This is a touching and unpredictable story, one that surprised and delighted me. I will definitely be at the front of the line for this author's next novel, due to be published in 2022.

Sedenko, Jerry (1991). The Butterfly Garden: Creating Beautiful Gardens To Attract Butterflies. New York: Villard Books. ISBN 0394589823. OCLC 988338233 . Retrieved August 3, 2021– via Internet Archive. Read and reviewed via NetGalley for Sophie Anderson, Bookouture publishers and Bookouture anonymous Hurwitz, Jane, ed. (Summer 2012). "The Great Butterfly Bush Debate" (PDF). Butterfly Gardener. North American Butterfly Association. 7 (2). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 22, 2021 . Retrieved August 4, 2021.

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Landis, Thomas D.; Dumroese, R. Kasten (2015). "Propagating Native Milkweeds for Restoring Monarch Butterfly Habitat" (PDF). International Plant Propagators' Society, Combined Proceedings (2014). 64: 302. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 8, 2021 . Retrieved July 11, 2021– via United States Department of Agriculture: United States Forest Service. Many sources of milkweed seeds require stratification (cold, moist treatment) before sowing. In a review of stratification requirements for common milkweed, recommendations varied from as short as 7 days to as long as 11 months at 5°C (41°F) (Luna and Dumroese, 2013). Butterfly milkweed (A. tuberosa) germination increased from 29 to 48 to 62% as stratification duration increased from 0 to 30 to 60 days, respectively (Bir, 1986). Our informal natural stratification trial with showy (milkweed) and narrow leaf milkweed (A. fascicularis) in southern Oregon revealed that seeds began to germinate after 15 weeks in stratification (Fig. 3A).

a b c Hanula, James L.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Horn, Scott (October 2016). "Conserving Pollinators in North American Forests: A Review" (PDF). Natural Areas Journal. 36 (4): 427–439. doi: 10.3375/043.036.0409. S2CID 12503098. Stevens, Michelle. "Plant guide for common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service: National Plant Data Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2021 . Retrieved July 5, 2021.Stevens, Michelle. "Plant guide for common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service: National Plant Data Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2021 . Retrieved July 5, 2021. If planting in flats or in a greenhouse, common milkweed seeds should be cold-treated for three months. This novel consists of 29 chapters. The chapters are medium in length so possible to read 'just one more chapter' before bed...OK, I know yeah right, but still just in case! Each of the girls the Gardener took all have a different namesake and a butterfly tattoo. The kidnapper lives in a mansion that has an outer garden, but it is only in the inner garden where the girls are kept, and this is how the kidnapper has managed to keep the girls without anyone ever knowing of their presence. Each of the girls also has their own designated showers and room, and are all well fed and given clothing to wear- dress that the Gardener wants them to wear.

Rothschild, Miriam; Farrell, Clive (1983). The Butterfly Gardener. London: Michael Joseph/Rainbird. ISBN 0718122585. LCCN 83670183. OCLC 988155044 . Retrieved August 3, 2021– via Google Books. butterflybush: Buddleja davidii Franch". Invasive Plant Atlas Of The United States. October 2018. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021 . Retrieved August 5, 2021. White, Annie. From Nursery to Nature: Evaluating Native Herbaceous Flowering Plants Versus Native Cultivars for Pollinator Habitat Restoration. Graduate College Dissertations and Theses. 626 (Thesis). Burlington, Vermont: University of Vermont. p.97. OCLC 1032499444 . Retrieved August 1, 2021– via ScholarWorks@UVM. Double-flowers: Selecting for a double flower also comes at a cost for pollinators. The reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) in double-flowered varieties have been modified into additional petals, thus rendering the plant sterile or near sterile, and reducing the quantity and/or accessibility of floral rewards (Comba et al. 1999; Corbet et al. 2001). Krenn, Harald W. (December 24, 2001). "Proboscis musculature in the butterfly Vanessa cardui (Nymphalidae, Lepidoptera): settling the proboscis recoiling controversy: Proboscis musculature in Vanessa cardui". Acta Zoologica. 81 (3): 259–266. doi: 10.1046/j.1463-6395.2000.00055.x.As adults, butterflies feed mainly on nectar, but they have also evolved to consume rotting fruit, tree sap, and even carrion. [6] Supporting nectarivorous adult butterflies involves planting nectar plants of different heights, color, and bloom times. Butterfly bait stations can easily be made to provide a food source for species that prefer fruit and sap. In addition to food sources, windbreaks in the form of trees and shrubs shelter butterflies and can provide larval food and overwintering grounds. [7] "Puddling" is a behavior generally done by male butterflies in which they gather to drink nutrients and water and incorporating a puddling ground for butterflies will enhance a butterfly garden. [8] [9] While butterflies are not the only pollinator, creating butterfly habitat also creates habitat for bees, beetles, flies, and other pollinators [7] Reasoning [ edit ] A monarch waystation near the town of Berwyn Heights in Prince George's County, Maryland (June 2017) Lewis, Alcinda C., ed. (1995). Butterfly Gardens: Luring Nature's Loveliest Pollinators To Your Yard. Brooklyn, New York: Brooklyn Botanic Garden. ISBN 0945352883. OCLC 1148022089. Handbook #143 . Retrieved August 3, 2021– via Internet Archive.

Hutchison does an excellent job at breaking up the story so that the reader is aware of who is narrating throughout the story. When Inara is recounting what has happened at the Garden, the story is told from her voice. At times throughout The Butterfly Garden, the language used for Inara/Maya’s character almost seems unlikely for an eighteen year old. The reader learns about her troubled past and how she has been on her own, fending for herself for as long as she can remember. Hutchison has created a slew of characters for The Butterfly Garden each with their own unique personality and identity and even though a lot of them are secondary characters, Hutchison has done an excellent job at not confusing the reader and constantly has the narrator throw in little things to help the reader remember who a character may be. Landis, Thomas D.; Dumroese, R. Kasten (2015). "Propagating Native Milkweeds for Restoring Monarch Butterfly Habitat" (PDF). International Plant Propagators' Society, Combined Proceedings (2014). 64: 299–307. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 8, 2021 . Retrieved July 11, 2021– via United States Department of Agriculture: United States Forest Service. Overall an absolutely stunning unputdownable unique story that will whisk you to the beautiful Cornwall and stunning Costa Rica. Parsons, J. A. (May 1, 1965). "A digitalis-like toxin in the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus L". The Journal of Physiology. 178 (2): 290–304. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1965.sp007628. PMC 1357291. PMID 14298120. The North American Butterfly Association offers a lavish guide to remedying their plight in Butterfly Gardening, by Jane Hurwitz. It’s helpfully organized by region, and so straightforward and reasonable that there should soon be many more nectar banquets for these important pollinators."—Dominique Brown, New York Times Book Review

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This emotional story underlines the fact that a family secret can be the driving force as to why loving relationships fall apart. There are many sad happenings in the story, which are both heart breaking and ever so tragic. The story is nicely woven between the events of Cornwall and the beaches and beauty of Costa Rico. ...and of course, there are the butterflies which bind mother and son with invisible wings. Abugattas, Alonzo (January 3, 2017). "Monarch Way Stations". Capital Naturalist. Archived from the original on June 5, 2017 . Retrieved June 5, 2017– via Blogger. ( A. tuberosa) is the least favored by monarch caterpillars .... because it has very little toxin (cardiac glycosides) in its leaves, .... . Asclepias syriaca". Butterfly gardening & all things milkweed. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015 . Retrieved July 7, 2015. germination: seed requires cold moist period.