I don’t care how cynical you are, you will be delighted at the sight of butterflies in your garden or backyard. Not only are these colorful insects beautiful, they pollinate plants, attract birds, ...

Watching butterflies flit around the yard is one of life’s simple pleasures. Butterflies are not only calming to watch, but they play an important role in the health of backyard plants. Most plants ...

Butterflies have some preferences. They favor brightly colored, fragrant flowers in red, orange, yellow and purple, but they’ll make exceptions. Plants with flower heads composed of small multiple ...

Butterflies serve as plant pollinators and lovely, ephemeral visions as they pass through our landscape. To attract more butterflies to your yard, you can create a special garden with the floral ...

A blue-purple member of the Plectranthus genus grows out in nature. - Sky Sailom Sangdad/Shutterstock Butterflies are more than just sets of pretty patterned wings and an easy at-home science project ...

North Carolina’s state butterfly is hard to miss — and also easy to attract to backyards by planting a variety of native plants. The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) can be bright yellow ...

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 ...