Create a Monarch Butterfly Garden

​Have you considered attracting monarch butterflies to your garden?

It's always a thrill to see these orange-and-black beauties flitting around your flowers to fuel up on nectar during the summer.

You can make your garden into a more welcoming haven for these beautiful insects with these seven tips.

1. Milkweed, milkweed, milkweed

2. Keep it chemical-free

3. Plant nectar-rich food sources

4. Grow colorful native plants

5. Provide water and mineral sources

6. Provide rocks and heat retentive materials

7. Give monarch shelter and protection

Source: Better Homes & Gardens