I have a small backyard in Illinois. And I want to plant flowers in my garden. The problem is,?

is I have a hugh tree out back and the garden doesn’t get a lot of straight sunshine. Are there any flowers and bushes out there that I could plant but don’t need a lot of sun? I’m trying to make a small butterfly garden. Serious answers only please? TY

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Help with a butterfly garden?

I want to start one but i don’t know what butterfly are in my area. I live in California , Bakersfield. Which is central. Can you help me?

estimate butterfly garden cost?

For my gold award, I am redoing and very much improving a butterfly garden at my local park. I was wondering cost-wise, how much do butterfly gardens cost (just the plants alone)? Also, I live in West-Central Florida, if regions change anything. Thanks!

preparing a garden bed for a butterfly garden.?

it will be on the south side of my house, and i live in zone 5 ( dont know if that matters). here is the garden that i am going to try to build. it is the second one down http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/gardens/butterfly/designs.html how do i get the soil ready for the plants? and do i put mulch in around the plants? ive never had a garden before so im kinda just learning. i am going to go get a book from the library next week, but i want to see if i can even afford to try to build a garden like this. also if you look at the size scale of that garden, it is the same size as the area i have to use. about how many plants of each of those flowers should i purchase? i have been told that most of those spread, so should i just buy like 1 or two plants of each or should i try to plant seeds? any ideas are appreciated? thanks

How much of my garden should I share with wild animals?

Butterflies are eating my green dill and parsley, half-dozen mockingbirds are eating my peppermint each day, and I didn’t get but 3 figs last summer because of the birds. How much should I share?

What plants to put in an herb garden?

I’m starting an herb garden and I’m going to buy the seedlings today, but I’m not sure what I should buy. What are some commonly used herbs that are easy to grow? Also, I’d like to put in at least one butterfly-attracting plant, so what are some of those? It doesn’t matter if that one is an herb. Thanks.

My neighbor has a bee/butterfly garden. I need to keep the bees away from my yard..?

Are there any plants or bushes I can purchase that will help keep the bees away from my yard and deck?

Why do most all of the flowers in my garden flop over?

Even one’s that don’t require staking. Is it possible my garden soil is lacking something? I have mostly drought tolerant plants, like purple coneflower, butterfly weed, shasta daisy etc. I don’t hardly ever water because, last year I thought too much watering was what made them flop. My garden gets about six hours of sun light.

What bulbs are good to plant for spring butterflies?

Hello- I am interested in planinting some bulbs for spring. I am very new at gardening, but I am trying to make an area in my backyard for birds & butterflies. Since it is too late in the year for me (I’m in Ohio) to get anything else to thrive, I am thinking of putting some bulbs down. Any ideas/thoughts/tips on my area would be good. I am planning on putting in a birdbath, feeder, and flowers. THANKS!

I transplanted my butterfly bush, the branches are dead from the winter should i trim them?

When I transplanted it, it was already brown and the branches were dead any advice to get it growing and alive, I’m in the process of making a butterfly garden and this bush will really complete the garden and make it look beautiful!!! and if you know of any other plants that attract a lot of butterflies let me know!

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