I have 2 butterfly bushes in my raised garden bed (planted last summer) and one of them grew alot bigger than I expected it to. I’ve been thinking about moving it to an area where it can grow (somewhat)...
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why do i not see any butterflies in my garden?
I live in Belgium, and I used to hunt for butterflies when I was a child, but nowadays, when i watch my garden, I don’t seem to find butterflies? where have they gone? Read More →
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Will a butterfly feeder endanger a vegetable patch?
My dad loves his garden, so I was going to buy a butterfly feeder/house for him. However, I was wondering if this would ultimately attract more butterflies to lay more eggs on his vegetables and flowers,...
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Do you have any butterflies in your flower garden? If you do, where do you live? Anyone in the Midwest?
Living in the midwest, I have only seen 3 butterflies this year. I have a beautiful flower garden and miss seeing the beautiful butterflies that I have had in past years. Read More →
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Do you try to attract birds and butterflies to your garden?
Are there features like a fountain or pond in your yard? Native flowers? Butterfly host plants? I live near open space so I’m thrilled to have both birds and butterflies in my yard and am always...
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Any creative ideas for watering my garden?
I have a rather big garden, I have a butterfly and hummingbird garden, a veggie garden, and my kids have their own garden, not to mention the 3 rose bushes that line the garage and random flowers and plants...
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i want a garden in my front yard…?
i would like to make a beautiful garden in my front yard to distract from the oldness of the house i am renting. its not the prettiest house, but i think a beautiful garden would help make it look a lot...
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Live butterfly larvae?
I just planted a butterfly garden containing milkweed and some other kind of butterfly attracting plant. What places on the internet let you buy butterfly larvae that I could release in my garden? I know...
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Butterfly Landscaping?
I am looking to landscape my front yard in the spring, I live in New Jersey so basically the North East…. I wanted to do a butterfly garden theme with various plants that would support the butterfly...
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Hummingbird/Butterfly Garden question?
I want to put a few plants and/or bushes on my deck that will attract Hummingbirds and/or Butterflies. Can anyone give me some ideas on what to put? * I need something that can be contained within a pot...
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can any one tell me what this plant is going to be. it came from a mix bag of butterfly garden seeds.?
i have a few pics of it on my photobucket if any one could tell me what this is…here is the link http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h41/staceymay72601/?action=view¤t=06-18-09_1443.jpg Read More →
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Butterfly and Hummingbird Garden?
1 Black Knight Butterfly Bush 1 Keys of Heaven 3 Mixed Monarda 1 White Obedient Plant 1 Wild Romance Aster 1 Amber Wheels Gaillardia Does this sound like it will make a good garden in the spring? http://springhillnursery.com/butterfly-and-hummingbird-garden/p/75843/ Read More →
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I would like to know what to feed my butterfly bushes.?
I live in New England and am a new comer to butterfly gardening. I had a wonderful first season. Read More →
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Can any one tell me what this plant is going to be. i got it from a butterfly garden mix.?
i have all kinds of plants growing in my flower bed they all came from a butterfly mixture..the names of the plants are on the package but there is like 50 of them..i only like a few to grow next year.i...
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can any one tell me what this plant is i got it out of a pack of mixed butterfly garden seeds?
i put a few pics of it on my photobucket.. its the plant that hasent budded yet (the pink ones behind are snapdragons i dont need help with those) http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h41/staceymay72601/?action=view¤t=2009-06-18183916.jpg Read More →
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what kind of flower does a painted lady butterfly like to drink from?
i whant to know because i got the butterfly garden kit from insect lore and i sent the coupon for painted lady caterpillars but i dont know what kind of flower the butterflys like to drink from Read More →
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can someone give me a list of host plants for butterflies with the butterfly it attracts?
please im trying to make a butterfly garden and i want to raise my own butterfly! =] Read More →
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what kind of fertilizer do I use in my garden?
I am growing a butterfly garden and a vegetable garden. Read More →
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how will i know if the butterfly is male or female? how can i recognize them from male and female?
I am planning to have a butterfly garden if i have my own house later on. Read More →
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What are good butterfly attractant plants, and will monarch butterflies ever come to WA?
I am planning to make a great butterfly garden and seeking some answers. Read More →
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I transplanted my butterfly bush, the branches are dead from the winter should i trim them?
When I transplanted it, it was already brown and the branches were dead any advice to get it growing and alive, I’m in the process of making a butterfly garden and this bush will really complete...
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Is it possible to have a veg garden and a butterfly garden coexist in the same backyard?
I am having the grass installed today in my back yard. I have left a large L shape around the outskirts, 7ft deep so that I can plant a vegitable garden at the back. In the side section, I was hoping for...
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I need to rid butterfly garden of thistle?
I have an on going battle with a really nasty type of thistle in my butterfly garden. The animals don’t like it and it chokes out my wildflowers. Today I was reading on the internet about weed...
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what is the best time to plant a butterfly garden?
We live in san diego, I am getting grass put in today and have left a large patch (about 8ft by 15ft) free so that I might plant a butterfly garden or other type of flower garden soon. This is my first...
