Gardening: What you should know about Monarch butterflies

From now until February, it is possible to visit monarchs where they overwinter along the coast, hanging onto eucalyptus trees in large flocks, from Baja California all the way up to Sonoma County, north of San Francisco. Locally, you can ogle monarchs at Leo Carrillo State Beach in Malibu, at Camino Real Park in Ventura, and at the Goleta ...