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It takes more than flower nectar to attract butterflies to your garden. Learn the truth about common butterfly host plant myths.

Despite their showy yellow flowers, goldenrods aren't the culprit for seasonal allergies. The inconspicuous ragweed plants reaching 10 feet tall spread pollen widely by wind.

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The lawn between the sidewalk and road, called a hellstrip due to its seemingly inhospitable growing environment, can be ...

One Reddit user shared the exciting results of their effort to create the ideal habitat for a monarch butterfly caterpillar.

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In celebration of National Pollinator Week (June 16-22), the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is reopening online ordering for milkweed seeds through its popular Project Milkweed ...

Common milkweed is making a comeback as more gardeners are growing this important food source for monarch butterflies. Harvest the seedpods and craft them into wreaths, stars and indoor holiday trees.

A beautiful, manageable alternative to common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), showy milkweed features large, velvety oval-shaped leaves and clusters of fragrant, flowers that provide essential ...