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…
8 Tips to (Successfully) Transplant Milkweed…with Taproots!
Transplanting Milkweed with Taproots is Not an Impossible Dream. Here are 8 Tips to help your milkweed transplants not only survive…but thrive!
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!
Western Monarch Butterfly Resources
Helpful Resources for learning more about Western Monarch Butterflies and Milkweed
Adventures in Raising the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
Our first experience raising giant swallowtail butterflies with lots of colorful photos + helpful raising tips
Where Have All The Monarch Butterflies Gone? I’m Here to Tell You…
Where Art Thou O Majestic Monarch Butterflies? Are any of these 8 factors preventing you from seeing more monarchs in your garden?
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
21 Tips for Starting (or Improving) your School Butterfly Garden
A 21 point checklist for creating a school butterfly garden that teachers and administrator can utilize for greater success.