• How to make your garden an inviting habitat for butterflies

Gardens With Wings is dedicated to helping you attract butterflies to your garden by showing you the nectar plants they need for food, and the host plants they need to lay their eggs.

We'll help you identify which butterflies you can attract to your garden as well as many of the common butterflies and caterpillars of North America.

We hope to inspire you to learn about butterflies of all colors and sizes, from swallowtails to monarchs, from painted ladies to fritillaries, as you enjoy these wonders of nature season after season in your Gardens With Wings!

Endangered Species
The Taylor's Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha taylori) is listed as a state endangered species in Washington and is a candidate for the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Before its dramatic decline, the Taylor's Checkerspot  was endangered-butterflies at more than ...