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Choosing the garden's location within your yard is one of the more important things you need to decide. You want to choose a location that will provide an ideal climate for the plants in your garden. Some...

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Monarch Caterpillar on Butterflyweed. Photo by OakleyOriginals.74

How To Attract Butterflies to Your Garden

Butterflies are not only beautiful, they also play several important roles in local ecosystems. Many adult butterflies contribute to pollination, while both adults and caterpillars are major food sources for...

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Monarch on milkweed, by ransome73

Attracting Butterflies With Prairie Plants

Whether you live on an acreage or a small city lot, it's easy to attract butterflies to your garden with native prairie plants. Like all wildlife, butterflies are looking for three main things in life: food,...

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a butterfly magnet; the butterfly bush - Buddleia courtesy flickr/juliaklarman69

How To Attract Butterflies to Your Yard

It is not all that difficult to attract butterflies to your garden and have them set up house. There are two things that butterflies are seeking: one is nectar, the food that adult butterflies need, and the...

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How to Attract Butterflies to Your Wildlife Garden

As natural habitats and environments disappear, so do wildlife species. This is where individual gardeners can play a huge part in eco-protection. Turning a home garden into a haven for wildlife not only...

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butterfly garden

Creating a Butterfly Garden We’re going to look at the basics of creating a garden that is perfect for butterflies. You need to plan a garden with the purpose of attracting butterflies, keeping...

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