Welcome to Butterflies in the Garden
Learn About Butterflies in the Garden.
Want to have butterflies in your garden?
Want to learn about the plants that will attract them?
In this book you will find the plants needed to attract those winged beauties to your yard.
Also learn about the fascinating life cycles of some of your favorite butterflies.
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Preview Pages:
Correction - In the book, the bottom picture on page 33 is not a Giant Swallowtail, it's an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.
Things To Do
Book sell and signing of my book "Learn About Butterflies in the Garden": If you would like me to hold a book sell/signing for your group, please contact me for arrangements at: happybutterflying@yahoo.com.
Butterfly Gardening Talk:
March 24, 1 PM, 2012 - "Attracting Butterflies to Your Garden" with a book signing to follow - Wild Birds Unlimited, 41816 Ford Road, Canton, MI 48187, 734-983-9130.
April 9, 7 PM, 2012 - "Attracting Butterflies to You Garden" - Yardeners of St. Clair Shores, St. Clair Shores Public Library, 22500 E. 11 Mile Road, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081, 586-771-9020.
April 11, 6 PM, 2012 - "Attracting Butterflies to You Garden" - Ypsilanti Garden Club, Ypsilanti Senior/Community Center, 1015 N. Congress Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, 734-483-5014.
May 10, 7 PM, 2012 - "Attracting Butterflies to You Garden" - The Milford Garden Club, Milford Presbyterian Church, 238 N. Main Street, Milford, MI 48381.
May 23, 7:30 PM, 2012 - "Attracting Butterflies to You Garden" - Master Gardeneres of Greater Detroit, United Methodists Church, 211 Moross Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236.
June 5, 6:30 PM, 2012 - "Attracting Butterflies to You Garden" - Master Gardener Society of Oakland County, Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 5631 N. Adams Road, Bloomfield Hills, 48304, 248-858-0900. There is a visitor fee of $3.00.
September 11, 7:30 PM, 2012 - "Attracting Butterflies to You Garden" - Huron Valley Audubon Society, Kensington Park Nature Center, 2240 W. Buno Road, Milford, MI 48380, 248-685-0603.
Book Signings that I'll be holding:
February 4, 9:30 - 5 PM & February 5, 12 - 5 PM, 2012 - Backyard Birds, 627 S. Main St., Plymouth, MI 48170, 734-416-0600.
February 11, 2 PM, 2012 - Barnes & Noble The Shops at La Cantera, 15900 La Cantera Pkwy, Ste. 3340, San Antonio, TX 78256, 210-558-3903.
March 24, 1 PM, 2012 - Wild Birds Unlimited - 41816 Ford Road, Canton, MI 48187, 734-983-9130. There will be a presentation on "Attracting Butterflies to Your Garden" before the book signing.
April 13, 1 - 4 PM, 2012 - Dow Gardens Butterfly House, 1018 W. Main Street, Midland, MI 48640, 989-631-2677.
Butterfly House - Coming Soon!
I am starting a new business. I am going to open a Butterfly House. My Butterfly House will have native butterflies of this area. It will also have the host plants, so that people will be able to see the complete life cycle. I plan on opening it by June 2012. It will be at Barson's Greenhouse in Westland, Michigan. The address is 6414 Merriman Road, which is between Ford Road and Warren Road.
Open Garden
August 25, 2012, 1 - 5 PM, 1263 Springer St., Westland, MI 48186 Free
There will be butterflies fluttering in my yard and also a display of eggs, caterpillars, and chrysalises of various butterflies.
August 26, 2012, 1 - 4 PM - Butterfly Day - The Taylor Conservatory Foundation will host Butterfly Day at the Taylor Conservatory. Details will be posted when available.
Butterfly Trips
Check out the upcoming Butterfly trips under "Butterflies and More".
Visit a Butterfly House
A list of Butterfly houses throughout the United States and Ontario can be found by clicking Butterfly Houses.
Please Plant Milkweed
The Monarchs need our help
Butterfly Weed - Asclepias tuberosa
Swamp Milkweed - Asclepias incarnata
Places To Look For Butterflies
Crosswinds Marsh
Heading South – Take I-275 south to Will-Carleton/Oakville Waltz Road Exit #8. Turn right. Follow Will-Carleton Road (it will change names to Oakville Waltz Road near the big landfill site) west 3 1/2 miles to Haggerty Road (Shortly after you pass the landfill you will see Haggerty Road) It’s a dirt road. Turn right. Take Haggerty Road 1/2 mile north to park entrance on the west side (left) of the road.
Lower Rouge River Recreation Trail
It is located on Morton Taylor, just north of Michigan Avenue, in Canton, Michigan.
I went butterflying 09-02-09 and saw: Viceroy 2, Pearl Crescent 5, Eastern Tailed-Blue 6 female and 1 male, Monarch 5, and Clouded Sulphur 2.