My Butterfly Garden

Tiger Swallowtail butterflies are found all across the United States from Canada to Florida and the Carolinas to California. The yearly cycle of the Tiger Swallowtail is much like that of the other butterflies in the species. It passes the winter as a chrysalis, the butterflies hatching out in the spring just about the time [...]

There are few things more interesting and intriguing to a butterfly gardener than the life cycle of a butterfly. It is only natural that you might want to witness the butterfly’s life cycle up close. Raising butterflies from caterpillars is a great way to do this. Butterfly caterpillars are very easy to capture and raise. [...]

There are many plants that attract butterflies. How do you know which ones to grow in your garden? Well, I guess it would depend on the kinds of butterflies that you want to attract to your garden. Then it is a simple matter to use the plants that attracts the butterflies you want. Personally, I [...]

I started my butterfly garden the first year after we bought our home. In the five years we’ve been here, my butterfly garden has gone through many changes. It continues to evolve as I learn which plants work best for the butterflies and looks best to me. My goal is to build my butterfly garden [...]

Butterflies come in many different colors and sizes. One of my favorite small butterflies is the purple butterfly known as the Spring Azure. I figure it was called that because you usually see them in spring, and also because of their purple color.The Spring Azure is so small it is easily missed among the early [...]