Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A swallowtail butterfly feeds on a milkweed flower - Georgia Evans/Shutterstock Wildlife-friendly gardeners are no strangers to ...

The Midwest needs to plant milkweed, and a lot of it, over the next 18 years to ensure monarch butterflies survive, preferably in sufficient numbers to sustain their phenomenal migration. In Illinois, ...

CHICAGO — WGN’s “Plant Daddy” Tim Joyce is back to share some weekend gardening tips, including how to get rid of Muscari, how to harvest milkweed seeds and more. Got any questions for Tim? Reach out ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Changing and falling leaves are a sure sign of fall, and so are milkweed seed pods starting to dry out in preparation of being ...

CLECELAND, Ohio -- Matt, a reader from Broadview Heights, sent me an email and a photo last month and wrote, “I was out walking my dog and I saw these plants. Are they milkweed pods, and if so, can I ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. MARION — The Monarch Research Project will distribute free milkweed and pollinator seed to Linn County ...

When it comes to gardening, many plants are gifts that keep on giving, even after the growing season has come to an end. There are plenty of seeds you can harvest from your garden and replant to enjoy ...

PETOSKEY, MI – Lauri Juday carries around little packets of common milkweed seeds and gives them to anyone who promises to plant them. That’s because monarch butterflies need native milkweed plants to ...