Starting a butterfly garden is one of the coolest things you can do to enhance your home. Being outdoors is great for both your mental and physical health so why not make it extra fun by making your environment more beautiful? By creating a garden that will invite butterflies you're not only helping them but you're making your own life more fun and colorful as well. Butterflies not only bring beautiful colors and excitement to our lives, but they also help pollinate flowers and crops, play an important role in the food chain, and can be indicators of environmental quality. There are a number of different flowers and shrubs that can be used for a butterfly garden. But if you want to attract the highest number and variety, plants that support all stages of the butterfly life cycle need to be provided. There are about 775 butterfly species in the United States and Canada and they all follow the same life cycle. This cycle starts with an egg (which is laid in the spring, summer, or fall)…
Lavender is one of the most beautiful flowers you can grow. It's native to the Mediterranean area and has a long history that goes all the way back to the Old World. It has a sweet fragrance and it's a very popular perennial herb that's used in a variety of ways for gardening and landscaping. It's also used in alternative medicine as well. It's usually grouped into four different subgeneras, each with a large number of hybrids that have been created for different conditions all over the world. These include Lavandula angustifolia (or "true lavender"), Lavandula dentata (Spanish hybrids), Lavandula stoechas (French hybrids), and Lavandula multifida (Egyptian or fernleaf). Egyptian is a very tough variety and you'll find it doesn't need a lot of care throughout the growing season. Lavender is low-maintenance, drought-resistant, and because it has very strong oils it's useful in keeping away pests. How To Pick The Correct Type By Planting Zone Lavender loves heat, needs lots of space, hates…
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