A good ‘filler’ plant, Anaphalis margaritacea is easily one of the best plants for a butterfly garden. It makes compact mounds of silvery foliage topped by clusters of white, yellow-centred ...

No butterfly garden would be complete without it. Lots of different varieties of this long-popular plant are available these days, but the Butterfly series of pentas is among the very best.

Making a butterfly- worthy garden is not as difficult as you might think, however. Provide the right conditions and plants, and you’ll soon realize your goal.

In the past, most butterfly bush cultivars tended to be vigorous, large-growing shrubby plants, easily reaching 8 feet. Cutting them back hard in the each spring would help control their size.

There are about 750 butterfly species in the United States, according to the Smithsonian Institution, with the cabbage white perhaps the most common. Butterfly sightings in gardens are becoming ...

Many plants attract butterflies, however, some provide better sources of nutrients than others. According to Garden Design, gardeners should select plants that will support the butterfly life cycle.

In the fall when flowers are more scarce, pollinators will be especially happy to find these nectar- and pollen-rich flowers in your garden.

You miss out on the best gardening conditions of the year if you let fall weather go by without planting anything new. That holds true for new trees, shrubs and perennials and for transplanting ...