LISBON –If you plant them they will come. Milkweed, that is! Milkweed and Monarch butterflies have an essential connection because the monarchs only lay their eggs on the leaves of the milkweed plant.

Today, you meet milkweeds, the only food source for monarch caterpillars — and the harmless milkweed bugs that frequent the plants. You also meet the not-so-nice invasive thorny olive. The insight ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In recent years, the monarch butterfly population has decreased by ...

Whether you want to grow flowers to cultivate a beautiful yard or to create a wildlife wonderland full of bees and butterflies, the expense of purchasing nursery-grown plants adds up quickly. Luckily, ...

Milkweeds are not the most spectacular of flowering perennials, but they can look highly effective as fillers and textural foils in plant combinations. They are a must in any sunny herbaceous garden ...

Sometimes environmental problems seem overwhelming, but there is one thing we can all do that will actually make a difference to the survival of a species. Monarch butterflies are finding their ...

Kay MacNeil, of Frankfort, describes herself as “a seriously deranged lover of caterpillars and butterflies.” As a child, she came down with a terrible rash on her arms. Her family physician ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! I hope everyone survived the brutal heat wave last week. More normal temperatures have dominated this last week of June. Now we just need some rain!

The iconic monarch butterfly is declining across North America. You can help make a difference by providing the species with its food plant: milkweed. A monarch butterfly gliding over a field on ...

November's bland landscape revealing trees devoid of leaves seems to fit in with the frequency of cloudy days. No wonder some call this month, "gray November." Early snows break this gray-brown scene, ...