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    How to Make a Butterfly Garden

    Filed Under: Do It Yourself, Garden, Home Ideas, Summer

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    How to Make a Butterfly Garden is something that a lot of folks want to know about.

    I like how easy it can be to start a basic butterfly garden.

    How to Make a Butterfly Garden, the 10 things beginners for making a basic and easy backyard butterfly garden.
    Make a garden for butterflies to enjoy.

    How to Make a Butterfly Garden

    This is a simple guide for anyone wanting to get started
    It is a great way to get some beautiful butterflies visiting you during the summer monthds.

    Did you see my article on How to Make a Compost Bin?

    Making a simple compost bin is a great way to get started recycling kitchen and yard scraps for a good cause.
    Like with this easy butterfly garden, it is a simple way to get started or test the waters.

    Do you want to learn more about butterflies? Here are some butterfly books and resources that may be of help.

    This is for anyone asking how do you start a butterfly garden.

    Planting a plant that says it attracts butterflies in a good start.
    However, there is more that goes into attracting many butterflies and keeping them around.

    Butterfly gardens give butterflies a place to do more than just visit.

    These gardens are a place for butterflies to feed from.
    Also, butterfly gardens are areas for other pollinators to visit.

    Why should you start a garden for butterflies?

    Possibly the biggest reason may be that watching a beautiful butterfly in your garden can be both rewarding and relaxing. Also, the flowers that you grow in that garden are rewarding to enjoy.

    Preserving a species is another reason to start a butterfly garden.
    Pollinators, including butterflies, will enjoy the pollen.
    They will feed off of the flower nectar and aid in pollination.

    How to Make a Butterfly Garden, the 10 things beginners for making a basic and easy backyard butterfly garden.
    Gardens for butterflies.

    Tips for starting a butterfly garden.

    Start by researching planting a butterfly in your area of the country.
    Because of the weather and climate, some times of the year are better than others for starting a garden.

    More tips for you.

    1. Butterflies like puddling station to help them keep hydrated. Simply fill a bowl or dish with wet mud or sand and place it in the garden.
    2. Keep the butterfly garden free from pesticides of any kind.
    3. Make a small shelter for the butterflies using a wooden box. Butterflies like to have a safe place to hide from weather or predators.

    How to select a location for a garden for butterflies.

    Butterflies need a lot of sunlight.
    Select a location that can get at least six hours of sunlight a day.

    Here are some more tips for locations.

    • Large and dark rocks provide a warm spot for butterflies to take a break on.
    • Place the shelter or have a wall to help block the wind.
    • Use soil that is loose and that will drain well.

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    How to select plants for your butterfly garden.

    Once you have found a sunny location you can start to lay out the design of your garden.
    Do some research before heading out to purchase the plants that you will use.

    What to research in selecting plants for your butterfly garden.

    • Take into consideration what kind of butterflies are more common in your area.
    • Also take into consideration the kind of plants that are native to your location.
    • Plant a variety of host plants so butterflies will lay their eggs and go through the cycle of life in your garden.
    • Many butterflies like plants that have pink, red, yellow, purple, or orange flowers. Butterflies also tend to like gardens that have a large concentration of one color, or colors that are similar to each other. A garden with lots of different colors, and especially one in which the colors are mixed will not attract as many butterflies.
    • Flowers that have either small, tube-shaped flowers, or very large, flat petals are the best.
    How to Make a Butterfly Garden, the 10 things beginners for making a basic and easy backyard butterfly garden.
    a garden for butterflies

    Popular plants for a butterfly garden.

    Selecting plants for a butterfly garden, can be butterfly specific.
    If you are hoping to host a specific butterfly, try planting a specific plant.
    It is best to space your plants apart to allow for growth.

    Plants that butterflies like.

    • Carrot, dill, fennel, parsley, and Queen Anne's lace are favorite host plants for the black swallowtail.
    • Zebra swallowtails favor the pawpaw tree.
    • The monarch butterfly only lays their eggs on milkweed plants while the cabbage white butterfly likes nasturtiums, cabbage, and broccoli.
    • Painted lady butterflies like thistle, hollyhock, and burdock.
    How to Make a Butterfly Garden, the 10 things beginners for making a basic and easy backyard butterfly garden.
    How to Make a Butterfly Garden

    How to maintain your butterfly garden.

    Once you have planted the plants, laid out the rocks, and provided a shelter you can sit back and enjoy the butterfly garden.
    There are a few things that you can do to maintain your garden while you enjoy the butterflies.

    Maintaining a butterfly garden.

    • Make sure that the puddling station has wet sand or mud.
    • Attract butterflies using a homemade bait by mixing old apples with sugar or beer. Simply place this on a plate or in a bowl where the butterflies can find it.
    • Take care of the plants and the soil in the garden.
    • Take pictures and keep a log taking notes about your garden.
    How to Make a Butterfly Garden, the 10 things beginners for making a basic and easy backyard butterfly garden.
    How to Make a Butterfly Garden, the 10 things beginners for making a basic and easy backyard butterfly garden.
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    How to Make a Butterfly Garden,

    How to Make a Butterfly Garden, the 10 things beginners for making a basic and easy backyard butterfly garden.
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    Keyword: beginner butterfly garden, butterfly garden, easy butterfly garden

    Instructions

    • Start by researching planting a butterfly in your area of the country. Because of the weather and climate, some times of the year are better than others for starting a garden.
    • Select a location that can get at least six hours of sunlight a day.
    • Large and dark rocks provide a warm spot for butterflies to take a break on.
    • Place the shelter or have a wall to help block the wind. Make a small shelter for the butterflies using a wooden box. Butterflies like to have a safe place to hide from weather or predators.
    • Use soil that is loose and that will drain well.
    • Butterflies like puddling station to help them keep hydrated. Simply fill a bowl or dish with wet mud or sand and place it in the garden. Make sure that the puddling station has wet sand or mud.
    • What to research in selecting plants for your butterfly garden. Take into consideration what kind of butterflies are more common in your area. Also take into consideration the kind of plants that are native to your location.
    • Plant a variety of host plants so butterflies will lay their eggs and go through the cycle of life in your garden.
    • Keep the butterfly garden free from pesticides of any kind.
    • Take pictures and keep a log taking notes about your garden.

    Notes

    Do you want to learn more about butterflies? Here are some butterfly books and resources that may be of help.
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