Showing posts with label butterfly garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label butterfly garden. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Butterflies of Alabama

from mobilebotanicalgardens.org
This Saturday, 29 September, Mobile Botanical Gardens is hosting an Alabama butterfly seminar. The event is from 9~11 AM and costs is $5 for members, $8 for non-members. Children 12 and under get in free when accompanied by an adult.

Take notice, pre-registration is required so you can't just show up at the last minute!

To make a reservation, call Mobile Botanical Gardens at 251.342.0555

Info from the MBG website:

"Alabama’s butterflies are full of surprises: from possum-playing escape artists to Trojan horse aphid-eaters, their adaptive survival strategies never cease to amaze. A case in point: every autumn, our official state insect, the Monarch, wings its way through Mobile during its incredible annual migration to the high mountains of Mexico! Join us Saturday, September 29 from 9-11 am at Mobile Botanical Gardens as we take a peek into the everyday lives of Alabama’s butterflies.

Sara Bright and Paulette Ogard, authors of Butterflies of Alabama: Glimpses into Their Lives, will begin by looking at basic butterfly biology and end with glances at a few of the state’s most common as well as some of its rarest species. The seminar will conclude with a tour of the grounds to search for monarch butterflies, which should be migrating at that time.

Participants will also learn what they can do to benefit these fascinating insects in their own yards – information on butterfly care will be available, along with butterfly activity guides. Copies of Butterflies of Alabama will be available for autograph and sale."

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Monday, February 13, 2012

Functional Flora

You don't have to eat what you grow for it to be multipurpose. There are many ways to make use of your garden other than simple aesthetics or nourishment.

This year, why not plant a butterfly garden? In addition to being beautiful, butterflies are essential to the propagation of many plant species. As a bonus, many of the flowers butterflies are attracted to are the same ones that we love as well! Here is a list of plants to help you lure butterflies to your yard.

Black-eyed Susan 


Aster



Daylilies



Goldenrod



Butterfly Weed



Coreopsis



Hibiscus



Lavendar



Lilac



Marigold



Butterfly Bush



Ox-eye Daisy



Redbud



Purple Coneflower



Rosemary



Verbena

From wondrouspics.com


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