Northeast Gardening: Anyone have a planned butterfly garden or wild area?, 1 by LadyCleo

LadyCleo wrote:
I planted a butterfly garden at the school I teach in last summer. It qualified for certification with the Monarch Watch.org people this summer. It has wonderful clumps of perenials for nectar and I added some annuals (ageratum, allysum, zinnias, parsley, anise and cilantro) for additional nectar and host sources. Milkweed (asclepias) are absolutely essential for a butterfly garden as they are the ONLY thing that Monarcg cats will eat. I posted several pics of this garden on the Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening Forum back in June. It's looking so fine and attracting butterflies by the dozen at any given moment during the work day. There is also a hummingbird or 2 that frequent the Monarda on a very regular basis.
I just got done planning and planting a butterfly border for a customer. I'll post a few photos of that project when it was almost done. It came out pretty and should be screaming with color, and those "flying flowers" next spring/summer. Tell me what you think.