly Garden?
50 places to find a Monarch Chrysalis in your Butterfly Garden
Spring Sowing Containers for Annual Milkweed
SPRING Sowing Containers for Warm Weather Milkweed Varieties?
Starting Seeds Indoors Part 2- Performance Enhancing Secret
How to get milkweed seeds to germinate in just days? Try this at home…
Starting Seeds Inside: Support more Monarchs w/ your Annual Milkweed
How to Start Milkweed Seeds indoors to Increase your Milkweed Supply for Monarch Butterflies and get a Huge Head Start on Spring…
How To Control Aphids On Milkweed Plants
Of all the questions I get about butterfly gardening, “How can I control aphids on my milkweed?” is probably the most frequent. Here are 10 ways to stop annoying aphids from taking over the monarchs’ milkweed supply.
5 Big Zinnia Flowers for a Busy Butterfly Garden + Growing Tips
Try These 5 Zinnia Flowers to Bring Home More Butterflies + One Dwarf Variety. Zinnia Care Tips to Prevent Powdery Mildew
Winter Sowing Milkweed Seeds Part 3: Spring Your Seedlings
Sow Now What? What to do with spring milkweed seedlings after they awaken from a winter sown sleep…
Tropical Milkweed Blooms in Frigid January?!
Many North American gardeners buy tropical milkweed seeds or plants each spring. I was one of those butterfly gardeners until I found a way to make my current plants multiply like rabbits!
Adventures in Raising the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
Our first experience raising giant swallowtail butterflies with lots of colorful photos + helpful raising tips
Adventures in Raising the Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly
Raising eastern black swallowtails from tiny egg to beautiful butterfly with lots of colorful photos + helpful raising tips