Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Butterfly and Hummingbird Gardens, 0 by Meredith79

Meredith79 wrote:
I spent most of the day saturday getting a new bed ready. I’ve wanted to turn this area into a bed for a while. I put a single tare retaining wall there, to keep the rocks under the car port from washing into the bed. My back is aching more than I thought it would now. I got some stuff from a friend that I used there, 2 lilies, a spiderwort and some yellow irises. There are some pieces of violets in the spiderworts roots and I’m debating on keeping them or trying to pry them off, I know lots of fritillaries use violets for host plants but I think the one she has is that really hard to pull kind. I had some of that at my last place and it was no fun. I’d rather plant more garden friendly ones. I am trying to get 3 other types established so I guess I just made my decision : ) lol. Today I also got some seedlings planted and heuchera that were from another area, where they were getting too much hot sun. (I think they are Purple Palace, no use to our friends but we have to have some stuff just because we like it right? ; ) Next I plan on growing a pipevine up the lattice. Does anyone know if I will need to put fishing line for it? Or will it climb the lattice without it? I know I had a hard time growing most vines on that type of lattice so I figure it won’t work without adding some twine. Oh and I also saved some plantain that grows wild in that area of the yard, and planted it in there so my dh won’t mow it. I forget who those are for at the moment, but I know I recently read they are a fav of some butterfly. I think I remember now, it’s the same type that eat the chelone, Baltimore Checkerspot? Mostly I really wanted this done so I could get a pipevine established. I know I’ll be at the nursery tomorrow, to see if they still have them. I am excited that another area for my butterfly and hummingbird friends is under way! Yay : ) Here it is so far.