butterfly gardening

An immigrant girl explains how she learned English by reading about Monarch butterflies, and how, troubled by their decline, she got her classmates and neighbors together to build a butterfly garden.

Text and color photos present information on the raising and mating of butterflies; provide instructions for twelve projects, including making a butterfly house and learning to hand-feed them; and profile nearly forty types of butterflies, listing their breeding areas, host plants, and nectar plants, and describing their chrysalises and their physical traits as caterpillars and as butterflies.

"Attracting birds and butterflies has never been simpler with the tips, tricks and plant picks in this handy guide. Plus, you'll help support the dwindling bee population, which is essential to the future of gardening. Whether you're just starting out or are a bona fide green thumb, you'll turn to this can't-miss birding and gardening resource for years to come. Inside you'll find 250+ photos of plants that birds, butterflies and bees can't resist; DIY backyard projects; profiles and ideas for attracting the most-wanted backyard birds and butterflies; and answers to our most frequently asked backyard questions"--Back cover.

Offers advice on creating gardens that attract butterflies, featuring suggested garden plans, plant listings, and a butterfly identification guide, as well as information on the life cycle of the colorful insects.

Examines the life cycle, behavior, mating, migration, and other aspects of the biology of butterflies and moths; features species accounts with color photographs; and includes information on how to create gardens that attract butterflies.

Provides the inspiration as well as the practical information necessary to create handsome, imaginative gardens designed to attract butterflies.

Explains what plants and flowers to grow in a garden to attract butterflies.

A rhyming chronicle of the caterpillar's journey through life, from egg to chrysalis to colorful butterfly.