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