Every butterfly gardener delights when showy swallowtail butterflies make an appearance. These butterflies are some of the largest in the garden, and their colorful wings and soaring flight patterns ...

Butterflies bring life and color to any garden, acting as pollinators while also enhancing the visual appeal of your outdoor space. By carefully selecting plants suited to their needs, you can create ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A swallowtail butterfly in flight - Gordon Magee/Shutterstock Turning our backyards into butterfly safe havens can involve a list ...

The monarch butterflies have migrated north for the summer but their “cousins” the queen butterflies are prominent in many area landscapes, especially if you have milkweeds and one or more good nectar ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A black swallowtail butterfly lands on a plant in a garden. - Darrell Gulin/Getty Images If you want a garden filled with ...

A garden buzzing with life is a happy garden, and few visitors bring as much magic and movement as butterflies. These delicate, winged insects do more than just add a splash of color; they are vital ...

Author Pamela Crawford offers a novel approach to helping these beloved bugs while beautifying your yard.

A monarch butterfly lands on milkweed at Sun Valley Elementary School in San Rafael on July 29. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal) Caterpillars eat milkweed leaves. (AP Photo/Herald Times ...

I planted some Dutchman’s pipes to attract swallowtail butterflies and it worked. I heard the caterpillars are poisonous to birds. Is that true? Yes, it is true, although not so much when they are ...

Black swallowtail larva on fennel (top left), pipevine swallowtail larva on Dutchman's pipe vine (top right), swallowtail butterfly on zinnia (bottom). Q: My kids love swallowtail butterflies. Can you ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Gardeners who want to see more butterflies fluttering through their yards may only need to plant the right flowers. Jennifer McGimsey, owner of Akin’s Nursery, says several plants ...