Backyard Gardening: Attracting Butterflies

Backyard gardens can be open invitations to many forms of wildlife. Armed with some information and planning, you can be sure that lovely butterflies will be at the top of your guest list. If you would like them to be more than occasional guests, consider making a few changes in order to provide for their basic needs: food, water, shelter and protection from predators. Happily, many of the things they need can also add beauty for humans as well.

To get an idea of how your garden might look from a butterfly's-eye-view, consider doing some research on butterfly habitats to help you to design your garden in the way that it will seem to potential butterfly guests that live in your area. Many books about butterflies now offer sections about backyard gardens. You need not spend much to get started. From the viewpoint of wildlife, rare or fancy plants are often no more desirable.

Designing A Backyard Wildlife Haven

You may have already noticed some wildlife in your backyard garden. First, you should take an inventory of your backyard plants. You need to list them, attempt to identify their names and decide which ones you are going to keep and which ones are beyond salvaging. Now you can do a bit of research to see if any are already butterfly pleasers. In most places, butterflies are seen only seasonally, but their life cycles continue all year around. This means that both deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and bushes, and lots of flowers are part of the garden plan as well. In each category, you will find specimens that serve wildlife. Many are inexpensive and will naturally do well where you live.

As you do your reading, pay attention to those specimens of each plant which are recommended for butterfly gardens. Both perennial and annual plants are inexpensive ways to add color, increase interest and attract your winged friends. The right ones draw birds and bees, which are energetic pollinators that provide a valuable service to fruit trees or a vegetable garden. Start gradually, by either replacing your least favorite plants or adding a few wildlife favorites or even a wildflower mix to bare areas. Your success can be as simple as doing what you would do anyway, but making sure that each change has additional wildlife benefits as well.

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