101. BBC - Gardening - Gardening With Children - Butterfly Garden A list of plants that attract butterflies to the garden. http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/gardening_with_children/plantstotry_butterfly.sht

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index MONDAY 19th September 2005 Text only BBC Homepage Lifestyle Gardening ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! New visitors Welcome, create your own unique bbc.co.uk member name and password Why become a member? Returning members Enter member name Enter password Forgotten your password? Remember me What does this mean? Butterfly garden Britain has over 50 varieties of butterflies but unfortunately these pretty creatures are becoming rare. You don't need a lot of space in your garden, but with a little bit of knowledge and our list of plants you could turn your garden into a butterfly paradise. Provide the butterflies with warmth (a sunny spot), shelter (shrubs and trees) and nectar and butterflies will start to use your garden to feed and maybe even breed. Aubretia, Aubrieta 'Doctor Mules'; a carpet-forming plant that produces rich violet or blue flowers in May and June. Sweet rocket, Hesperis matronalis ; deliciously scented plant that produces white, violet or purple flowers from May to August. Red valerian

102. Gardening For Butterflies, Butterfly Attracting Plants * Rose Franklin'sPerennia In this article, Rose Franklin tells you how to attract butterflies to your property and lists lots of good butterfly attracting plants. http://www.butterflybushes.com/gardening_for_butterflies.htm

Gardening For Butterflies by Rose Franklin February 12, 2001 Butterflies are among the most beautiful insects on earth-and one of the few insects we desire to see in our flower gardens! Their colorful wings add a decorator's touch to our gardens as they flutter from flower to flower in search for nectar. Most gardeners wish they could attract more butterflies to their property. Attracting butterflies to your garden involves essentially two things: (1) planting the right flowers in the right place, and (2) refraining from the use of chemical insecticides. To attract more species of butterflies, you could add to the butterfly garden a mud puddle, a bowl of rotting fruit, and/or mammal manure. With or without these additional lures, however, many butterflies will be enticed to visit a garden that provides desirable nectar sources which are not poisoned with insecticides. The location of your property plays a role in determining how many butterfly species might visit your garden for flower nectar. Some species of butterflies prefer open areas while others elect to reside near wet meadows or deciduous forests. Thus, a person living in an open rural area, near a stream or swamp, and adjacent to a deciduous forest will likely attract more species of butterflies to his or her garden than will a city dweller. The best position for a butterfly garden is in full sun. Butterflies are cold-blooded insects that can only fly well when their body temperatures are above 70 degrees F. You have probably noticed that butterfly activity is limited on cool, cloudy days and increased on warm, sunny days. Without warmth, butterflies are physically unable to fly.

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Transform an ordinary backyard into a Garden Paradise Garden Decor Arbors, Trellises, Planters, Birdhouses, Lighting and Garden Art SEPTEMBER INVENTORY REDUCTION SALE! Gardening isn't just a way to turn plain into pretty. It feeds the soul, nourishes our love for beauty and our urge to create. Our gardens are our own pieces of paradise, our own works of art that are reflections of ourselves. Our garden decor items are carefully crafted by artists who take immense pride in the items that they produce and who make a living wage. These are not items that are mass-produced in what are commonly known as "sweatshops." Taking pride in their art means our artists stand behind their work and want you to receive the utmost joy from their creations. Using quality materials, our artisans create garden art that is solidly constructed and meant to give years of service in your garden, yard or home. Tired of your boring yard or garden? Garden decor and garden art is one way to spice up your view. Sometimes a garden is boring simply because it is empty, devoid of anything and everything but lawn. With water conservancy becoming more and more of an issue, maybe it's time to think of something other than grass. A well-mulched bed of native flowers certainly takes less water than water-thirsty Kentucky Bluegrass. Simple ways to liven up your Garden Create a focal point and build your garden around it Arbors, Gazebos or Rose Pillars

