Commonly known as milkweed, Asclepias is a genus of herbaceous, perennial plants in the Apocynaceae (dogbane) plant family. Named for Asclepius, the Greek god of healing, plants exude a sticky, milky ...

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We spoke with Victoria Burnett, a Visitor Services Manager working for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to get some insight ...

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The butterfly population in the U.S. has dropped more than 20% over the past two decades. Some species living in Connecticut ...

Nana Rose has a succulent she ironically named Petunia; a collective, wild rosebush, called Abigail, and a lavender cluster ...

That's a tricky problem, as deer are very persistent, will eat almost anything if hungry enough, and are quite good at ...