Having a garden that butterflies want to visit is a very nice feeling. It's so great when you can drink your cup of tea or coffee together with someone special in a garden that almost looks like a fairy tale. The only way to invite butterflies in your garden is…
Love a butterfly garden? Let's face it, everyone loves the butterflies. It isn't hard to create a garden that is more friendly to butterflies.Y ou can learn how to make a butterfly garden any time of year, and plant one in all seasons except the cold of winter. Here is how to attract butterflies to your garden!
500+ Seeds Creeping Thyme Thymus serphyllum Perennial zone 4-9. Mat forming herb. Excellent ground cover. Lemony fragrant ground cover can be walked on.. Great for rock gardens, lawn replacements. Blooms May-Aug. Lavender/purple flowers . Drought tolerant once established. Full sun well drained soil does not thrive in excessively shady or clay soil. Tiny seeds dust like. Sow indoors Dec.-April. Direct sow May to June. Germination can be slow 14-21 days. Bee feeder attracts butterflies.
What more could you want than a white flower that brings about the stark contrasts in any other colored flower and complementing the garden. Cosmos have been known to be the cherished flower of olden days that have become quite popular today and used in many decorations and weddings. Given Cosmos long flowering season of summer til fall or up until frost. Cosmos grows in most regions. Plants grow only 3 to 5 ft. tall. Extra large, long-lasting flowers make this one perfect for cutting. One of the easiest plants to grow from seed. Flowers are bee Friendly, and attract Butterflies, These flowers are native, and great For Mass Plantings. Flowers usually last more than 4 weeks and will continue to bloom all season long. , A great cut flower, good For Containers, Non Gmo - Planting zones are 1-10 200-1000 Seeds Annual Flowering Plant: Light Requirements Full Sun, Half Sun / Half Shade Flower Color White Bloom Time Summer to fall Ideal Region Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West, Southwest, Pacific Northwest Days to Germination 5-14 depending on soil and weather conditions. Days To Bloom 80-90 Happy Planting
Use this gorgeous butterfly garden plan to create a bed of flowers that will bring beautiful and beneficial insects to your garden.
If you crave a bit of dimension, perspective, height and extra color in your groundcovers, consider wide-spreading shrubs.
