Georgia Parkinson Hill is a horticulturist, garden designer, and owner of the native landscape design firm Beautyberry Gardens in Atlanta, Georgia. Why Are Butterfly Bushes Bad? In addition to ...

Buddleia is often dismissed as a weedy shrub, spotted growing in cracks by railway tracks or abandoned car lots. But I think we should give more time to this flowering plant. Yes, it is tough and ...

Butterfly garden ideas include nectar and host plants, water access, and pest-minimising practices to attract and support ...

That explains why shrubby buddleias are better known as “butterfly bushes.” They’ve also been known as “bombsite bushes,” because they were known to thrive in the rubble of war-torn lands, according ...

If you're an avid gardener or a butterfly enthusiast, then you've probably stumbled across a butterfly bush once or twice. Perhaps you even have planted one to attract more butterflies to a garden or ...

Well, most folks who celebrate it nowadays call it May Day. Beltane is the ancient Druid holiday that comes on the first day of May and marks the halfway point of astronomical spring. So that means ...