| Butterflies are some of the most beautiful and | | | | so if you have shallow puddles or birdbaths |
| graceful insects to embellish our gardens. Luckily, | | | | throughout your yard, you'll attract more |
| it's easy to attract these gentle beauties to your | | | | butterflies, and they'll stay where they are |
| garden, if you know how to create butterfly | | | | comfortable and can find the things they like to |
| garden landscapes that encourage their growth | | | | eat and drink. Fill the puddle with sweet juices, |
| and development. | | | | stale beer, or rotting fruit occasionally, as these |
| Color | | | | attract butterflies, as well. |
| Different types of butterflies are attracted to | | | | Sun Sources |
| different colors, so it makes sense to plant a | | | | If you've ever watched butterflies, you know |
| variety of flowers in your garden to attract the | | | | they like to sit and bask in the sun on a sunny |
| most butterflies. For example, try planting purple | | | | day, and they aren't usually out and about when |
| cone flowers, yellow black-eyed Susans, red | | | | it's cloudy or cool. Be sure you provide some |
| hibiscus, and blue lilacs and lavender to attract | | | | open, sunny areas where butterflies can sit and |
| different types of butterflies to your butterfly | | | | warm up undisturbed, if you want to attract the |
| garden. Butterflies love butterfly bush and daylilies, | | | | most butterflies to your garden. |
| rosemary and marigolds, too, so you see how | | | | Shelter |
| you can plant a wide variety of blooming plants in | | | | Butterflies like to be safe and secure when they |
| your butterfly garden landscapes. The nectar | | | | lay their eggs and rest, so planting larger shrubs |
| from these blooming flowers will attract the | | | | around the butterfly garden makes it more |
| butterflies to feed, but the different colors | | | | intimate, but it gives the butterflies the shelter |
| throughout the garden will appeal to them as well. | | | | they crave, too. They don't like windy gardens, so |
| Food Plants | | | | a windbreak of shrubs will serve as shelter and a |
| Butterflies feed on the nectar from blooming | | | | way to keep out gusty winds, too. |
| flowers, but they need food plants for their | | | | Pesticides |
| larvae and caterpillars to feed on, and each | | | | It's really not a good idea to use pesticides in the |
| butterfly prefers different types of plants. For | | | | butterfly garden. First, you may harm the larvae |
| example, if you'd like to attract Monarch | | | | or caterpillars of the butterflies your trying to |
| butterflies to your garden, and would like them to | | | | attract, and you could harm the butterflies if they |
| lay their eggs in your plants, you'll need milkweed, | | | | drink from sprayed flowers. Instead of using |
| because that's the food plant for the larvae. After | | | | pesticides, try using natural ingredients to deal |
| they turn into butterflies they prefer nectar from | | | | with unwanted pests, like insecticidal soaps or |
| milkweed, butterfly bush, thistle, and mint plants. | | | | items like vinegar or cayenne pepper spray. |
| You can find lists of the most well known | | | | Plant butterfly garden landscapes to beautify your |
| butterflies and their preferences online. | | | | yard and enhance your garden, and you'll soon be |
| Water Sources | | | | enjoying the wonders of butterflies throughout |
| Butterflies also enjoy puddles in their butterfly | | | | your garden! |
| garden landscapes. They drink from the puddles, | | | | |