ALEXANDRIA — The National Garden Bureau has named 2025 the Year of Asclepias (milkweed) — and for good reason. This resilient ...

As scientists stress the importance of providing as much of this valuable plant as possible, gardeners often ask: Does ...

As the news that monarchs are at risk has spread, there's been a massive push to grow milkweed in our gardens to provide a ...

Some research indicates that certain types of milkweed such as Asclepias Curassavica the tropical variety sold at home ...

You may be aware that Monarch butterflies are endangered. This is due to the loss of habitat and the use of pesticides.

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the prostrate milkweed as endangered. Only 24 populations of the plant survive, in south Texas and northern Mexico, where ...

Plant potatoes Feb 1. Dig a trench at least 1 foot deep and place a piece of seed ... In 2024, 210 Central Texas Gardeners ...

Its yellow flowers are not only a sight to behold but also extremely inviting to monarchs and other pollinators. Butterfly weed, a form of milkweed, provides monarch caterpillars with the ...