Gardening for the Butterflies

Bring back the butterflies with this book: Gardening for the Butterflies: Designing and Creating a Butterfly-Friendly Landscape. The book is written for the novice or experienced gardener that wants to encourage butterflies to their area. The book is arranged alphabetically by botanical or scientific name. Over 100 species are featured and are arranged by plant usage – Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Annual, Perennials, and Herbs. Over 390 color photographs depicting some of the many butterfly plants and cultural requirements that will attract butterflies stating whether the species is nectar, larval host plant or both. After each section there is a nectar and larval food plants list. It’s simple to read and understand with step-by-step instructions for butterfly and container gardening. In recent years, the natural habitat of the butterfly has gradually diminished due to the rapid growth of modern cities and suburbs, climate change, extreme weather, and loss of native habitats. In an effort to increase the butterfly population within suburbia, utilization of butterfly gardens and butterfly container gardens by homeowners and renters introduces a small haven for the butterfly within today’s cities. Any jester, large or small will help bring back the butterflies to your area. This book will allow the reader to plan and plant a butterfly garden. Basic butterfly gardening topics include: the life cycle of the butterfly, an introduction to butterfly gardening, planning and planting your garden, gardening tips and guide lines, and planning and planting butterfly container gardens, watering, and fertilizers to have a beautiful garden. To help in the design process the book includes a butterfly design plan and key to where the plants go, suggested plants for each zone 3-11, and a master list of nectar and larval food plants for zones 3-11 for the design key to help in the design process. Follow these simple steps and you will discover the beautiful action, the color, and the delight of having a butterfly garden in your yard or your container garden!!