Wildlife Garden Ideas

5 Irresistible Butterfly Flowers for Attracting both Monarchs and Hummingbirds.

7 Butterfly Flowers Irresistible to Monarchs…and Hummingbirds!

ByTony Gomez May 25May 25

Which Butterfly Plants Also Attract Hummingbirds? Discover Nourishing Nectar Flowers that will Entice Both Monarchs & Hummers to your Garden Doorstep…

Container Gardening Ideas to Attract Monarch Butterflies- which milkweed species perform well in pots?

Grow Milkweed in Containers for Monarchs

ByTony Gomez April 13April 13

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Why growing some milkweed in pots is a good idea for both you and the monarchs + 6 milkweed varieties that work well in containers

7 Top Tips for Spring Planting Milkweed to start off an Amazing Butterfly Season.

7 Spring Planting Milkweed Secrets for Growing Great Plants

ByTony Gomez March 22March 23

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Spring Planting Tips for Supporting Monarch Butterflies and their Caterpillar Kids

Pruning Butterfly Bushes for Maximum Butterfly Effect

How To Prune Butterfly Bush for Maximum Butterfly Effect

ByTony Gomez February 6February 6

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Butterfly Bush Pruning Tips for Healthy Buddleia Plants with lots of blooms…and Butterflies!

5 Ideas to Save Monarch Butterflies in 2024?

5 Ways to Save Monarchs in 2024…Try This at Home!

ByTony Gomez January 12February 12

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If you’d like to lift up the struggling monarch population, here are 5 ways to positively impact monarch butterflies in 2024…and beyond!

Male Monarch Finds Fall Nectar from a Zinnia in the Butterfly Garden

Are ‘Native Only’ Wildlife Gardens Starving Fall Pollinators?

ByTony Gomez October 25October 25

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Is your native-only butterfly garden starving fall pollinators + Discover which nectar flowers monarchs prefer during the great fall migration.

Purple Butterfly Flower Power- 7 Purpular Butterfly Plants

ByTony Gomez October 17October 20

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Purple is the color of juicy plums, stunning sunsets, or a sparkling glass of wine…Steven Spielberg even made a classic movie about it! Are you looking for plants that add purple flower power of to your butterfly garden? Here are 6 excellent options that include both host plant and nectar flowers for monarchs and other pollinators.

Starting a monarch butterfly garden is an exciting journey that yields great rewards if you're patient and persistent. Start with these basics, and then expand/improve over time to attract and support more monarchs than you ever dreamed.

How to Start a Monarch Butterfly Garden that Brings Home the Butterflies…and Caterpillars

ByTony Gomez March 12November 6

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How to create a butterfly garden that attracts and supports monarch butterflies and their kids…

Aphid control is essential if you want to grow healthy milkweed plants for monarch butterflies. Here are 10 Ideas to control aphids naturally, and save more milkweed for munching monarch caterpillars.

How To Control Aphids On Milkweed Plants

ByTony Gomez July 9June 18

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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.