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"Butterflies & Butterfly Gardening" - Classroom presentation on butterfly gardening. What kind of plants should you have in your garden to attract butterflies? What other things can you do to make your yard "butterfly friendly"? ($85.00) BUTTERFLY GARDENS Although host plants are common and readily available, agriculture, habitat loss, pesticides and car radiators all take a toll. Habitat can be improved with very little effort. What to help? PLANT A BUTTERFLY GARDEN Plant a corner of your garden or flowerbed with Butterfly friendly plants and include host plants for all life stages. Don't be discouraged if you don't have much space--Butterflies appreciate hanging plants and container gardens too.
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Some Host and Nectar plants:
Herbs: Sage, Hyssop, Thyme, Dill, Parsley, Chives, Mint Flowers: Asters, Cosmos, Pansies, Marigolds, Violets, Lilac, Hollyhocks, Lupines, Coneflower, Faillardia, Phlox, Primrose, Sedum, Yarrow, Calendula, Dahlia Wildflowers: Queen Anne's Lace, Goldenrod, Red or White Clover, Milkweed, Purple Coneflower, Dandelion, Asters, Bearberry (Kinnikinik), Gooseberry Vegetables (Left to Flower): Carrots, Broccoli, Kale, Cabbage.
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