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Do you garden for Butterflies??

17 years ago

Hi, I am interested to know if very many of the gardeners here in the Ohio Valley do much gardening for the Butterflies?

I have been planting host and nectar plants for the BFs for about 4 years with more success some years than others. But I have to say that this summer the butterfly visitors seem few and far between here in the Ohio River Valley, and I've reached a new low count this summer.

So I'm wondering if you all have the same observations? And how things are going with your butterflies?

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