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Butterfly expert Christopher Kline provides an easy-to-read introduction to the topic in Butterfly Gardening with Native Plants, a how-to guide covering butterfly gardening basics, garden designs, common butterflies in the garden, native nectar, guide to host plants, and sources for native plants. Included are over 150 color photographs as well as several detailed illustrations on garden layout. With this guide, it is easy to choose plants to attract specific species of butterflies, and Kline provides a photo guide for identifying butterflies as well. On every page there is a basic timeline to indicate the best season for both plants and butterfly sightings.
Butterfly Gardening with Native Plants is more than just a collection of pretty pictures. This book takes readers into the world of gardening from a butterflys perspective. As available habitats continually decrease for butterflies, the use of native plants in the home landscape becomes more critical. This book will walk you through the process of using native plants to attract butterflies to your home landscape. Butterfly Gardening with Native Plants is a must-have for those who love butterflies and want to attract them to their property.

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Copyright 2012 by Christopher Kline First Skyhorse Publishing edition 2015 All - photo 1
Copyright 2012 by Christopher Kline First Skyhorse Publishing edition 2015. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without the express written consent of the publisher, except in the case of brief excerpts in critical reviews or articles. All inquiries should be addressed to Skyhorse Publishing, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018. Skyhorse Publishing books may be purchased in bulk at special discounts for sales promotion, corporate gifts, fund-raising, or educational purposes. Special editions can also be created to specifications.

For details, contact the Special Sales Department, Skyhorse Publishing, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018 or . Skyhorse and Skyhorse Publishing are registered trademarks of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Visit our website at www.skyhorsepublishing.com. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on file. Cover design by Jane Sheppard Cover photo credit Christopher Kline Print ISBN: 978-1-63220-288-8 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-63220-930-6 Printed in China Contents A special thanks to Dolores Kline, Dave Brigner, and Liz Coverdale for their editing and valuable feedback. How to Use This Book Pepper and Salt Skipper Chapter 1 How to Use This Book Butterfly Gardening - photo 2 Pepper and Salt Skipper Chapter 1 How to Use This Book Butterfly Gardening with Native Plants is intended to accomplish two goals.

First, this book is to serve as an introduction to gardening, specifically with the purpose of attracting butterflies to your garden. In the mind of the butterfly, not all plants are created equal. In this book, I hope to encourage you to think like a butterfly. Second, I want this book to serve as a butterfly field guide, specifically for the butterflies you are most likely to encounter in your garden in the eastern United States. For example, there are over 150 butterfly species native to the Ohio River valley. Not all of them will be making their way to your yard.

However, for folks who have a little more experience with butterflies, there are some very good field guides that are available that will cover regional butterfly species much more comprehensively. The beginning of the book discusses gardening, gardening style, and the importance of gardening. This is followed by the field guide portion of the book. In this section, all similar butterflies are grouped together. So, the butterfly section starts with the swallowtails, followed by the whites and sulphurs, blues and hairstreaks, brushfoots, and skippers. On each butterfly species page is a general description of the butterfly its - photo 3 On each butterfly species page is a general description of the butterfly, its season, its host plant, and any specific advice about attracting the butterfly to your garden.

At the top of the page is a bar that shows the season in which you would commonly find that butterfly. The letters across the bottom of the bar represent the months of the year. The next section of the book discusses the best nectar plants for attracting butterflies, in rough order of bloom season. For each nectar plant, there is a general description of size and growth habit, sun requirements, and its specific attraction for butterflies. There is also another calendar bar at the top showing the approximate bloom season of the plant. Variegated Fritillary In addition certain plants have received gold stars - photo 4 Variegated Fritillary In addition, certain plants have received gold stars.

These are my top ten, must have plants for any butterfly garden. My number one choice, Purple Milkweed, in my opinion, is the best butterfly attractant there is among our native flora. The next section of the book contains a chart of butterfly host plants or the - photo 5 The next section of the book contains a chart of butterfly host plants, or the plants that caterpillars of specific butterflies will eat. I like to think of caterpillars as natures little pruners. The chart gives the name of the host plant, size, flower color, fall color, and the specific butterfly that feeds on the plant. Keep in mind, the purpose for having these plants in your garden is for them to be eaten.

Do not invest $60 in a six-foot dogwood cultivar, when a $14.95, two-foot everyday dogwood will work. Do not worry, caterpillars will not eat your dogwood to the ground. They know better than to wipe out their food supply. Finally, in the index, page numbers are listed not only for the page a particular species is discussed, but also pages in which a photo of a given plant or butterfly can be found. The page number in bold is the page number of the specific discussion of that species. My hope is that through this book you will not only begin to notice the butterfly life around you, but that you will also take an active role in attracting that butterfly life to your home landscape.

Many states and communities have butterfly clubs and Listservs that can help answer questions and provide encouragement. Good luck with your newfound butterfly interests! Butterfly Gardening Basics Harvester Chapter 2 Butterfly Gardening Basics Why Gardening The - photo 6 Harvester Chapter 2 Butterfly Gardening Basics Why Gardening? The practice of gardening dates back to Biblical times. One of the tasks assigned to Adam and Eve in the second chapter of Genesis was to take care of it and keep it, in reference to the Garden of Eden. Gardening is beneficial from a physical health perspective. When gardening, muscles are stretched and strengthened. Coordination and balance is challenged as one traverses narrow paths across the uneven ground.

Joints are exercised as the gardener stoops and raises to work at different levels in the garden. While these types of movements may seem minimal, their importance becomes more and more emphasized as our society and workplaces become more and more sedentary. We have escalators to move us vertically through space, and even horizontally through space in many airports. We use golf carts in the workplace to carry us and our equipment relatively short distances to which in the past we wouldve walked or ridden bicycles. Our hurried and busy lives have forced us into our cars to save time, when in the past we wouldve walked to nearby destinations. Gardening not only provides physical benefits, it also provides emotional benefits.

The idea of caring for and nurturing other forms of life takes us beyond our own selfish interests. As we care for our plants, we suddenly see ourselves as givers rather than takers. We suddenly realize we are needed, that these plants may die if not for our caring hands. Our time in the garden allows us an escape from our normally busy and hectic lives. Much like a vacation to a distant place, we are able to lose ourselves in our gardens. While our garden may only be a few meters wide, we divide it mentally into sections; the butterfly section, the vegetable section, the ornamental grasses.

Moving between sections is almost like catching a flight across the country, as each section has its own feel and personality. Additionally, in our garden we are truly able to express ourselves. In our workplaces there is always someone who will feel the need to criticize an idea, to tell us, No, you cant do the project that way, you must do it this way. Our gardens are our own. If we want to put the dill next to the milkweed, it is our decision to do so. If we want all the flowers in our garden to be yellow, we can do that, and nobody can take that decision away from us.

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