Winter nectar has been plentiful, but monarchs are a fussy bunch.

Winter cold is only slowing the monarchs. I find new eggs days from our coldest weather yet this year.

Some red admiral butterflies survive being raised by me this winter

Addenbrooke Garden is a lovely rural garden at Botany with its fair share of summer butterflies.

What is happening in the butterfly garden in late autumn? It's all at snail's pace.

I tag my first monarch and see more tagged monarchs in the garden. Exciting!

What flowers have been feeding butterflies in March?

Yellow admirals have brought colour and energy at the changing of the season.

Red and yellow admirals find the flower garden, joining monarchs, blues and cabbage whites.

Please spare 15 minutes for this NZ butterfly citizen science project! The Big Butterfly Count is back!

What are the best butterfly flowers for mid-summer in Auckland?

The wild weather has been a curse, but the silver lining has been relief for the butterflies & plants

A return visit to Franklin Farm butterfly house in Waimauku, west Auckland, inspires me.

An update on all the wins and losses recently in the garden: Butterflies, wildlife & plants

These are the flowers that the butterflies are really attracted to in the first month of summer.

Monarchs start visiting the butterfly garden and I start raising admirals alongside them

You don't need to leave central Sydney to see beautiful butterflies. Just head for the royal botanic garden.

Unbelievable! My new butterfly garden has its first copper butterfly visit.

Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand (MBNZT) certification is given to best practice butterfly and moth habitats. How does Auckland Butterfly Garden stack up so far?

Butterflies and moths seen this winter in the garden, including a rare newcomer to New Zealand, which triggered a biosecurity alert.