Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardens

Planting flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies is a great way to add another dimension to your garden.

Many of the flowers that attract these beautiful creatures are also flowers that are lovely to look at. Add some feeders for times when nectar flowers are not in bloom and you'll have a wonderful retreat.

Find out more about hummingbirds, butterflies and gardening:

Butterfly Garden Design - Attracting butterflies is a wonderful way to add an additional element to your garden. Proper butterfly garden design offers great joy to visitors of the garden by attracting these lovely flitting creatures for our amusement and delight.

Adding a Bird Feeder to your Garden - If you are the type of person who enjoys all aspects of nature, and loves to see it right at your door or outside the window, consider hanging some bird feeders that are suitable to the feathered population of your region. A little research at the library or over the Internet, will tell you wha...

Building A Wall Garden - If you have a garden right next to your house, shed or even a fence, you can spruce up the look of the wall by making a wall garden. Both the strength and beauty of a dry wall may be enhanced by using it as a wall garden. It may acquire a mossy and aged appearance simply by green-planting in ...

Creating Sacred Space in Your Home Office or Garden - The environments we surround ourselves with contribute to our sense of well-being as well as to our creativity and productivity. There is a direct link between inner peace and the spaces in which we live and spend our time. It is possible to create harmony and abundance by enhancing home and w...

Celebrate With Butterflies – The Flying Flowers - Make your upcoming event the most memorable ever by adding butterflies to your special day. Butterfly Releases are a perfect way to celebrate all of the important occasions in life. They are wonderful additions to weddings, anniversaries, funerals, memorials, birthdays, holidays, ceremonies, a...

How to Attract Butterflies to Your Garden - The flittering of the butterfly through your garden is no accident if you planned your garden carefully. The adult butterfly flitters from flower to flower - sipping nectar from many flowers in your gardens, while other adult butterflies search for areas to lay their larvae. It is good to tak...

How to Attract Butterfly Activity... - The flittering of the butterfly through your garden is no accident if you planned your garden carefully. The adult butterfly flitters from flower to flower - sipping nectar from many flowers in your gardens, while other adult butterflies search for areas to lay their larvae. It is good to tak...

The Swallowtail -- A Beautiful Butterfly - Swallowtail butterflies are some of the most beautiful butterflies found anywhere. The North American species are large, brightly colored butterflies with tailed, rear wings. There are more than 600 species worldwide with only about 30 of those living in North America. They have wingspans of 2...