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 are considered invasive plants in many areas of the United States. Native plants like asters and zinnias are equally attractive to butterflies and other pollinators. If planting a ...

If you're an avid gardener or a butterfly enthusiast, then you've probably stumbled across a butterfly bush once or twice. Perhaps you even have planted one to attract more butterflies to a garden or ...

Walk through any garden center in spring, and you are almost guaranteed to see rows of butterfly bushes covered in bright blooms and buzzing with pollinators. These shrubs are marketed as must-haves ...