How To Plant & Create A Butterfly Garden – Grow The Plants That Butterflies Love!

Create a butterfly garden to attract and sustain these magnificent insects while beautifying your landscape. Butterflies like nectar-rich plants and breeding areas in gardens 

Choose a sunny garden site. Butterflies want sunny spots to warm their wings. At least 6 hours of sunlight is ideal for your garden.

1. Plan Your Butterfly Garden

Select plants with lots of nectar. Choose diverse colours, shapes, and blooming seasons to attract butterflies. Some prominent options are:

2. Select Butterfly-Friendly Plant

Butterflies need water to sip and absorb minerals. Give them a shallow birdbath or flat dish of water. Leave pebbles or sand in the dish for butterflies to land and drink.

3. Provide Essential Element

In your butterfly garden, avoid chemical pesticides and herbicides, which kill butterflies and other helpful insects. Natural pest management options include 

4. Avoid Pesticides and Chemical

Avoid spear harvesting the first year after planting. Allow the plants to become full ferns for robust root systems. This is key to future productivity.

5. Harvesting and Long-Term Care

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