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

A visit to Bright Street Community Garden uncovers an award-winning, relaxing certified butterfly garden

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

What flowers have been feeding butterflies in March?

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

Late summer flowers for butterflies? The long-flowering perennials just keep going.

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

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

A couple of successful wasp trap lures plus loads that did not work. Plus a new wasp to contend with.

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

Killing wasps now saves butterflies. Find out the unusual place I found a paper wasp nest.

Updating the actions on the project plan for the year ahead. The ultimate garden to-do list.

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?

All praying mantis eat butterflies, but South African mantis also eat New Zealand mantis. This means war.

After a month of work we have new garden beds and cleared borders. Bring on spring!