Considering location, layout and pollinator-friendly plants will help you make your city balcony a butterfly hotspot in the ...

Gardening Ask the Garden Guy: Can you grow a butterfly bush in a container? Plus, tips for keeping those hungry rabbits out. Send your gardening and landscaping questions to Address@globe.com.

Q: I’d like to grow flowers that attract butterflies, but I can only grow in containers right now, in a mostly sunny spot. What perennials or annuals appeal to them? A: Species in the mint (Lamiaceae) ...

Butterfly Garden for Home: If you want to invite butterflies to your home, create a small, beautiful butterfly garden on your ...

Butterflies aren’t just beautiful — they’re out there working hard, pollinating as they flit from flower to flower. In fact, butterflies are the second-largest group of pollinators, after bees.

Dew glistens on the light pink powder puffs that cascade from numerous trees. Rare coontie plants sprout from the ground, passion vine twists and climbs upward. Throughout the greenery and bursts of ...

With container gardening, it's surprisingly easy to slip into unsustainable practices—here's how to keep it green. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, ...

Greetings fellow gardeners. Our winter was a boon for everyone who loves spring flowers, with temperatures here in Hopkinton never dipping below 9 degrees Fahrenheit, thereby qualifying us for a USDA ...