You know spices are useful for cooking, but some you can also grow herbs for the butterfly garden to attract pollinators.

Passiflora, Zones 5 to 9. Passionflower is a perfect butterfly-friendly vining host plant. It climbs 15 to 50 feet and will thrive in full sun or part shade. If you’re starting this beauty from ...

For example, some swallowtail butterflies, particularly the black swallowtail, use plants in the parsley family as host plants. To help these butterflies, consider planting extra parsley, dill ...

Milkweed, also known as butterfly weed, is an essential host plant, ... Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterflies are going to emerge from their chrysalis and start looking for nectar plants. ...

Q: My kids love swallowtail butterflies. Can you recommend some plants that can help us see more swallowtails in our yard? Tips for planting starts of cool-season vegetable plants ...

Kale also is a good host plant for some of the local pierid white butterflies. Some swallowtail butterflies lay eggs on citrus trees. “Adding even a few host plants to our gardens can help a lot ...

By creating a garden that supports caterpillars, you’re nurturing the next generation of butterflies and moths and contributing to a healthier, balanced ecosystem for all wildlife.

When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., April 26 and 27 Where: 8687 Oak Grove Ave. Sebastopol More nformation: Book an appointment to the sale and for a list of plants: 707-823-3420, Hallbergbutterflygardens.org ...