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How
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Butterfly
Gardening
Planning
a Butterfly Garden
You
need only a small garden bed to create an
inviting oasis for butterflies. Both butterflies
and plants like sun so plan your garden with a
southern exposure or in a site that gets at
least six hours of sun each day. A site
sheltered from the wind by trees, shrubs, or a
building will prevent tall plants from blowing
over, and allow your butterflies to feed, mate,
and lay eggs in relative tranquility.
Flowers
& Herbs To Attract Butterflies
Nectar
Flowers
Nectar flowers provide a source of food for
adult butterflies. Butterflies are attracted to
brightly colored, sweet-smelling flowers that
allow them easy access. Composite daisy-like
flowers are favorites. Some of the preferred,
easy-to-grow nectar plants are: aster,
black-eyed Susan, butterfly bush, butterfly
weed, cosmos, goldenrod, lantana, lavender,
liatris, marigold, purple coneflower, and
zinnia. Butterflies are attracted to masses of
color and fragrance, so try to plant groups of
flowers instead of single plants. If space is
limited, however, even window boxes can catch
butterflies' attention.
Plant
World
Incredible
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learning about new gardening techniques and
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 A
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Here
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(including the American Rose Society),
to
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A
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Internet
gardening:
"Will
the day soon come when a computer sits in the
garden shed
beside the spade, hoe, and tiller? Gardening is
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Some pages from individuals will be listed here
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