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.