How to Make a Butterfly Puddler

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When creating a butterfly garden, the first and most important step is to plant flowers that attract them to your yard. Maybe even include some host plants for the caterpillars to feed on to keep them around in all stages. Learn more

How to Make a Butterfly Puddler

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To get started, you will need a large, shallow dish or container (use a container at least 18″ wide). I used an extra bird bath I had laying around and set it right in the middle of my garden in the shade. Learn more

Place sand to cover at least 3/4 of your container.

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Add water until soil is just moistened, with shallow pockets of water. You could also use butterfly nectar or stale beer – butterflies are quite the beer drinkers.

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Add several stones or sticks throughout the sand for butterflies to rest on.

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