Flower Garden

Surround yourself with butterflies when you create a patio garden filled with brightly colored flowers, vines and foliage. Even in a small space, butterflies are attracted to certain plants that...

How lovely it is to have a flower garden in your backyard that attracts colorful butterflies. Not only are they beautiful to look at, but they help to pollinate your garden. Butterflies are a...

Butterfly gardens create safe spaces for butterflies, caterpillars and other beneficial insects, as well as fill outdoor spaces with color and fragrance. They also encourage gardening without the...

Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii--often spelled Buddleia) is a deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub native to China and hardy in zones 5 through 9. In colder climates, it dies to the ground during...

There are many flowering plants that attract beautiful wildlife that gardeners can enjoy. Butterfly bushes attract both hummingbirds and butterflies because of the intoxicating aromas they...

The strong aroma of the butterfly bush attracts both hummingbirds and butterflies alike. This is what gives the bush its name. There are more than 100 varieties and they come in a multitude of...

Butterfly bushes can be the main attraction of a leafy and lush garden of flowers and herbs. These bushes attract beneficial insects such as butterflies and hummingbirds. They are sturdy plants...

Butterfly houses can be bought or built for use in one's garden or yard. They can be used for a few different things, although their main purpose is as a place for butterflies to go. With all the...

North America is home to more than 700 species of butterflies, according to the National Wildlife Federation. With a little patience, careful planning, and a little knowledge of butterfly food...

A butterfly lives a relatively short life of as little as a few weeks or as long as about one year. About one-quarter of its life is spent inside of a cocoon, except in cases of hibernation....

So many butterfly species are disappearing every day due to people taking over and destroying the habitats to build, houses, roads and stores. 3,000 acres per day of habitats and being destroyed....

Attracting butterflies to your yard is fairly easy. All you need are colorful plants, sunshine,grass,a place for them to bask in the sun on cold days and a watersource for drinking.

This article will help you have a butterfly friendly flowerbed. It will give you hours of entertainment. Also if you have kids, will teach them the cycle of a butterfly.

Butterflies are a captivating creature. It is relaxing watching them flutter around the garden. There are various ways to attract them to your yard. By using plants native to your area, you can...

Children and Butterflies are a beautiful combination. Kids are drawn to the colorful, graceful butterflies that flock to gardens. Follow these simple steps to plant a kids butterfly garden.

Create a beautiful, moving garden in your own backyard and help ensure the survival of butterflies at the same time. It can be done with perennials, so you never have to replant, and with very...

Silvery blues (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) are small, iridescent blue butterflies found in North America and Canada. Their wingspan is only 7/8-inch to 1-1/4-inch wide and they are found in a wide...

Some butterflies migrate during the winter and seek shelter from the cold weather by hiding in cracks of trees. To prepare a butterfly box that will attract butterflies, you can place it almost...

The Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) is a tiny member of the butterfly family, with a wingspan of less than 1 inch. It is on the Endangered Species list due to human...

Looking to invite nature into your garden this year? Why not consider introducing a butterfly habitat? A bit of research, care and attention can go a long way in creating a safe, haven for these...

Butterflies have fascinated humans for thousands of years. These magnificent “flying flowers” have represented themes such as the Resurrection, change, fertility, and flight of the soul after...

A butterfly garden is beautiful, however, it takes careful planning to build one up. If you are interested in building a butterfly garden, here are something you should consider.

When we watch a butterfly take-off into the sky, we do not often think about the changes it has gone through, but every butterfly we see has undergone a complete metamorphosis during its...

Butterflies like to live in backyards. Sometimes they live in city parks or near other buildings. Butterflies come in many different beautiful colors and in sizes ranging from the tiny...

A well-planned butterfly habitat doesn't attract only mature butterflies. It also encourages them to lay eggs and continue providing the habitat with future generations of butterflies. Once you...

In some ways butterflies are like us... they like variety, they are mobile and can choose where they want to linger, they like to eat but don't spend their entire lives eating, they need shelter,...

They are like beautiful flying flowers. With a little planning, some yardwork, and an understanding of their needs, you can attract butterflies into your garden. You can enjoy the wonder of their...

Butterflies are not all that different from humans when searching out a place to settle down and live. They look for a comfortable area to rest, eat, drink and, most importantly, a good place to...

• Butterfly gardens provide pleasant surroundings, photo opportunities, and an outlet for gardening talent. Young people often get their first interest in nature through learning about...

Butterfly bushes are large and lovely to have around your home, they can also be quite expensive to purchase. If you have one good healthy butterfly bush you can easily start more. In early spring...

Attract butterflies to your garden, and real life may start seeming more like fantasy. You can draw these colorful creatures to your home simply by planting the right flowers and shrubs. Here's...

When you start or purchase a potted butterfly bush you know that to achieve its full growth and production that you will have to plant and care for it properly. These plants will grow between 5 to...

Butterflies mate then lay eggs on host plants. Host plants are plants that provide food for the caterpillars of a specific butterfly species. Butterfly eggs are extremely tiny (around 1 to 2mm,...

Butterfly weed (asclepias tuberosa) is a type of milkweed that's easy to grow and maintain. Butterfly weeds play an important role in the life cycle of monarch butterflies. Monarchs lay their...

A butterfly has a short life cycle in which to feed, mate and lay eggs. To encourage a female butterfly to lay eggs, provide her with certain amenities in the garden, most importantly nectar...

Nothing is more beautiful in the spring and summer than a butterfly garden, filled with brightly colored flowers and gorgeous butterflies. This article will help you to design a butterfly garden...

Butterflies are a beautiful summer sight, especially for children. Depending on where you live, you may see many varieties of butterflies or you may see almost none. The good news is that if you...

During the summer and spring my favorite thing to see are the butterflies flutter around the yard. Every time I see one I smile. They are truly a wonderful creation. They make life easier to...

A butterfly garden is a beautiful addition to any landscape and an easy way to attract one of nature's most elegant creatures into your yard. All butterflies need an ample source of fluid to...

Many gardeners are excited by the prospect of attracting butterflies to their gardens. It can take a long time for butterflies to utilize a butterfly house, so patience is important when waiting...

Having a butterfly house in your yard or garden is a great way to give these colorful joys of nature a safe place to stay when the weather gets bad, but you have to know where to place them or...

According to the national Wildlife Federation there are more than 700 species of butterflies in North America. These delightful insects flutter from flower to flower, adding color and movement to...

Are you envious of your neighbors garden and the butterflies that seem to swarm it? Well This is one of the easiest things to remedy and will bring untold beauty of these fluttering creatures to you.

Attracting butterflies to your garden is as simple as planting flowers. But the selection and type of flowers you plant can make all the difference. Certain flowers produce more nectar--the food...

By planting the right flowers and host plants in your garden, you can attract monarch butterflies and watch them grow from caterpillars to monarch butterflies. This is a great way to teach your...

A Butterfly garden not only attracts butterflies but also feeds them and provides places for the insects to lay eggs. A good butterfly garden will incorporate colorful flowers, tasty nectar and...

One of the pleasures I enjoy about a butterfly garden is watching all the wildlife that comes to visit. Butterflies really bring a flower border to life as they flutter from bloom to bloom. Luring...

Butterfly gardens can be a great source of joy for the whole family. Planting one is an eco-friendly project that kids and adults will enjoy. Here's how to get started:

Watching colorful butterflies flit back and forth between flowering plants in a backyard garden on sunny afternoons is a fascinating sight. But many observers don't realize that butterflies employ...

Like many other winged insects, what butterflies do for the environment that is perhaps most important is pollinating plants. The diet of adult butterflies consists mostly of nectar from flowers....