Gardening for Butterflies: How You Can Attract and Protect Beautiful, Beneficial Insects

Library Journal Starred Review

Welcome the world’s most exquisite visitors to your garden! Gardening for Butterflies, by the experts at the Xerces Society, introduces you to a variety of colorful garden guests who need our help, and shows you how to design a habitat where they will thrive. This optimistic call to arms is packed with everything you need to create a beautiful, beneficial, butterfly-filled garden. Gardeners will learn why butterflies matter, why they are in danger, and what simple steps we can take to make a difference. You’ll learn how to choose the right plants, how to design a butterfly-friendly garden, and how to create a garden that flutters and flourishes with life.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Why butterflies matter–and why they are in trouble
Chapter 2. Knowing butterflies and what they need
Chapter 3. Designing your butterfly garden
Chapter 4. Butterfly garden plants of North America
Chapter 5. Plant selection, installation, and maintenance
Chapter 6. Gardening for moths
Chapter 7. Helping butterflies beyond the garden fence
Chapter 8. Observing and enjoying butterflies