RESTCLOUD 30" Large Monarch Butterfly Habitat Cage, Outdoor Insect Mesh Cage Terrarium 16.5" x 16.5" x 30"

Q: Can this cover go over a milkweed that is planted in a garden or does it required you to used potted plants?

It cannot cover a plant b/c it has a vinyl bottom. I suppose one could remove the bottom but even so, I don't think this enclosure is tall enough to work for what you have in mind. In lieu of potted milkweed, I use springs in old glass jars. Fill jars w/warm water & punched a hole in each metal lid. Stems are slipped thru the hole to the water inside. If they're not completely eaten, sprigs last about 24 hours. Good luck.

Q: Does the 24 x 24 x 36 inch enclosure (poles slide through cover 36" tall) have 2 sides with zipper openings or just one?

The 24 x 24 x 36 inch enclosure (poles slide through cover 36" tall) has 2 sides with zipper openings.

Q: Ia there a way to buy extra pipes and connectors?

You don’t need extra pipes and connectors you would need extra mesh, so you can replace the one that disintegrates

Q: How do these stand up to wind?

I am not sure! We have ours on the back porch where they only get part of the wind! I can tell you that the original design is much easier to clean then the most recent design! PVC inside get butterfly poop under The PVC because it in inside the netting! Whereas the original had the PVC outside the netting. I would send them back but I have lots on caterpillars and chrysalis in them!