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 ...
Creating a butterfly garden in your yard is a great way to add color that will continue to bloom all summer long, the butterflies and other wildlife that will be attracted to your garden are an added bonus. Butterfly gardens not only turn a corner of your yard into a haven for you, but they ...
When looking for something to do in Rochester, New York, make sure to visit the “Dancing Wing Butterfly Garden” in the “National Museum of Play” located at One Manhattan Square Drive. Viewing the garden requires a fee in addition to the museum fee for the exhilarating 20-minute experience. Garden Facts The indoor garden hosts 50 ...
Wildlife-loving gardeners across the world enthuse about planting butterfly gardens, but relatively few think to design and plant a bee garden. Designing and planting a bee garden will bolster the health of your garden and help conserve one of earth’s treasures. Why Design and Plant a Bee Garden There are over 3,500 species of bees ...
If a gardener wishes to fill a space in his garden with an easy-care plant that will attract butterflies, nothing could be more beautiful than a butterfly bush. The butterfly bush or species Buddleia davidii originally grew in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan. In the early 1900’s, this perennial shrub was introduced into European ...
On hot summer days, your indoor spaces can feel hotter than outdoor ones. But only if you can hide in the shade. So how can you introduce more shade into your garden, deck, patio or porch? Here are 9 imaginative shade ideas for creating outdoor retreats from the summer heat. Parachute Cover Army Navy Surplus ...
The best mums for fall include beautiful orange, bronze, white, yellow, pink, red and lavender chrysanthemums. Look for hardy cultivars or heirloom mums that attract butterflies. Mums or Chrysanthemum morifolium make beautiful mass plantings with blooms that linger for weeks. Mums have an incredibly tight mounting habit. If you have neighbors who are also into ...
