Butterfly Gardens

North America has a wide variety of butterfly species that you can attract to your butterfly garden. There are several hundred known species of butterfly that live in North America. We’re going to take a look at a few of the most common North American butterflies. read more..

If you’re going to start a butterfly garden, you’re going to need to choose some flowers and plants that will attract them. To do that, you need to choose varieties that are common food sources for a variety of types of butterflies. read more..

Host plants are the plants that butterflies like to lay their eggs on in a butterfly garden. These are the plants that caterpillars feed off of while they’re growing, and may also provide a place for the caterpillars to make their cocoons. read more..

In order to attract butterflies to your butterfly garden, you have to make your yard more inviting to them. You’ll need to provide plants that the caterpillars can use, food for the adult butterflies, and a good place for the butterflies to breed. read more..

We’re going to look at the basics of creating a butterfly garden. You need to plan a garden with the purpose of attracting butterflies, keeping them in your garden, and making the environment friendly for them to breed. read more..