WANTED: Eupatorium perfoliatum / Common Boneset

Support bees, moths and butterflies with the nectar of this low-maintenance, versatile and tactile prairie-style plant

GARDENING FOR BUTTERFLIES Great Design Plants: A Bevy of Beauties from the Meadow

Draw butterflies, birds and bees to the garden year-round with these low-maintenance Eupatorium varieties

GARDENING GUIDES 6 Plants That Beat Butterfly Bush for the Wildlife Draw

It's invasive, a nonnative and a poor insect magnet. Check out these better alternatives to butterfly bush in the garden

GARDENING GUIDES Sand Wasps Keep True Bugs in Check and Help Pollinate Summer Flowers

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Look for these solitary wasps nesting in sandy sites and foraging on flowers in July and August

GARDENING GUIDES Meet the Grass-Carrying Wasp, a Gentle Pollinator of Summer Flowers

These fascinating insects nest in wood cavities and hollow plant stems

GARDENING GUIDES Invite Mining Bees to Your Garden by Planting Their Favorite Plants

Look for mining bees (Andrena) pollinating woodland wildflowers in U.S. gardens this spring

GARDENING GUIDES Look for Long-Horned Bees on Summer's Flowers

These insects are busy in the garden come summer and fall, pollinating sunflowers, coneflowers, asters and more

GARDENING FOR BUTTERFLIES Be a Butterfly Savior — Garden for the Monarchs

Keep hope, beauty and kindness alive in the landscape by providing a refuge for these threatened enchanters

GARDENING GUIDES 10 Essential Wildflowers for the U.S. Central Plains

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Focusing on prairie wildflowers supports the most wildlife in a low-maintenance Plains landscape

GARDENING GUIDES Support Bumblebees by Providing Forage in 3 Seasons

Bumblebees are fascinating and fun to observe foraging in gardens. Find out how to create a buffet for these fuzzy, charismatic bees