This week's column includes Master Gardener advice for dealing with persistent weeds and vines in your garden, as well as ...

Asclepias, also known as milkweed, is a great addition to any garden, and 2025 has been declared the Year of the Asclepias.

Monarch butterflies depend on the milkweed plant as the only food source for its larvae, but the monarchs benefit from the ...

Wisconsin Public Radio Take a bow, milkweed. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has named milkweed its “Plant ...

The Mountain Lake PBS Pollination Station is back and blooming in its fifth year on the lawn of 1 Sesame Street—our home base ...

Milkweed is vital for monarch butterflies, serving as the only plant for laying eggs and feeding caterpillars. Five of Wisconsin's 13 native milkweed species are listed as endangered, threatened ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced on Wednesday that milkweed is the Rare Plant Monitoring Program's 2025 Plant of the Year. The DNR encouraged people to keep ...

When looking for a bit larger plant that tolerates moist to wet and occasionally dry soils, check out red milkweed (Syriaca incarnata), also known as pink and swamp milkweed. You’ll enjoy the ...

ALEXANDRIA — The National Garden Bureau has named 2025 the Year of Asclepias (milkweed) — and for good reason. This resilient, versatile plant is ... for your garden: Swamp milkweed (asclepias ...

Plant seeds no deeper than ½ inch and space them 4–6 inches apart. Milkweed can also be started indoors 3–4 weeks before the last frost. • Watering and Fertilizing: Most milkweeds are drought-tolerant ...

Tropical Milkweed is a popular ornamental plant featuring bright orange and ... enthusiasts since most people don't have access to a swamp in their yards. Native milkweed is a much harder sell ...

Use Bright Lights Swiss Chard as a featured plant in your vegetable ... Among the latest issues pursued by the Milkweed Class included our inability to get the swamp milkweed to germinate, but ...