Plan a butterfly garden, find out what they need and the plants they love. Then,…add some Flea Market style! Includes directions for making soda can butterflies!
There are many themed gardens you can plant but one of the most enjoyable and wise choices in a butterfly garden. The stained glass colors of butterflies and also hummingbirds will add a whole dimension to your garden.
Butterflies thrive on a variety of plants and flowers and different plants nurture the butterfly eggs and some act as nectar plants. It’s a good idea to find out what native plants will grow in your garden. Those will instantly attract local butterflies from your state or country.
Be sure to plant parsley because parsley provides a good home for the butterfly larvae and give you even more butterflies!
Buddleia, is commonly called “butterfly bush” for good reason,… it attracts butterflies of all kinds almost from the time it blooms.
Place a selection of flat rocks in your butterfly garden that will become landing pads for butterflies to sun themselves, and a if there’s a nearby birdbath it would provide water.
Butterfly Bush Agastache Allium (Onion family) Butterfly weed (Asclepias) Snapdragon Dill Poppy Apple Columbine Zinnia Sunflower Parsley Foxglove Geranium Artichoke | Aster Fennel Lantana Borage Oregano Sunflower Sweet alyssum Penstemon Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia) Rosemary Gloriosa daisy Blanket flower Coneflower Yarrow Sunflower Penstemon | Penstemon Lavender Lupine Marjoram Mint Bee Balm Purple tansy, (Phacelia) Salvia, sage Pincushion flower Sedum Thrift Thyme Wisteria Veronica Verbena |
Plan your butterfly garden where it receives six or more hours of sun a day and don’t use pesticides where you want to nurture these winged ‘living flowers’ we call butterflies.
Jeanne Sammons says, “I’m always adding to my Secret Garden … and I have added some ‘stained glass’ butterflies from some friends & my own to create the look of a stained glass arbor next to my old tub planter.”
Dee Seitz says, “Just wanted to say “I love this group.” It keeps me working in the yard more and more. Due to the heat here in Texas and lack of rain, I’ve been working on projects inside. Here are a few of my soda can butterflies I’m making for the yard and up coming plant swap.”
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Ann Elias says, ” My gem butterfly. For this garden butterfly, Ann says, “I made my butterfly from dishes, a bottle and some gems. The wings are made out of plexiglass.” Ann used GE II Silicone to attach the gems.
Sue Jordan says, ”These were purchased. A metal rod supports the wire wrapped butterfly. The body of this butterfly is a hollow glass tube. I am adding a closer pic to show the wire pattern and soldering areas.”
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Oh that's one of the best things about gardening ... being outdoors #1 ...but watching Nature. These shared butterflies are beautiful & some wonderful ideas, FMG style!! Thanks, Sue.
Guess I'll be trying the soda can butterflies this year!