It’s been a strange summer for nature, with a bumper crop of fireflies flashing everywhere but a paucity of butterflies. I just haven’t seen that many of the latter, and it weirds me ou… ...

The flowers provide a natural source of nectar for butterflies, bees and birds. Plant 20 to 30cm apart to create a neat and colourful border from spring to autumn.

Spring has arrived, and my garden is a riot of color and activity.. Brilliant yellow flower clusters adorn the Bahama senna (Senna Mexicana var. Chapmanii), and I am hoping to spot some amazing ...

When it comes to Monty Don's gardening advice, we are all ears. So when we saw he'd shared his advice for welcoming butterflies to gardens this spring we couldn't put our gardening gloves on quick ...

I crept forward, struggling to discern the mottled brown underwings of a butterfly from the leaf litter. I must have gotten too close, because suddenly, in a flash of orange, white, and black, the ...

Garden flowers and beneficial insects have less research, but a base temperature of 50 degrees seems to be something that most plants and critters around here can live and grow with.

These crazy-looking, fun flowers bloom in spring. ... and you'll also get to enjoy the vibrant orange blooms and visiting butterflies. Marcia Straub - Getty Images. Blanket Flower.

Butterflies will be released starting April 1 in the Botanical Garden’s Costa Rica cloud forest biome where more than 600 of them are emerging. Visitors can take part in the release at 2 p.m ...

Spring has arrived, and my garden is a riot of color and activity. Brilliant yellow flower clusters adorn the Bahama senna (Senna Mexicana var. Chapmanii), and I am hoping to spot some amazing ...