The Importance of Butterfly Gardens

Butterflies are beautiful. Everyone enjoys watching a graceful butterfly drift through the air...

Butterflies are also beneficial in the pollination of flowers. The seeds and fruits from their pollinations will create food for other wildlife--and for us.

Butterflies are an at-risk population. They are at the bottom of the food chain!

It is estimated that one out of every 500 butterfly eggs ever makes it to a butterfly.

They are vulnerable to the elements of nature--freezing cold, heavy rains.

They also have many predators, including other insects, such as ladybugs, praying mantids, and even ants. Birds also love to dine on tasty caterpillars!

Perhaps the biggest predator of all is us--mankind. Whether it is the big bulldozer that carves away their habitat in the creation of housing for us, or the small bottle of insecticides in our storage shed, the result is the same. Butterfly destruction.

The creation of butterfly gardens is a way of “giving back” to nature. And they make a place where butterflies can live, reproduce and continue to pollinate and bring us pleasure.