Welcoming butterflies into the landscapes is personally rewarding and environmentally important. As more and more habitat is lost, your yard can become a beautiful oasis that sustains the butterfly species that
live in your area. The focus will be on why using native host and nectar plants is important and innovative ways to incorporate these plants into your landscape. You will look at a garden through a butterfly’s eyes;
learn the value of “trash trees”; and explore a treasure trove of garden-worthy, butterfly-friendly ground covers, vines, flowers, shrubs, and trees. Paulette Haywood Ogard is co-author of Butterflies of Alabama: Glimpses into Their Lives and one of the founders of the Alabama Butterfly Atlas. She has worked for more than thirty years to document the life histories of southeastern butterflies and the native plants that sustain them.

This event is free of charge.