Tips For Butterfly Gardening

1. - Do not use pesticides. Grow Organically.
2. - Chose a sunny - well protected area.
3. - Plant nectar plants for butterfly adults
4. - Plant host plants for butterfly caterpillars.
5. - Provide water.
6. - Provide rocks for sunning.
7. - Create a mud puddling area.

State Butterflies

• Alabama ~ Monarch & Tiger Swallowtail
• Arizona ~ Two - Tailed Swallowtail
• California ~ California Dogface
• Colorado ~ Colorado Hairstreak
• Florida ~ Zebra Longwing & Giant Swallowtail
• Georgia ~ Tiger Swallowtail
• Idaho ~ Monarch
• Illinois ~ Monarch
• Kentucky ~ Viceroy
• Minnesota ~ Monarch
• Mississippi ~ Spicebush Swallowtail
• Missouri ~ Spicebush Swallowtail
• New Hampshire ~ Karner Blue
• New Jersey ~ Tiger Swallowtail
• Ohio ~ Tiger Swallowtail
• Oklahoma ~ Black Swallowtail
• Oregon ~ Old World Swallowtail
• South Carolina ~ Eastern Tiger Swllowtail
• Tennessee ~ Zebra Swallowtail
• Texas ~ Monarch
• Vermont ~ Monarch
• Virginia ~ Tiger Swallowtail
• West Virginia ~ Monarch

Greetings Butterfly Lovers

This is a new venture for me, but one that I have been excited about starting for some time.
I have found that new beginnings are usually exciting and also a little bit scary. It's kind of like a rollercoaster ride with the adrenaline rushing. It seems that any time we take a step in a new direction we grow a little. Change is inevitable.

I am looking forward to starting this weblog and hope it becomes a type of journal that I can look back on with fondness.