The phone rang and a gardener in tearful hysteria was there pleading for me to take her monarch caterpillars, as she was totally out of milkweed leaves. At the time, we had quite a few plants ...

The phone rang, and a gardener in tearful hysteria was there pleading for me to take her monarch caterpillars as she was totally out of milkweed leaves. At the time we had quite a few plants ...

Thousands of seeds are floating across fields this month, like tiny paratroopers dangling from silky parachutes. They're milkweed seeds, launched from ripe seed pods. If they land on target, new ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cuyahoga County Soil and Water Conservation District and districts statewide are participating in common milkweed seed collection, which runs through Oct. 31. The effort is ...

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Our Beautiful Blooms finally turned the page on Christmas cactus and we have received some interesting plants and flowers this week. Deb Hibdon of New Smyrna Beach sent in a ...

Populations of these distinctive black and orange migratory insects have been in precipitous decline for the past 20 years, but scientists aren't exactly sure what's causing them to vanish. So far, ...

Most gardeners recognize milkweed immediately as a butterfly attracter, but there’s a complex community that revolves around this prolific plant that extends well beyond the monarch. Milkweed may ...