More About Butterfly Gardening
When creating a butterfly garden, the
possibilities of what to include in your butterfly garden design are
endless. Below are some suggestions to help get you started. They
are designed to spark the creative process of your mind and get you
started on your way to creating a lovely butterfly garden.
Before you even begin your butterfly garden, find out which species
of butterflies are in your area. Consider taking an exploratory hike
around your location with a butterfly identification book. This may
take a little extra time and effort, but the results will be worth
it. After you have compiled your list of local butterfly species, be
sure to write down in your butterfly garden plan what these
particular species of butterflies use for nectar and food plants.
Be sure that your garden is in a location that provides at least six
hours of sunlight per day. Butterflies are cold-blooded creatures
and therefore do better where they are warm and sheltered.
Wind can be a butterfly's worst enemy so be sure to have plenty of
wind protection in your design. You can plant tall shrubs and other
plants in order to create a wind break, but a location that avoids
heavy winds is even better.
The best of all would be a butterfly garden placed on the sunny side
of your home with windbreaks on both the west and east sides, or
wherever the prevailing winds come from in your area. Try and locate
your garden close to a window so you can view the butterflies from
indoors. Provide seating outside too.
If possible, you could excavate an area and build a stone wall
around it. This would create the ideal windbreak for your
butterflies. Make gravel pathways around your garden to save walking
in mud.
There are many creative ways for constructing a butterfly garden.
Take your time to design a garden that you will enjoy and be proud
of.
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