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For a while, entomologists have been sharing their increasing concerns that the eastern population of the monarch butterfly is decreasing and this year’s statistics so far are no different. “The ...

AS AN AMAZING Mother’s Day surprise, team with the kids to create a container garden filled with plants that attract hummingbirds or butterflies. Begin by buying quality potting soil and a large ...

It’s a warm, sunny afternoon and a monarch butterfly lands on a purple coneflower. Next to it, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird hovers, sipping from the bright red blossoms of a cardinal flower. You might ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. A nice thriller plant for the garden border or container is Stratosphere White butterfly flower (Gaura lindheimeri “Gautalwi”). This plant ...

In May, when my new, blue butterfly bush started to bloom, I realized it could be the focal point for a patriotic garden. It also was the season for patriotic sentiments with Memorial Day, Flag Day ...

The beginning of each new year is marked by celebrations ― even in the garden. We have the Pantone color of the Year, ‘Peach Fuzz’; the Proven Winners Annual of the Year, Supertunia Jazzberry petunia; ...

The magic happened in no time Saturday at the new butterfly garden at the Gainesville YMCA — plants were still being planted when a monarch butterfly alighted on milkweed and left behind a bunch of ...