104. FamilyFun: Butterfly Garden The first step is to find a site for the butterfly garden, ideally one that Soon you ve created a garden with the butterflies needsas well as your http://familyfun.go.com/decorating-ideas/gardening/feature/famf0502_proj_butgar/

Browse site by Classic Themes Barnyard Pals Cars and Trucks Fairy-Tale Princesses Pirates Under the Sea Search FamilyFun Tools Home Project Finder Weekend Project Guide Gardening Ideas ... Solutions A to Z Butterfly Garden A gardening idea from FamilyFun by Stephen R. Swinburne of 3 It's a sparkling summer day, and in the flower garden in the front yard the butterflies have arrived: Monarchs on the zinnias. White admirals on the purple coneflowers. Fritillaries on the black-eyed Susans. It's a magical sight, but it's really no surprise. Attract these gentle visitors by planting precisely the types of nectar-producing flowers that butterflies love. Materials As it turns out, butterflies are easily attracted to yards and gardens. Plant their favorite flowers in a protected yet sunny spot. The first step is to find a site for the butterfly garden, ideally one that received at least six hours of sun a day and offered shelter from the wind. When choosing the perfect spot make sure there is wind block nearby like a protective picket fence, a nearby row of shrubs or evergreen treesor even a rock. Next, decide what flowers to plant, use garden books that have a Top 10 list of nectar-producing varieties that would keep a flock of butterflies happy. Plant five annuals ( i.e. ageratum, impatiens, marigold, zinnia and cosmos) and five perennials ( i.e. coreopsis, butterfly weed, purple coneflower, black-eyed Susan and bee balm).

105. Butterfly And Humming Bird Garden Directory Nursery Source Finder Over 100 garden directory catagories to find garden nursery sites for wholsale retail trade. Get free gardening news group access, garden books, http://www.gardencom.com/tbutterfly.html

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106. How To Make Butterfly Gardens Instructions and pictures of correct plants, placement, preferred colors and butterfly anatomy. http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/misc/ef006.htm

University of Kentucky Entomology EntFacts Information Sheets HOW TO MAKE BUTTERFLY GARDENS By Stephanie Bailey, Extension Specialist University of Kentucky Department of Entomology Nectar Preferences Different species of butterflies have different preferences of nectar, in both colors and tastes. A wide variety of food plants will give the greatest diversity of visitors. Try staggering wild and cultivated plants, as well as blooming times of the day and year. Groups of the same plants will be easier for butterflies to see than singly planted flowers. Some varieties of flowers which are easy to find and grow in Kentucky, and will be attractive to many species of butterflies include: Aster Black-eyed Susan Butterfly weed Coreopsis Daylilies Goldenrod Hibiscus Lavender Lilac Marigold Butterfly Bush Oxeye Daisies Phlox Pink Azalea Purple Coneflower Redbud Rosemary Verbena Other Attractants Another way to attract adult butterflies to your yard is to offer places (food plants) for females to lay their eggs. Some females are pickier about which host to lay their eggs on than others. A few specific examples of butterflies and their host plants are listed at the end of this fact sheet. The larvae can also be very noteworthy. Some caterpillars have hairs or forked spines, which may be or may not sting (often the hairs are just for show). It's better to be safe than sorry, so wear gloves when handling these larvae. Certain swallowtail caterpillars imitate snakes or bird droppings. Other caterpillars, like sulphers, are camouflaged, or blend into their surroundings very well. If caterpillars are eating excessive foliage from a prominent or desirable part of a plant, try moving them (with gloves on if they're hairy) to the backside or another less noticeable portion of the plant.

