My Butterfly Garden

The Butterfly Weed as it is known in Georgia where I grew up grew wild in the open fields around our house. It is a colorful member of the milkweed family, Butterfly Weed is also known as Asclepias Tuberosa. It has a bright orange flower head that will attract several different kinds of butterflies, but [...]

My favorite butterfly plant is the annual flower called the Zinnia. My mother used to grow Zinnias in the summertime when I was growing up, and the butterflies were everywhere! I believe it must be one of their favorite butterfly plants too, the way they are always around them. I guess that is when I [...]

Monarch butterflies are one of my favorite kind of butterfly. They are one of the species that will migrate in the fall. If you are lucky, you can see them completely filling the trees when they stop for a break on their trip. I think this is such an amazing feat; that the fragile looking [...]

There are many, many flowers to attract butterflies to your garden. They come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. They can be annuals(only last one year), or they may be perennials(come back every year. But they are all full sun flowers. Below is a short list of some of my personal favorites; but remember, there [...]

I really get a kick out of trying to take photos of butterflies that visit my butterfly garden. I sneak up on them, and try to steady the camera to get the photos, but butterflies are very active, and they won’t sit still very long. Not to mention, my hands shake when I get excited! [...]