If the garden is still looking a little drab after winter, there is no better pick me up than a garden centre splurge on new flowers to bring the garden alive. None of us are immune to the fun of ...

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 ...

A busy garden full of activity—earthworms in the soil, flying critters visiting the flowers that attract bees—is a healthy garden. Just like with bees, if you want to attract butterflies, there are ...

Stokes aster is a long-lived, low-growing perennial that flaunts remarkably frilly flowers for butterflies throughout spring, into summer and again in autumn. This native species (Stokesia laevis) ...

Home flower gardens are a vital resource for our pollinator friends, including so many delightful species of butterflies. As their preferred habitats of open fields give way to human development, our ...

Q: I’m an avid gardener and want to plant host plants for various butterfly species but especially monarchs after seeing my first one this past October. I am curious which milkweed is the best for me ...

It has been found that butterflies and bees are more strongly attracted to gardens with a greater diversity of pollen-rich ...

Early flowers are a magnet for bees. Here are some of the best bee-attracting plants to have in your garden in spring. 23 June 2015 • 7:00am Hawthorn Hawthorns tend to blossom in May, producing ...