10 Tips to Attract BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS to Your Garden - Ep. 270

[@deepost2604]

Signs of success: My comfrey has round holes in the leaves. The new blue/black salvia is chewed up. What used to concern me in the garden is now a signal that I’m on the right track supporting the ecology of the yard. It’s revolutionary! 🐞🐝🦋

[@lat7805]

Your videos are fenomenal pieces of art, but girl, this one is out of the charts! The beauty, colours, plenty of life, motion, one can almost feel the soft breeze and smells from flowers and all that green. And considering the impressive amount of research and information that you offer to us plus knowing that the extraordinary environment where you are filming is the result of thorougly effort and work of years makes your videos one of the best resources of internet. Believe me, I would be more expressive if I were writing in my mother tongue which is not English, obviously. I am absolutely gratiful with you for this present. Cheers from Buenos Aires.

[@moradmoradi8518]

Thank you very much for adding chapters to you video.

[@moradmoradi8518]

I was always searching for "Ice breaker" topics to start a lesson in my classroom, here Ms. Oakes provides more than plenty in her videos. Thanks

[@Fellowtellurian]

Also, many tree species attract butterflies and moths. I’m thinking about White Oak In particular. And with caterpillars comes birds which come nests and BABY BIRDS! 🥹

[@limitlessends]

You’re so lovely. Always appreciate your content and get excited when I see your videos pop up on my feed ☺️

[@raselbx]

This was a very good mini-lecture. Peace & Thanks, SRO and Flock.

[@angela86753]

I have been lucky enough to attract 5 different types of butterflies just from growing some State Fair Zinnias and Lantana on my small outdoor deck. And tons of Bumblebees too 🧡🌿

[@vlong7112]

My houseplants are for my enjoyment. The garden is for the enjoyment of the entire ecosystem 🥰🦋

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Well said!

[@rickyt3961]

Thanks Summer! 🌱🐛🌸🦋

[@gray_f]

Such a great video! You guys are AMAZING! love all your in depth knowledge, thank you so much for sharing!😍🌱🐛🦋

[@charlottechristie6662]

I have a garden that is less than manicured. I love it, don't know about my neighbors, but I love it. Pollinators whether moths, butterflies, flies, and bees are always welcome. Do have an issue with cabbage moths. Thanks for this info.

[@grannyplants1764]

So enjoying this with my morning tea…are all the butterflies shown in the beginning found in your garden? Years ago I joined the National American Butterfly Association ( NABA) located along the border in Texas. If you have certain plants in your garden, for a small donation you can get a sign to hang saying your garden is a butterfly habitat, nice. I plant long trays of dill for the yellow swallowtail caterpillars, and have the pretty pink milkweed ( flowers smell like honey) for the monarchs. Lastly, I also love Liatris, but it seems to be like crack to the bunnies, they just mow it down. Thank you for all the great info! 🤗🦋🌿

[@charlesbale8376]

Fabulous information...Enjoyed the video.

[@Fellowtellurian]

Yay! Another video drop!

[@devleigh]

Loved all this info. Thank you

[@moradmoradi8518]

Thanks!

[@loveandoneness.n.e.t]

Thanks from the Pacific Northwest. I will follow this guideline ( that i didn't know i needed 😂). I'm excited to meet my natives.

[@summerrayneoakes]

Thank you so much for the love!

[@BettyCooper777]

Thank you so much for posting this beautifully made, informative video. My garden is not healthy if nothing is being eaten by insects. There is always something interesting going on in my garden because of the wildlife. When someone digs, it's aerating. I hope this becomes even more of a trend than the houseplant trend you started! I can't thank you enough! 💚💚💚

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thanks so much for the kind comment!

[@Fellowtellurian]

Thoughts on mosquito dunks?

[@mattr.4029]

Lord, your yard is impressive from an european perspective. We just have mostly small gardens here...

[@FlockFingerLakes]

We see that from European garden shows. But it's always impressive what folks can do on little postage stamps too!

[@keystonecannaflage]

Neat

[@tg_ny]

Another excellent video. You’ve inspired me to get out my field guides and I have started ordering seeds for pollinator catepillar host plants. I am also working on getting some host trees that are not on my property.

[@susanschellberg4509]

Very interesting. I learned a lot. I do have a lot of butterflies, bees, moths , birds etc. in my garden. My neighbor has one of those lawn services that sprays herbicides and I worry about those chemicals washing into my garden. His is pristine and rather sterile but I have the wildlife.

[@MrChristopherharmon]

What would you suggest for good companion plants of butterfly weed?

[@grannyplants1764]

@@MrChristopherharmon might want to contact the local garden club, Master Gardeners, or the county extension service for info about companion plantings. The National American Butterfly Association would love to send you suggestions also. Lastly, if you have a good local nursery they should be able to help too…🌿🦋🌱

[@ItsFernley]

Yayyy haha ❤

[@ec9401]

Oh my goodness what is that white/pale echinacea with the pink/purple blush near the center?

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Not sure the time code but probably E. pallida or E. pallida 'Hula Dancer'

[@CrazyVideoClips101]

Kind of an odd question: Do you know what to do when your coneflowers get Aster Yellows disease? I have Echinacea Purpurea in my pollinator/native garden and a cultivar of the native species in my front display gardens, which I believe both have been infected with the disease. However, I have been told that they may actually be infected with an aster mite, which causes similar damage as Aster Yellows disease. In this case, should I rip them out? Or should I give it a year to see if the problem disappears when the plants emerge next Spring? If anyone else has delt with this same issue, please let me know if you have any suggestions on fixing this issue.

[@Shawn-id7gc]

Alright I'm about to share a deep, dark story from my childhood that this vid brought up. I remember in my childhood my parents had one of those bug zappers. Every night the beautiful insects we would kill. (Look away) I remember the moths in particular hitting it and just frying. The bug light attracted more bugs to our home area than if we never had it. It just killed insects. A tragic tale of my childhood that I wish we had known better.

[@FlockFingerLakes]

I think that is a similar story for many people; my parents had one for a short spell too-thinking it would kill mosquitoes. Could have very well been one of the many reasons why we have so few insects now....But really I think it's due to the pesticides, herbicides, and way we plant.

[@arthurhartsock1407]

I'm fairly new subscriber. Working my way forward from 2 year's ago videos. I've made a few comments and made small donation. So far crickets from Ms Oakes. Maybe she's too busy? She is very busy putting out new videos and doing work on her new property.

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Welcome aboard! Nice to hear from you Arthur. Typically I try to answer comments in the first 24-48 hours on a new video, but if you're commenting on older videos, those get lost in the myriad comments. But thank you for being a part of the journey. And yes, we've been busy as of late on the barn renovation, which .... as with most renos ... is over the time we expected to be spending on it. Aimed to have it done by July, and what month is it now? September. Ooof. Regardless, thank you for the support. Hope you are learning something and gaining some inspo from the work we produce. Have a blessed day.