"I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden." - Ruth Stout
There has been an explosion of color at the butterfly garden; from the bright yellow petite blossom of the coreopsis to the brilliant purple lavender. The garden has become the home of several croaking toads, busy bees and bright red cardinals.
The garden provides two different types of plants - those that provide nectar for butterflies (nectar source), and those that provide food (host plant) for their offspring the caterpillar.
Nectar source: yarrow, purple coneflower, coreopsis, lavender, pincushion, meadow sage, scabiosa, lilies, anise hyssop, butterfly weed.
Caterpillar host plants: milkweed, fennel, parsley, pentas and dill.
Coming soon: black eyed susan, butterfly bush, aster, daisies, phlox, bee balm, zinna, scarlet sage, salvia, and sunflowers.
Caterpillar host plants: milkweed, fennel, parsley, pentas and dill.
Coming soon: black eyed susan, butterfly bush, aster, daisies, phlox, bee balm, zinna, scarlet sage, salvia, and sunflowers.
Look closely and you can see one of our pollinators.
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