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5 Ways to Save Monarchs and Make 2023 Your Best Monarch Season…Ever!

5 Ways to Save Monarchs and Make 2023 Your Best Monarch Season…Ever!

ByTony Gomez January 12January 13
218 Comments

If you’d like to lift up the struggling monarch population, here are 5 ways to positively impact monarch butterflies in 2023…and beyond!

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Are ‘Native Only’ Wildlife Gardens Starving Fall Pollinators?

Are ‘Native Only’ Wildlife Gardens Starving Fall Pollinators?

ByTony Gomez October 8October 22
34 Comments

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

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7 Spring Planting Secrets for Growing Great Milkweed

7 Spring Planting Secrets for Growing Great Milkweed

ByTony Gomez March 26March 26
121 Comments

Spring Planting Tips for Supporting Monarch Butterflies and their Caterpillar Kids

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Container Gardening Ideas? Grow Milkweed for Monarchs

Container Gardening Ideas? Grow Milkweed for Monarchs

ByTony Gomez June 20April 20
81 Comments

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

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

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

ByTony Gomez March 12November 30
138 Comments

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

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How To Control Aphids On Milkweed Plants

How To Control Aphids On Milkweed Plants

ByTony Gomez July 9June 18
230 Comments

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.

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5 Big Zinnia Flowers for a Busy Butterfly Garden + Growing Tips

5 Big Zinnia Flowers for a Busy Butterfly Garden + Growing Tips

ByTony Gomez May 7September 1
29 Comments

Try These 5 Zinnia Flowers to Bring Home More Butterflies + One Dwarf Variety. Zinnia Care Tips to Prevent Powdery Mildew

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Adventures in Raising the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly

Adventures in Raising the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly

ByTony Gomez September 28November 5
64 Comments

Our first experience raising giant swallowtail butterflies with lots of colorful photos + helpful raising tips

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Adventures in Raising the Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly

Adventures in Raising the Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly

ByTony Gomez July 2October 5
61 Comments

Raising eastern black swallowtails from tiny egg to beautiful butterfly with lots of colorful photos + helpful raising tips

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21 Tips for Starting (or Improving) your School Butterfly Garden

21 Tips for Starting (or Improving) your School Butterfly Garden

ByTony Gomez June 19March 5
17 Comments

A 21 point checklist for creating a school butterfly garden that teachers and administrator can utilize for greater success.

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7 Butterfly Flowers Irresistible to Monarchs…and Hummingbirds!

7 Butterfly Flowers Irresistible to Monarchs…and Hummingbirds!

ByTony Gomez May 27
47 Comments

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

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7 Plantastic Companion Plants for Milkweed

7 Plantastic Companion Plants for Milkweed

ByTony Gomez April 13December 30
28 Comments

8 companion plants for milkweed in your garden…have your tried pairing these plants in yours?

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