Attracting Butterflies To Your Garden

You will want to create an area in your garden where the butterflies will feel safe and secure. Butterflies tend to be attracted to areas where they feel safe, such as areas along a tree line. Planting your butterfly garden near trees will help to attract the butterflies to your garden.

You should look at planting a mix of shrubs and plants for the butterflies. Some plants and shrubs to provide shelter for the butterflies, open areas where the butterflies can soak up the sunlight. You'll want plants that butterflies can sip nectar from, as well as plants and shrubs where they can lay their larvae.

The choice of plants is important to attracting butterflies. They are attracted to areas where they can lay their larvae, and where they can feed. Do some research and find out what species of butterfly are native to your area, and find out what plants attract them. As your garden grows, the plants and flowers will mature, and spread, attracting more butterflies to the garden. The first year, you may only find a few butterflies in the garden, but as the years go by, more butterflies will be lead to your garden. Early on, butterflies may stay in your garden as they are passing through, but they'll stay, if they find your garden a safe haven for them.