More About Butterly Gardening
When creating a butterfly garden, the possibilities of what to
include in your butterfly garden design are endless. Below are
some suggestions to help get you started. They are designed to
spark the creative process of your mind and get you started on
your way to creating a lovely butterfly garden.
Before you even begin your butterfly garden, find out which
species of butterflies are in your area. Consider taking an
exploratory hike around your location with a butterfly
identification book. This may take a little extra time and
effort, but the results will be worth it. After you have
compiled your list of local butterfly species, be sure to write
down in your butterfly garden plan what these particular species
of butterflies use for nectar and food plants.
Be sure that your garden is in a location that provides at least
six hours of sunlight per day. Butterflies are cold-blooded
creatures and therefore do better where they are warm and
sheltered.
Wind can be a butterfly's worst enemy so be sure to have plenty
of wind protection in your design. You can plant tall shrubs and
other plants in order to create a wind break, but a location
that avoids heavy winds is even better.
The best of all would be a butterfly garden placed on the sunny
side of your home with windbreaks on both the west and east
sides, or wherever the prevailing wonds come from in your area.
Try and locate your garden close to a window so you can view the
butterflies from indoors. Provide seating outside too.
If possible, you could excavate an area and build a stone wall
around it. This would create the ideal windbreak for your
butterflies. Mmake gravel pathways around your garden to save
walking in mud.
There are many creative ways for constructing a butterfly
garden. Take your time to design a garden that you will enjoy
and be proud of.
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