FEATURES
28
The Swallows
of Summer
Discover eight graceful members
of this common family.
34
Master Milkweed
Support and protect monarchs with
your own pollinator garden.
38
Fluttering
Through Summer
Walk through a butterfly garden
with breathtaking reader photos.
GARDEN WITH
A PURPOSE
9 Plant Profile
10 Feeder Talk
Steller’s jay
12 Top 10
18 Yard Smarts
Edible flowers
20 Essentials
Types of bird bills
23 Bird Tales
BACKYARD CHAT
46 Backyard Photo Contest
47 Ask the Experts
52 Field Guide
56 Tr ave l
Butchart Gardens
58 Across the Fence
60 Caption This!
62 Photo Quiz
66 Did You Know?
Monarch trivia
IN EVERY ISSUE
6 From the Editor
64 For the Reader
ON THE COVER
34
38
10
Steller’s jay
Photo by Bob Kothenbeutel
Win $1,000 p. 46
Be a Monarch Hero p. 34
Meet the Steller’s p. 10
Soaring Swallows p. 28
Sunny Blooms p. 12