Fifteen years ago, I accidentally walked into a garden full of insects. This summer, I did so voluntarily. Three surprising lessons from the Year of the Monarch!

A romantic comedy . . . complete with quirky heroine, elusive hero, and the inevitable "meet-cute"!

Add your lines to our crowd-sourced poem "Dear Seed," to inspire milkweed planting!

Only one thing to do when you make a mistake . . . begin again!

Following the butterfly migration path down to Austin, Texas!

A gift on my doorstep made me see an insect very differently!

Reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar to my kids long ago has come full circle--I'm now planting milkweed to bring caterpillars to my own yard! Autumn is the perfect time to help rebuild butterfly habitat.