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Butterfly Garden Basics

A butterfly garden is a beautiful addition to any outdoor area, attracting pollinators such as butterflies, hummingbirds and bees, creating a lovely natural element in your space. Supporting all stages of the butterflies' life cycle, the right plant selection can help to conserve species by promoting future generations.

A butterfly garden can be any size - small, consisting of only a few plants, or a sprawling meadow attracting many different species. Selecting the right plants can be a daunting task, and hopefully the resources on the DiabolicGardens site can help make it easy!

The Butterfly Life Cycle

A successful butterfly garden needs to support all phases of a butterfly's life.

Important Considerations

Garden Requirements

Hardiness Zones

Garden Arrangement