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Native plants, Blackfoot Daisy, Melampodium leucanthum, and Zizotes Milkweed, Asclepias oenotheroides, up and growing for Monarchs Photo by Emmy Ulmschneider By Emmy Ulmschneider, Permian Basin Master Gardener It is March, and for me, March means Monarchs. I am fascinated by the epic journey that Monarch butterflies make. We summarized last fall’s southward migration in a September blog post: https://www.westtexasgardening.org/post/monarch-migrations. So, at the start of

By Amanda Green, Master Gardener gulf fritillary emerging from chrysalis- ● Photo by Amanda Green When you think of a butterfly garden, I’m sure you picture a flowerbed of big, bright blooms, a few butterflies, and sunshine. What happens when you get down to the plant level and look a little closer? You will see caterpillars munching, a chrysalis hanging from a stem, maybe a cocoon bundled up in the leaf litter. It really is a magical experience to see all the life stage

Monarch on Frostweed Photo by Emmy Ulmschneider By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener It may still be summer outside, but it is not...

Pollinator Information Photo by Emmy Ulmschneider By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener Recently, Texas Master Naturalists counted...

www.github.com By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners Previously, in our Monarch butterfly articles, we mentioned...

Photo: mygardenlife.com By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener In our previous article, we examined the challenges migrating Monarchs...

Photo: Emmy Ulmschneider’s Native Habitat By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners Back in 2021, (Blog entries 9/12,...

Photo: Emmy Ulmschneider By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener From September 12 to October 6, 2021, Master Gardeners did a series on...