It’s easy to attract butterflies to your garden in just a couple of small steps. Butterflies are fun to watch and assuming you already grow flowers this create a butterfly garden project is super cheap and easy.

Grow flowering plants: Butterflies like flowers more than plain old leafy plants or veggies. Even if you want a garden for food, make sure to plant some colorful flowers for your fluttery friends. Good flowers for attracting butterflies include butterfly bush (go figure), salvia, zinnias, aster, black-eyed susan, and more. See a big list of flowers that butterflies like. Note that the University of …read more

I took a walk with the little guy down to the park this afternoon. We saw several beautiful black butterflies fluttering about in the trees and near where we played. Butterflies are always inspiring to me. So, here’s a visual journal prompt for you.
Create a butterfly in your journal. Either paint, draw, copy & colour, or collage your butterfly. Make it fill the page. Allot a good 30 minutes to one hour for this project. Use colours that mean something to you. Immerse yourself in the process and think of nothing but your creation. Once you’ve created a beautiful …read more