Monarch in My Garden October 21, 2015 Sue Martin October 21, 2015My garden is aflutter with monarch and swallowtail butterflies. Almost every time I look out a window during the day I see butterflies.The monarchs prefer the milkweeds that freely self-sow around my garden. Swallowtails seem to like the zinnias.I delight to see walkers and children pause to watch the butterflies.