By Alison Kerr

There’s a little corner of my front yard, right by the driveway, which needs some help.

I’ve issued myself a butterfly garden challenge. You too can do a butterfly garden in a weekend.

Plan your garden

I’m sure every garden has a place for at least a few butterfly plants. Whether there’s a non-native plant you’d like to replace, or simply a blank spot, together we can come up with a plan. This should be a quick and enjoyable project.

Start here

Here are the five steps you need to take:

Pick a spot in your garden. If there are several equally good options it doesn’t matter which you pick; butterflies don’t care, though they prefer sun. My corner garden is on the north side of my house, but it... More...