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Milkweed for Monarchs

Have you noticed that fewer monarch butterflies are visiting your garden in the last few years? You’re not alone: Monarch populations are declining all over North America, and one reason is a loss of habitat. Want to help stop the decline and bring more of these fluttering beauties back into your garden? Plant milkweed!

The milkweed family is the

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