Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Before and After Gardens ....., 0 by bsewall

bsewall wrote:
While I'm very new to butterfly gardening I could not resist adding my "before" picture to this thread. I started the garden last weekend after a visit to the Butterfly, Herbs & Native Plant Fair at University of South Florida. We even had our first "visitor" today!

I've set up a plant diary on my web site (http://www.centralfloridagarden.com/house/Butterfly/butterfl...) to track the development of the butterfly garden and with some luck and persistence I should have an abundance of "after" pictures in about a year and a half.

One mistake I'm almost sure I've made is planting too many flowers and herbs in the garden. I figured I could not go wrong if I planted too many, since I can always move a few of them as they outgrow their home. It's just that I have no sense of how large most of the plants will ultimately become or, for that matter, which ones will thrive. But that 's what excites me about butterfly gardening, the problems seem to pale in comparison to the potential for enjoying beautiful flowers and butterflies all in one place.