This morning the Library worked with the Zion Nature Center to plant a beautiful Butterfly Garden at the Nature Center--and what a fabulous morning it turned out to be!
We had to be sure that we planted host plants and nectar plants. Host plants provide food for caterpillars and nectar plants provide food for butterflies.
We started around back and worked very hard digging two big holes in a shady area for our Spicebushes. It was really hard to get past the roots that were growing in the ground, but the larvae will be very glad we did!
The rain barrel, located right next to our garden, will help us keep our garden looking beautiful and it will allow us to reuse rain water--what an Earth-friendly way to maintain a garden!
Hummingbirds will also enjoy our Butterfly garden, so we went ahead and planted a hummingbird feeder...I wonder if it will grow!
Please stop by the Nature Center to check out our brand new Butterfly Garden. Be careful, our plants are still young, we must be very careful not to step on them.
Let us know if you see a butterfly flutter by while you are there saying hi!
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