Episode #21 Butterflies in Your Backyard: Creating a Pollinator Paradise

In this Episode of Gardening with the Gardiners, Matt and Hope Gardiner, discuss creating butterfly gardens. They cover choosing the right site (full sun and wind protection), providing host plants for caterpillars (parsley, dill, fennel, milkweed), nectar plants (zinnias, coneflowers, lantana, bee balm), and supporting the full life cycle with puddling spots, shelter, and year-round bloom. The episode also touches on local conservation programs, monarch waystations, common regional butterfly species, and practical tips for integrating butterfly habitats into home gardens.  Learn how to attract these wonderful and beneficial insects to your garden!   --- Please like and follow our podcast and drop a review!  It will really help us get the word out.   --- Also, if you have a gardening, landscape or general horticulture question, feel free to email us at [email protected] --- www.boonegardiner.com