Showing posts with label Butterfly Garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Butterfly Garden. Show all posts

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Butterfly Gardens

Ever wonder where the butterflies from your childhood have gone? Well, try growing a butterfly garden.  You will need nectar plants ( Butterfly bush, black eyed susan, marigolds) and host plants (Sweet Fennel, sage, dill, and sunflowers).  Nectar Plants ~ which are the plants that butterflies like to feed on and Host Plants ~  which are plants that butterflies lay their eggs on and their caterpillars like to eat. I planted all of these plants with Soil Moist mixed into the soil. Soil Moist is great if you don't have a sprinkler system or a water source near your plants. You can find out which plants you will need to attract butterflies in your zone on the internet.  Looking for a particular butterfly?  Certain plants attract different kinds of butterflies!  See if they will grow where you live..  Now I don’t want to make this complicated.  There are basic gardens with basic plants that you can grow first. And remember ~ don't use insecticides.....butterflies are insects!
photo credit: CK Worley


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