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What is butterfly gardening? Simply put butterfly gardening is
the art of growing flowers and plants that will attract these
colorful and dainty creatures to your garden. Delight your
family and visitors with beautiful butterflies, but be sure to
create a safe habitat for them. If you own cats rethink your
plans, because it would be a shame to attract these lovely
insects to their death.
The design your butterfly garden is a matter of personal
preference. Typical points to consider are the size of your
garden and the types of flowers and plants you want to grow.
Pick a style of garden that appeals to you, but ensure it also
contains the plants and flowers that appeal to the butterflies
you wish to attract.
It is important to find out which plants and flowers will
attract the species of butterflies. that live in your area. This
information can be found at the local library To create the kind
of environment that they find attractive, you will also need
water of some kind. A birdbath will look attractive and keep the
butterflies up off the ground, away from stray cats or
mischievous puppies. A shallow dish on a post or hung in a tree
will do just as well.
When planting your butterfly garden be careful how you
coordinate the colors you choose for your flowerbeds. Although
butterflies do not care about your choice of color, you don't
want your garden to be a hodgepodge of unrelated colors and
textures. Butterflies are attracted to those flowers that have
nectar rather than pollen, like honeysuckle, milkweed, summer
lilac, Valerian, daisies, Purple Coneflower, Yellow Sage, day
lilies and lavender.
Some people find it helpful to draw and color a layout of their
butterfly gardening plan to see what the finished product would
look like. Keep in mind that warm colors like red and orange are
flashy and showy. These colors have a greater impact against a
strong green background. Cool colors such as blue and purple are
soothing and toned down and would work better with a white
contrast to create the look of freshness and brightness.
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