My Butterfly Garden

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 [...]

The best way to attract butterflies into your garden is to understand why a butterfly is attracted to certain conditions. Then you just need to provide those conditions, and you will attract butterflies to your yard. Some basic butterfly biology will also help you to understand the reasons behind various recommendations designed to attract butterflies [...]

We all enjoy watching butterflies,  they bring such beauty to the world. Many people don’t understand how to get butterflies into their garden. Below are 5 easy steps for attracting butterflies to your garden. 1) Plant Favorite Butterfly nectar plants. Different species of butterflies prefer different kinds of nectar, in both colors and tastes. A large [...]

Butterflies are attracted to several different flowers. Below are some of the ones that I have discovered. One of my favorite summertime flowers is Zinnias, and they are also one of the butterfly favorites too. Zinnias are annuals, so they only last a year. You will need to re-plant them each spring once the ground [...]

Before you can properly attract butterflies to your garden you should probably get some background information on them. What follows are some facts and figures about butterflies. Hopefully, this will help you understand the ” hows and whys”  of attracting butterflies to your garden.   Butterflies belong to a group of insects named Lepidoptera, which [...]