107. The Butterfly WebSite - Butterfly Garden, Butterfly Gardens, Buttefly Zoo, Butte The complete website for butterfly lovers, gardeners, teachers, students, and farmers. http://butterflywebsite.com/gardens/index.cfm

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108. Creating A Butterfly Garden Describes how to expand the habitat for butterflies by choosing appropriate plants for home landscapes. The 21 pages provide numerous line drawings and http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/components/DG6711e.html

BU-06711 Reviewed 1998 To Order Butterfly Gardening Creating a Butterfly Garden From Butterfly Gardening by Vera Krischik Host Plants Butterfly gardening involves planning your garden to attract, retain, and encourage butterfly populations. A sample garden plan is shown in Figure 1, and a list of host plants is given in Table 3 and Table 4 . Flowers of similar colors grouped together are more attractive to both butterflies and the gardener. You should select a variety of nectar-producing plants with the aim of providing flowers in bloom throughout the season. This will entice a continuous succession of new visitors to a yard. It is especially important to have flowers in mid to late summer, when most butterflies are active. Flowers with multiple florets that produce abundant nectar are ideal. Annuals are wonderful butterfly plants because they bloom continuously through the season, providing a steady supply of nectar. Perennial plants, such as coneflowers, lilac, butterfly weed, and asters, are visited regularly by butterflies. Most plants in the mint family are also good nectar sources for butterflies. Avoid double flowers because they are often bred for showiness, not nectar production. For successful butterfly gardening, you need to provide food for more than the adult butterflies. You need to provide for their caterpillar forms as well. Butterfly caterpillars have a limited host range (See

109. Butterfly Gardens Active forum provided by gardenweb.com. Ask questions, give answers. http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/butterfly/

Looking for garden catalogs? Stop by the Garden Bazaar! Other Forums Instructions ... Post a Message The Butterfly Garden T his forum is for the discussion of plants that both attract and provide habitat for butterflies. Instructions on using the forum are provided below. Before posting a question, please check the FAQ and do a search to make sure it hasn't already been answered. Wildlife Garden Hummingbird Garden Insects NN Messages: On-Topic Discussions [Switch to: Gallery i love watching birds Posted by: bhupinder usa on Mon, Sep 19, 05 at 10:27 15 new Queen cats! Fall migration? Posted by: Linda_8B TX on Mon, Sep 19, 05 at 8:29 Tracing the Monarch migration Posted by: mcronin 6/7swVA on Wed, Sep 14, 05 at 8:08 16 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Sep 19, 05 at 13:42 newbie needs info on what to plant and seeds Posted by: mallowmallow z8 OR on Mon, Sep 19, 05 at 10:19 2 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Sep 19, 05 at 13:15 plants to avoid? Posted by: Kasane JPN on Mon, Sep 19, 05 at 0:33 1 follow-up, posted on Mon, Sep 19, 05 at 13:12 butterflies without bees Posted by: Kasane JPN on Mon, Sep 19, 05 at 0:38

110. Endangered Butterfly Gardens How to set up a butterfly garden friendly to endangered butterflies. http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/endangered_species/73391

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111. Milkweed Cafe's Nature Site Offers informational books about raising, celebrating with and gardening for butterflies,as well as raising kits and gifts. http://www.milkweedcafe.com/

Welcome to Milkweed Cafe.com... You'll find everything from butterfly eggs to in the Nature Shoppe. Our many repeat customers are our very best advertisement! Visit The Favor Garden Many New Selections! Our nature shoppe has too many Visit this section for lots of helpful information on butterfly gardening. Visit Club Caterpillar for great puzzles, games, and learning activities - all about caterpillars, butterflies, and moths. You can also watch a caterpillar hatch from its egg or view some great scanning electron microscope photos! Visit our Fascinating Facts page to learn all about butterflies and moths. Answers to frequently asked questions about Milkweed Cafe. Before you leave, be sure to take a look at our butterfly and butterfly gardening links! Home Nature Shoppe Butterfly Garden Fascinating Facts ... E-Mail Website © 1998 - 2005 Milkweed Cafe

112. Butterfly Garden Create a lush island bed of flowers that will bring beautiful butterflies to your garden. http://www.bhg.com/bhg/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/bhg/story/data/butterfl

113. Creating A Butterfly Friendly Garden Guide to Creating a butterfly Friendly Garden with Listings of Flowers and Plants that Attract Butterflies. http://www.thegardenhelper.com/Butterflies.htm

