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 ...

Butterfly bushes (Buddleja davidii) are known as one of the best plants to attract a variety of butterflies to your yard thanks to their large, nectar-filled flowers. As a bonus, their pink-purple ...

A butterfly bush isn't just a pretty shrub for your yard, it can also help attract pollinators, like butterflies.

Help pollinators by growing native plants instead of invasive butterfly bush ...

Spring is the best time to prune butterfly bushes. Pruning in the late fall or winter leaves them susceptible to frost damage. Wait until the spring to do a hard prune (pruning it back to one foot ...

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 ...

Spring has just begun, and if you have a green thumb, you might be looking forward to your yearly gardening activities. As temperatures get warmer and the skies get sunnier, many critters will be out ...

I’ve always been a fan of butterfly bushes, so in my garden, I have both regular-sized varieties and a couple of dwarf varieties. My favorites are the dwarf ones. They are compact and known for their ...

Nurseries and garden centers are filled with plants waiting for a permanent home. When you are selecting all the “must-haves” for this year, why not think not only about color and size, but also about ...

Butterfly bushes do attract pollinators but they also have some big drawbacks.