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Butterfly Puddling????????
I made a butterfly pudde out of a box shaped plastic contain. I dug a little hole in my garden and put the container in it. I put gravel in the bottom and the filled it with water and put sticks and stones...
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i want to plant a butterfly garden in front on my house?
the area that i can use is like 30 inches deep and 12 feet wide. this area is directly in front of my house, will i be able to plant this close to the house. also i found this website that has ideas http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/gardens/butterfly/designs.html would...
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How do I keep unwanted bugs out of my butterfly garden?
My daughter and I started a small butterfly garden from seed (a retail mix in an envelope). I have also planted moonflowers and morning glories to grow up the fence in the back of the garden. Ants and...
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I want to build a butterfly garden in my front yard, but my husband thinks our dogs will dig it up. Prevention
I would love to have a butterfly garden in my front yard, but we have two dogs (3 months & 11 months). My husband thinks it will be a waste of money because he said the dogs will probably dig everything...
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How do i make a butterfly garden?
Hi. I would really like my garden to be a butterfly garden..Can anyone give me any tips how to do it? I alredy have made a list of “Host plants” For the caterpillars and “Nectar plants”...
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preparing a garden bed for a butterfly garden.?
it will be on the south side of my house, and i live in zone 5 ( dont know if that matters). here is the garden that i am going to try to build. it is the second one down http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/gardens/butterfly/designs.html how...
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Butterfly Flower Garden AND Weed Problem?
In the Spring I’m going to plant a seed mixture of Alcea rosea, Asclepias tuberose, Aster novae-angliae, Clarkia amoena, Cosmos bipinnatus, Delphinium consolida, Digitalis purpurea, Echinacea purpurea,...
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I want a butterfly garden.?
i need help, we have a pretty big bacyard and want to start attracting butterflies and hummingbirds and other cool nature animals. Please help me with some plant ideas?? To attract them! We would realy...
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Antipolo: Butterfly Garden?
Hi. I need help with directions to reach Antipolo’s Butterfly Garden. I’ll be coming from Coastal Road. Any other tourist destinations near Butterfly Garden? Also, how much do they charge for...
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Where would be a good place on line to order dill seeds? I am planting a garden for butterfly host plants.?
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Help with a butterfly garden?
I want to start one but i don’t know what butterfly are in my area. I live in California , Bakersfield. Which is central. Can you help me? Read More →
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I’d like to place more butterfly loving plants into my garden. Any suggestions?
I have a butterfly bush that they love, what else can I plant? Read More →
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I want to attract butterflies to my garden, what is the best and easiest butterfly flower to grow?
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I want to move a butterfly plant in my garden. Can I do it now or do I have to wait? & what is the best way?
I live in zone 4, Mn. Read More →
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what plants will attract butterflies to my garden??
im making a butterfly garden but sadly i havent seen many butterflies yet. Read More →
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how to create butterfly garden in Philippines?what flowers/plants?pls advise.Thanks!?
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what kind of mulch should I put in my butterfly garden?
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Growing a Butterfly Garden?
I want to grow a little butterfly garden in a little piece of land in my backyard. My question is, what types of plants do butterflies like? Also, since it’s fall, what kind of bulb-growing plants...
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how do you plant a butterfly garden?
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I am planning a butterfly garden for next spring what kind of bushes would do well in an acidity soil?
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i am creating a butterfly garden any tips about good flowers and flower that repel bad bugs?
i am in 4-h and need some help with it i am planing now to get ready for next year thanks Read More →
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I lost the directions for my Live Butterfly Garden. The chrysallis are hatching and I need to know how to feed?
the butterflies. There were directions about how if you did not want to buy flowers you could do sugar water on a paper towel or something like that. But I am not sure how much sugar to mix with the water.And...
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a butterfly or humming bird garden in zone 7?
I am planing on makeing a butterfly,hummingbird and or bee attracting garden. Annuals, perennials it doesnt matter. I live in zone 7. Also what else would I need other than the plants to make them want...
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my landlord said we are not zoned for butterfly garden?
is that really true that you can’t plant a butterfly garden in Boston due to zoning? I do know where to get some seeds for it. I think maybe he is jus a meannie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Read More →
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How to Plan a Butterfly Garden ?
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Looking for plants for a butterfly garden. Suggestions?
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I want to grow a butterfly garden using only native NC species. What type of plants should I use?
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NATIVE wildflower butterfly garden for Southeast US Piedmont?
I would like a list of NATIVE wildflowers, not naturalized or non-invasive. For example, Butterfly Bush will not be considered. A list or resource would be very welcomed. The site I am looking at receives...
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can i have a butterfly garden in my rooftop garden? how do i build one?
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What Materials do i need to build a Butterfly Garden?
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How would I go about starting a butterfly garden?
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I live in columbus,ohio and i’d like to start an inexpensive butterfly garden.?
When should and what should i plant? Also my freind said she heard they r attracted to sugar water,is that true? Thanks Read More →
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“I wrote a question recently about planting a butterfly garden in a acidity soil. I should have also mentioned?
