If you want to start a butterfly garden, pick a dependable host plant such as the Purple Passionvine or Maypop. Purple passionvine is the larval host for so many butterflies including the Gulf Fritillary, Zebra Longwing, Mexican butterfly, Julia, Red-banded hairstreak, and Crimson-patch longwing. When you start a butterfly garden, you want to attract as ...
One of my favorite hobbies is learning about and enjoying the butterflies that visit my wildlife garden. I call myself a butterfly enthusiast but the more accurate term would amateur lepidopterist. A lepidopterist is someone who studies or collects butterflies, skippers and/or moths – all of which make up the order Lepidoptera. As an amateur ...
Adding a butterfly garden to your yard will not only add bright colours it will be a point of beauty that you and your visitors will enjoy. This is a guide for how to build a butterfly garden in just a five steps. Step 1: Chose A Location When building a butterfly garden you can’t ...
It’s a little bit like falling in love with someone’s blue eyes and then finding out they are colored contacts. I love the Blue Porterweed growing in my Florida butterfly gardens even though I’ve discovered I don’t possess the true Florida native version. On the positive side, my exotic Blue Porterweed does attract a variety ...
I believe many of us take nature for granted and really don’t realize how important some of our insects are for our existence. Second to bees, butterflies are important for pollination for our food sources. They are also a good indicator of our environmental health. Butterflies love the sun because they are cold blooded and ...
Spring has sprung and it is a great time to be thinking about your garden. Whether you like to plant vegetables or blooming flowers, involving your children in the garden is a wonderful way to spend time together and accomplish something everyone can be proud of. Below are five of my favorite gardening ideas for ...
Nestled in downtown Mansfield, Ohio is a treasure that includes gardens, a mansion, a pond, library, and years of rich history. The estate consists of a total of forty-seven acres. Although open to the public year round, many people never visit. Even locals go their entire lives without ever visiting. However, each year thousands of ...
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