These underappreciated plants attract a “hungry throng” of beneficial insects. They’re not bad to look at, either. By Margaret Roach To see a field of common milkweed in midsummer — a sea of a ...

Milkweed is the host plant for butterfly enthusiasts who want to attract monarch butterflies. When the monarch discovers the milkweed, she lays her eggs on it. Once the eggs hatch, the small ...

DEAR JOAN: I am in a quandary and hoping you can help. Our landscape is intentionally filled with plants that birds, bees, and butterflies love. However, at this time of year I am always uncertain ...