Paula Diaz’s efforts to garden for wildlife pay off, sometimes spectacularly.
Late in summer 2023, she took her 4-year-old granddaughter, Olivia, for an early-morning stroll in her suburban yard near Kansas City. About 100 monarch butterflies fluttered out of the trees, delighting them both.
“They had roosted overnight,” she said. “It was so magical … we just were in awe.”…