Welcome to our butterfly page. Flying Flowers have long been the name given to butterflies in the gardens. As such we have decided to call our new venture Flying Flowers.

For those of you who have visited the gardens before you know how many butterflies we have living here with us. We have specialized in butterfly plantings using both native and non native plants and have identified 32 different butterflies. By having a huge number of both host and nectar plantings we have attracted butterflies in their adult stage which then lay their eggs in the garden and the cycle begins again.

Flying Flowers  will house native butterflies which include the specfic plants they will need to spend their life cycle with us. The structure was erected in Oct. and it has now been completed with paths, seating areas and even some plantings. Watch our progress as we get ready for opening it to the public next May. Be the first group to enjoy "Tea with the Butterflies". We are now  scheduling groups for visits next May.

Here are just two visitors to the gardens last summer;

Althougth non native Butterfly bush does attract many butterflies. We have tried to be vigilant to keep them from spreading but we still find volunteers on the gardens. This variety is black knight and the butterfly is a comma.

Here is a Diana, on a Purple Cone Flower, a native which many of you may have in your perennial border. A favorite with many butterflies as well as birds if you leave the seed heads standing in the winter.

For more information oan attracting butterflies to your garden please visit our butterfly page under gardening tips.

Here is a picture of the Flying Flowers house. As you can see it looks pretty "naked", it is almost winter after all , but the paths are in and I have already planted various host plants to be ready for next year. The bulk of the planting will take place in the spring. Check back to see our progress around the end of March.

I will be adding lots of pictures and information to this page shortly.

Thanks for your interest and I hope to see you at Flying Flowers in May 2010.