Creating a monarch-friendly garden is one of the best ways that Oklahomans can help butterflies on their migration. Experts say native plants, milkweed, and proper planning make all the difference.

Conventional wisdom is that if you cultivate host plants, butterflies will come. Take, for example, milkweed. After declining monarch populations began making headlines in the late 1990s, people ...

Learn facts about the monarch butterfly, including how how to tell male and female monarchs apart and if monarchs are ...

Spring has just begun, and if you have a green thumb, you might be looking forward to your yearly gardening activities. As temperatures get warmer and the skies get sunnier, many critters will be out ...

When you step into your garden in the warmer months, chances are you’ll spot bees buzzing and butterflies flitting from flower to flower. They’re not just beautiful to watch—they’re essential workers ...

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It's almost spring! And March 12 is National Plant a Flower Day, the perfect day to bask in the sunlight and plant flowers that will help pollinators like the endangered eastern monarch butterfly. The ...

Crocus, snowdrops, pulmonaria, hellebores, primroses, polyanthus, and winter to early spring-flowering heathers all provide valuable pollen or nectar. Early flowering shrubs also help, including ...

Butterflies are not just pretty and enchanting, they also offer important environmental benefits, such as plant pollination and pest control. They also serve as tasty meals for other creatures such as ...

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I always delight in seeing monarchs, those orange-and-black beauties dipping and swooping through the year. But this year, I got to observe their magic up close. A few weeks ago, I noticed a small ...