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.

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

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

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

What flowers have been feeding butterflies in March?

With autumn arriving, butterfly lovers have started tagging monarchs and they are appearing in my garden

Results of my Big Butterfly Count surveys and I try to fathom why I have butterflies while many haven't

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

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

Which butterflies visited in summer 2024/25? Which didn't?

Keep your eyes open for overwintering groups of monarchs and monarchs with "tags".

This week was I Love Butterflies week and the Big Backyard Butterfly Count. See what I spotted!

Success! Monarchs finally arrive in the butterfly garden and I note which flowers are their favourites.