Creating a Butterfly Garden..

What an interesting thread and link r200. I am going to have a good look at that lik you put up. This a red admiral (I think)on my buddlea

 

Nearly Marge, It's a small Tortoiseshell, here is a Red Admiral, I haven't seen many for years.

Although I think Red Admirals are colourful I actually prefer the Tortoiseshells, the blue is vibrant.

 

I knew that, honest!! Thanks Celia - Im hopeless

 

Thanks guys. I have done quite a bit of research into creating a butterfly garden & have stocked up on relevant seeds & dormant herbaceous Perrenials ready to plant in Spring. Anyone got any questions then shoot em my way & I will do my best to answer them.

Here are some very good websites on the subject that i have found very useful:

http://www.btinternet.com/~bury_rd/butterfly.htm
http://www.overthegardengate.net/wildlife/butgard.asp
http://butterflywebsite.com/butterflygardening.cfm

 

tucking into peach & bananna soup

 

buddleia ~white profusion

 

dahlia ~ tanning bed


nasturtium ~ resting inbetween feeds

 

Brilliant photos GW don't we have some beautiful butterflies in the UK? We had some Queen of Spain Fritillaries this year but they wouldn't stay still long enough to photograph them.

 

we do C
looking forward to their return

 

Well done Greenwizard, great photos. do you have them breeding in your garden?

 

no r :(
they just tuck into my buffet

 

.... and don't forget the Scabiosa.... flowers all summer long and good for the butterflies too!!!
butterfly blue

 

Small tortoiseshell on Echinacea