Welcome to Butterflies in the Garden.
Please Plant Milkweed
The Monarchs need our help.
Butterfly Weed - Asclepias tuberosa Swamp Milkweed - Asclepias incarnata
Things To Do
August 21, 11am - 4pm, free, 1263 Springer St., Westland, MI 48186
Come see the butterflies that are fluttering in my yard. There will also be a display of eggs, caterpillars, and chrysalises of various butterflies.
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 at Butterfly Houses.
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.