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114. The Butterfly Garden The Outdoor Campus butterfly garden helps visitors learn to attract butterflies and caterpillars to their own gardens. http://www.outdoorcampus.org/BUTTERFL.HTM

Butterflies at The Outdoor Campus See our video from SD Public Broadcasting's Dakota Life Program! Monarch Migration These are the baskets of butterflies we distributed around town to advertise Butterfly Day on July 14th. We included notes with them, instructing the business owners to release the butterflies Sunday morning (today is Friday). Each basket has a note attached to it, advertising our event. We put a monarch chrysalis in this basket. It should hatch in a couple days and can then be released. We made sure there was plenty of room for the butterfly's wings to expand when it does come out of the chrysalis. Home Visitor Information Outdoor Fun Education ... Contact Information

115. Country Wisdom Bulletin: Grow A Butterfly Garden You don t need a large area to have a successful butterfly garden teeming with winged color. You can grow one in a window box, in pots on your terrace, http://www.gardenguides.com/countrywisdombulletins/growabutterflygarden.htm

Home Flower Seeds Vegetable Seeds Herb Seeds ... Gifts Wildlife and Nature Easy-to-Build Birdhouses Bird Food Recipes Gardening To Attract Birds Grow a Hummingbird Garden ... View Your Shopping Cart Grow a Butterfly Garden Price: $3.95 QTY: by Wendy Potter-Springer A-114; 32 pages; 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"; Paperback. The destruction of habitat is killing butterflies. Shopping malls, parking lots, and pesticide-laden crop fields have taken over the quiet, grassy meadows and sunlit glens that once served as breeding grounds for many butterflies. Want to make a difference in the lives of these beautiful, delicate flying creatures? Plant a butterfly garden! You don't need a large area to have a successful butterfly garden teeming with winged color. You can grow one in a window box, in pots on your terrace, or in a small patch of yard space. This booklet shows you which plants to grow and where to plant them to attract an abundant butterfly population. You'll even learn how to identify different species of butterflies and how to raise butterflies from chrysalises in your own home. From Our Book Shop Browse All Country Wisdom Bulletins Customer Favorites : Grow Super Salad Greens Grow the Best Peppers Growing Herbs in Containers Starting Seeds Indoors ... Send us an Email Phone Orders :

116. Butterflies In Your Garden school s butterfly garden Flutterby; Creating a butterfly Garden for Elementary Schools Managing Fire Ants in Texas Schoolyard and butterfly Gardens http://www.wtv-zone.com/infchoice/butterflies.html

Attracting Butterflies Making your yard more attractive to butterflies does not have to be an expensive, major undertaking. A few choice plants, a basking site, and a source of water may be all that is needed to entice these colorful insects into your yard. Butterflies Slideshow Plan Your Habitat - Backyard Wildlife Habitat Want to attract more birds, butterflies, and other creatures to your own backyard? Let National Wildlife Federation show you how. They'll help you create an online habitat and a species list complete with photos. They'll offer advice every step of the way. They'll even show you how to have your yard certified as an official Backyard Wildlife Habitat site. Free Milkweed Seeds The Monarchs need your help NOW. Please plant seeds and ensure their survival. A Milkweed in every yard! Live Monarch Online Butterfly Club Raise Your Online Butterfly! A Fun Free Educational Experience. The Butterfly House Butterfly Garden Gardening for Butterflies How to Make Butterfly Gardens ... Butterfly Pavilion Plant your garden in a sunny place to increase blooming, and provide rocks for butterflies to bask in the sun. Butterflies bask to heat up their wing muscles for flight. Also, be sure NOT TO USE PESTICIDES in or near your garden. Schoolyard Habitats - National Wildlife Federation Certification program and educator professional development workshops are designed to bring the natural world to kids and kids out into nature!

