Take a quick respite from the daily grind and immerse yourself in the bliss of a butterfly garden in your home garden. Many cities now have butterfly parks and gardens, but butterfly gardens need not always be big. They can be set up on a small terrace, balcony, backyard, or even in window box plants with flowers that attract butterflies.
The garden is designed to offer food, shelter, and a breeding place for butterflies. In urban cities, there are many, who nurture gardens to attract these winged beauties. People are developing butterfly gardens in balconies, housing complexes, educational institutes, private gardens etc.
There are many organisations, and butterfly buffs who conduct workshops and educational programs giving tips on how to create gardens that attract butterflies. Plant parenting has become popular now. Setting up a butterfly garden or edible gardens on balconies and terraces has been on the rise post-Covid.
Mumbai-based Priyanka Amar, Ecopreneur, Founder of iKheti a gardening solutions company says, “It is best to have a butterfly garden in an area that receives ample sunlight. Most plants/flowers that attract butterflies bloom best in full sun. You need ample sunlight, soil, manure, seeds/saplings and water and care for the plants.
Many butterfly-attracting plants can be grown in containers. Place a birdbath or a saucer filled with water and rocks where the butterflies can perch.” Priyanka and her daughter (Aranya) have created a mini forest where they h.
