My friend Karen and her daughter, Kalena created a butterfly garden in their back yard!Karen is a Librarian (woo hoo!) at Riverview Branch Library in Florida and she'd hosted a Master Gardener program on butterfly gardens at her branch a couple of months ago. She thought it sounded like an easy gardening project for non-gardeners as well as being good for the environment, so decided to gave it a try!
Why is this exciting?
Due to destruction of their native habitats or the plants they eat, butterfly populations are decreasing or even going extinct. The creation of a butterfly garden
represents an intentional act to try and create or restore habitats favorable to their
life cycle and survival. Since butterflies also happen to be flower and plant pollinators, they are an essential part of the food cycle. Environments that attract butterflies also tend to attract other types of insect pollinators.
Basically, if WE want to keep eating,
we need the pollinators!
we need the pollinators!
As you can see, Karen and Kalena already have a few visitors!
Hat tip to Karen and Kalena for taking on this project, and thanks so much for sharing, with us here at Permie Peeks! If you live down in that area, and want to learn more about the Master Garden Extension programs, click here.