117. Sandra Dee's How To Butterfly Garden Learn how to have your very own backyard butterfly garden. Simple tips. http://members.aol.com/sndrad67/butterfly/

htmlAdWH('93212822', '728', '90'); Main www.SandraD.com Email: Sandy@SandraD.com Updated: 8/24/01 Wings that can move make the flowers in the sky... With a few simple tips anyone can make their backyard garden a welcomed spot for butterflies. Butterflies add color and beauty to your garden. For some informative links on butterflies, check out the bottom of this page. The Swallowtail butterfly you see pictured here is one of many from my garden. More Butterfly Photo's For a successful butterfly garden you must supply all the components butterflies need to survive on, food, water, direct sunlight, shelter, breeding, and a place to hibernate, while still having a garden that suites your taste and needs. You have a variety of plants to choose from (Annuals, perennials, Trees, shrubs, vines, and even herbs.) The plants that butterflies favor the most for food are often the same ones that gardeners choose for their gardens. See the bottom of this page for a list of 42 of the most popular butterfly nectar plants. To see what type of butterflies you have in your state click here: Butterflies of the United States.

118. Attracting Butterflies To The Garden For many people, butterflies are a welcome addition to the garden. gardening practices and plant selection can prolong the stay of common visitors and draw http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/05504.html

@import "/styles/coopext_adv.css"; no. 5.504 Attracting Butterflies to the Garden by by P.A. Opler and W.S. Cranshaw Quick Facts... Many kinds of butterflies can be found in Colorado. Encourage butterflies by planning a butterfly garden. Butterflies seek out areas with food plants for the caterpillar stage. Adult butterflies also feed on fluids such as nectar from flowers. Butterfly visits increase when environmental needs are met. Gardening practices to attract and retain butterflies often differ from regular gardening practices. Dozens of butterfly species commonly occur along the Front Range and eastern Colorado and are a welcome garden addition for many people. Butterflies often appear to be just passing through, occasionally stopping for a drink of nectar. You can prolong the stay of these colorful insects and draw in others by providing the food and shelter they need. Planning the Butterfly Garden Make a yard more attractive to butterflies by providing the proper environment. Most important are food plants used by the immature stages (various caterpillars), food sources used by the adult butterflies, and physical environment. Most butterflies prefer some shelter from the high winds common along the Front Range. At the same time, they like open, sunny areas. Windbreak plantings or other means of sheltering the butterfly garden can help provide a suitable physical environment.

119. Butterfly Garden Tips Locate your garden in full sun. Butterflies are most active on warm sunny days. butterfly Garden Tips Login/Create an account 0 Comments http://greennature.com/article586.html

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120. How To Create A Butterfly Garden Learn how to create a butterfly garden and sustain these creatures in their own habitat you made yourself. http://nene.essortment.com/createbutterfly_rbyp.htm

How to create a butterfly garden Learn how to create a butterfly garden and sustain these creatures in their own habitat you made yourself. Flower gardening is an enjoyable and rewarding hobby, but even more so when you provide a habitat for butterflies. They’re a joy to watch and if you happen to be a photographer, a wonderful subject to capture on film. Make these activities easier by planting your own butterfly garden. Don’t be surprised if your future ecosystem is the talk of the (butterfly) town! To create an ecosystem to support butterflies you must have both host and nectar plants. Butterflies lay their eggs on the host plants. The caterpillars that result use the host plant for their food source and then form their chrysalis there. If you’re lucky, you may even get the chance to watch a butterfly emerge from its cocoon. The nectar plants need the sun to produce nectar for the butterflies – it is their food source. Choose fragrant plants because the butterflies are attracted to strong scents. Make your choices colorful too, because butterflies are attracted to several bright colors including orange, yellow, purple and dark pink. PREPARATION AND PLANTING Prepare the area you wish to transform as you would a flower garden. The butterfly garden must be in a spot that receives full sun, however. Butterflies need the sun to warm themselves so that they may fly. Remember that to support both host plants and nectar plants you will need a fair amount of space. An alternative is to plant the host plants in a different area of your yard – next to a shed, behind a garage, etc. Plant the flowers in a group by themselves if you wish. Make any amendments to the soil if necessary. Use compost to give your plants a good start.

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