May sees many flowers disappear from the garden. What nectar is available for our flying friends?

A visit to Wellington Botanic Garden yields butterflies galore. All the wildlife comes as a shock.

Flowers become scarcer in April and I notice what is flowering on our Easter travels.

What flowers have been feeding butterflies in March?

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?

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.

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

What plants worked best in the small butterfly garden this summer? What will I continue to grow and what will be abandoned?