Making A Butterfly Garden

General Tips

• Butterflies like large, sunny open areas
• Plant desired plants in masses, rather than in rows or scattered areas.
• Use a fence, trees or shrubs to protect the butterflies from the wind.
  They will also provide shelter for the butterflies at night.
• Butterflies enjoy puddles. You can make a puddle with a shallow dish filled with sand or gravel and fill with stale beer, sweet drinks or water. Overripe fruit also attracts butterflies.
• Do not use pesticides in your garden because they kill butterflies.
• Choose a mix of annual and perennial flowers that bloom from early spring through late summer Also, the more different kinds of plants, the greater the variety of butterfiels will come.
• Place a few dark, flat stones in your garden so the butterflies can rest there.