Our not quite Insta-worthy dead hedge and definitely not butterfly worthy nettle bed is constructed

There are yellow admiral caterpillars everywhere, eating me out of house and home.

A guide how NOT to raise red admiral butterflies. Various disasters have hit my red admiral caterpillars but a few beautiful ones have made it to become butterflies.

Wasps. Why they are a big deal and what we can do, if anything, to get rid of the evil things.

A beautiful yellow admiral butterfly visits unexpectedly to lay its eggs.

What flowers attract common blue butterflies? Find out with a tour of the butterfly garden led by Zizina otis

A visit to Franklin Farm's butterfly house is AMAZING and I watch monarchs on the beautiful range of flowers.

English style flower gardens around Auckland to get inspiration from for my butterfly garden

Every wildlife garden needs water, but its going to take a lot more work until I get it right.

A visit to West Lynn Gardens butterfly house, filled with tropical planting and monarch butterflies

Success! Monarchs finally arrive in the butterfly garden and I note which flowers are their favourites.

Cabbage whites are the only butterflies around and I begin to appreciate them.

I fail to grow flowers from seed so I go plant shopping! Then I need to plant everything.

New Zealand has a range of native nettles, which admiral butterflies need for food and which I'm incapable of growing.

Lomandra defeats all the planning and clearing the site for the butterfly garden stalls

Introduction to the garden & planned projects for butterflies & wildlife. Start reading here.