That there are two utility boxes that are about 3 feet tall that I want to cover up with bushes. I like the rhododendron idea I am wondering if hydrangea are also good? It is a sunny/shady area thanks Read More →
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What are some good ideas for butterfly garden activities for various subjects such as reading math and science
Please list the objective and instructions. Read More →
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i’m creating a butterfly garden, how do i pretect them from the birds?
i have a neighbor who is obsessed with feeding the birds, is there anything i can do to protect the larve . Read More →
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Do you use butterfly host plants in your garden?
You’ll have holes in some of the leaves on your host plants but you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy the life cycle of a butterfly and maintain a “green” lifestyle at the same time. If...
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What are the best flowers for a butterfly garden?
I know that certain flowers attract butterflies. Which work the best from your experience? Read More →
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i want a butterfly garden, but the plants are sooo expensive?
could i try to grow them from seeds or is it to late for this year? i live in zone 5. if it is to late and i want to do this for next year, when should i be starting the seeds indoors? i have never grown...
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I am planting a Butterfly Garden. Which plants are best?
I live on the tropical island of Jamaica. The garden will be in full sun.. just a teeny bit of shade. Read More →
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Can I plant a Butterfly Bush in a raised garden bed that sits along my house?
I bought a Butterfly/Hummingbird garden and want to plant it in one of the beds that sits alongside my house. It has 2 Butterfly Bushes–will they grow too large for this area? Read More →
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What Kind Of Flowers should I use to Build a Butterfly/Humming Bird Garden?
I want to build a butterfly/Hummingbird Garden. I would like to know what kind of flowers do butterflies and hummingbirds most attract to? I really want to do this, its a way to help keep different butterflies...
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when should i start planting my butterfly garden!!?
I live in central louisiana and i want to plant a butterfly garden but i am not sure when i should start planting !!! please help Read More →
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Help with my butterfly garden?
Hi! Does anyone know what flowers and/or plants butterflies like? I am planning on making a butterfly garden, and all suggestions, (not just plants) are helpful to me. I have about a 3′ by 4′...
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Anyone with a successful butterfly garden?
I would love to hear about a nice looking butterfly garden with host and nectar plants.Mine did attract butterflies,but it looks ugly.(catepilars probably…) Read More →
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What are some great ways I can transform my living room into a “butterfly garden” for my daughter’s birthday?
I’m going to make tissue paper ball decorations to hang from the ceiling, along with little white butterflies – but we live in a tiny apartment, so our living room is like our living/dining/office...
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tips on creating a butterfly garden?
i want to create a butterfly garden,and i’m wondering what most people don’t know will attract butterflies i live in zone 5 Read More →
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What kinds of plants are REALLY good for a Butterfly Garden!!?
I want to make a butterfly garden in the front yard of my house. There is a pretty big tree so there is plenty of shade. I do know that the yard was previously landscaped but the previous tenent let it...
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I want to plant a Butterfly Garden in Southern California. Seasonal suggestions please?
I understand there are several steps and seasonal plants necessary for a good Butterfly Garden? Looking for info about the plants and seasons? Read More →
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how do you make a “butterfly garden”?
i would like to plant a butterfly garden in my front or back yard. i love watching butterflies but currently know little about them. i know they are attracted to brightly colored and sweet blooms. i live...
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how can i make a butterfly garden in my backyard?In Orlando?
I have had a fascination for a long time with butterflies.I have a small backyard so its probably only giong to be a few 6 or so flowers.I read in a website i need to know what butterflies live in my area.What...
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What is a good butterfly garden Idea?
Tell me everything you think makes a good butterfly garden! Read More →
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What flowers go in a bee/butterfly garden?
I live in Northwest Florida and I have been thinking about planting a bee/butterfly garden this spring. I’m not sure what flowers are especially alluring to bees or butterflies. I already have some...
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What sort of flowers should I plant for a butterfly garden?
I am wanting to turn a small area of my yard into a butterfly/hummingbird garden. What sort of plants would be best to plant there (prefer annual plants)? I live in IN if that helps and any websites...
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What flowers can I put in my Butterfly Garden?
My mom hired this guy to do our landscaping. Im on vacation and when I get home I’m helping make a butterfly garden. We live on the east coast and have great climate.I talked to the gut and he said...
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What is the purpose of a Wildlife certified garden, or butterfly garden?
Can anyone tell me what is the purpose of having a butterfly garden, such as why it is important and how it helps the environment. Please explain thoroughly because I need to write about it in at least...
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What else should I have in my butterfly garden?
I’m going to start a butterfly garden, and I was wondering what else I should have in it. I’ve done the research and decided what flowers I will have, but what else? I read on one website...
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What are the best flowers to plant in a butterfly garden?
Our high school EAST class is planning to plant a butterfly garden. We need plants for the butterflies and caterpillars to eat and lay their eggs on. What plants attract them and which ones will suit the...
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Butterfly Garden?
I have an area in my backyard I want to turn into a butterfly garden. Any ideas that are cheap? Read More →
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