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Attract butterflies to your garden from spring to fall with beautiful flowers and plants. Don’t have a garden? Add containers to your deck or patio for the same results. Build a butterfly house and create a sanctuary for these lovely creatures.
To get the most from your butterfly bushes, learn how to properly prune them. Pruning helps keep them growing strong for years to come. Butterfly bushes make a great Read More
Feed butterflies by providing a wide variety of nectar-rich flowers or by placing a sugar solution on a sponge. Learn how butterflies use a straw-like proboscis to suck up Read More
Attracting butterflies to your flower garden can be a lot of fun, especially when you know which species of butterflies you’re likely to lure by the plants you Read More
Few things in nature compare with the elegance of a brightly colored butterfly drifting among flowers in bloom. Butterfly gardens designed to attract these colorful insects Read More
Plant a tipi garden in your backyard. Attract birds, butterflies and other beneficial insects. Enjoy the shade while you play! Read More
Plants that attract butterflies are most of the flower plants, though tube-shaped flowers like snapdragons and petunias work the best. Plant various flowers in a garden to Read More
Learn how to plant and care for a variety of perennial plants and flowers in this series of greenthumb gardening videos from our year-around garden expert. Read More
Set the table for a butterfly host garden by supplying plenty of food for caterpillars. Read More
Have you ever wondered why butterflies flutter around in your neighbor’s garden but just pass over yours? Do you want to have their beauty become part of your garden? Here Read More
Butterflies are one of the most beautiful, tranquil and amazing insects to behold. If you provide a butterfly sanctuary on your patio, porch or yard, you can catch the Read More
A butterfly house is a wonderful way to keep these beautiful creatures near your garden. It provides a safe shelter from wind and also predators that hunt them for food. To Read More
Butterflies are attracted to bright colors, so painting with primary colors works well. It is a simple project that can be accomplished by anyone and takes very little Read More
Breed and raise butterflies by providing the specific food plant for the caterpillars, maintaining cleanliness and providing the right moisture and temperature for the Read More
Butterflies can be found in prairies, in forests, and anywhere with plenty of flowers. They are beautiful insects that are well respected among humans. Through the four Read More
As a butterfly, tiger swallowtails eat a wide variety of nectar from different plants; as caterpillars, they feed on willows, alders and cottonwood trees. Discover how the Read More
Traveling butterflies need a place where they can rest their weary wings. Build a butterfly house that will protect these winged beauties from wind, rain, cats and birds. Read More
Butterflies touch the hearts of the young and old alike and if one lands on you, you've been singled out as an especially trustworthy companion. If you are lucky enough to Read More
So you've planned and planted a butterfly garden but still want to make it more attractive to your winged friends. Adding a butterfly house will give shelter to these Read More
Some people believe that painting a butterfly house makes it attract more butterflies. Whether or not that is true, painting the house certainly makes it a more attractive Read More
Keeping butterflies live in a butterfly house can be much more satisfying than pinning them. Some collectors keep butterflies at home, others partner with sponsors to Read More
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