Planting a Huge Load of Butterfly Bushes! 🦋🌿🦋 // Garden Answer

Such beautiful plants!! 😍 this year my boys (ages 9&7) decided to do the container contest. We went to our local greenhouse/garden center and they got to choose their own plants. I do have to say their container is winning! So proud of them.

I find that I look forward to your channel whenever you post a new video. Love how you educate us on all the different kinds of plantings. Plus, it is a treasure of a bonus when you share your beautiful children with us in your videos. I can honestly say from my heart that I don’t normally get excited on YouTube channels but your channel is one that keeps you interested til the end and I love your channel. Oh, I have now been following you guys for almost 2 years and feel like I have to watch you guys as often as you post your videos. I wish you all nothing but the best in life and may God bless you all for doing all that you do and to include us all in your journey. Thank you so much

Laura, you are planting so many pollinator friendly plants in your gardens! Have you thought about putting some low shallow bowls out for water with some pebbles for the bees and butterflies? Is there a way you could tap into your water source to keep them filled with fresh water? Just a thought! Love following your dream.

Hi Laura & friends: I wanted to let you know a bit of background on why Eastern Oregon probably gets lumped in the non sterile butterfly bush zone. Short answer: birds. If birds eat the seed and fly west, then poop…the seed is planted. Always better to be safe than sorry. I live in Florida and you wouldn’t believe how easy it is for plants to “travel”. However, in Florida a plant only gets termed Invasive when it gets into natural areas AND pushes the native flora out. This is an ecosystem problem not a garden problem. Everyone who cares about creatures, also will care about not using invasive plants. For any friends in Florida, please only buy sterile lantana. If anyone wishes to know more you can check with your State Land Grant University for more information on what is invasive in your area. (Hope this was helpful and not annoying)

Given the number of butterfly bushes you have on the property it may be good to consider planting some native host perennials/shrubs that are used by butterflies local to your area on which they can lay eggs. Without going into it the non native butterfly bush only supports adult butterflies. They can’t lay eggs on that shrub and if there are no host plants right near by the bush kind of tricks the butterflies to hang around your Beautiful garden but then when they go to lay eggs they can’t locate a host plant and they end up not laying eggs before they die. If u know what butterflies that are local to u it’s rewarding to plant a few host plants. Something to consider. Appreciate watching ur show every morning.

Love all of these! ❤️ Laura, thank you so much for all of your videos. I’ve been watching for a couple of years now and just helped my boyfriend, who is a landscaper, designs couple of beds for a client. We used hydrangeas, echinacea, nepeta, lambs ear, heuchera, and a small blue spruce. I made sure that green, blue, yellow and red were all in there, that textures and heights varied, and every season would have blooms… all of which I’ve learned from you. We’re hoping to do more of this and it wouldn’t be possible without you. Thank you for educating me and so many others and the joy and kindness you provide along the way. ❤️❤️❤️

The south garden is like a jigsaw puzzle being put together! Love watching the progress in each video. You are so fortunate to have so much open space to plant in! It”s like a gardener”s dreamscape. Thanks for these videos. They are so encouraging in these hard times!

Good Morning GA friends and family from New Jersey! Hope you all have a great day 🥰🌼🌷🌺💐🌻🍀🌼🌺⚘🥰

Woow I kinda just realized that the south garden in a very short time have gone from rather empty to much more full! Beautiful and well done! 😍💚🌱👏

The beginning of the stone pathway is stunning - looking forward to watching this unfold♥

I love butterfly 🦋 bushes. With this video, you gave an idea for in front of my light green dappled willow. Can't wait.

Those State of Grace roses are literally growing in a bouquet! Gorgeous!

Such beautiful bushes! I have never had those but I'm definitely going to add that to my list. And it was so exciting to see the flagstone pathways starting. Looking forward to that video. We did a flagstone walkway and stairs and patio over the last couple years and now I'm starting to plant around it all. I will definitely add butterfly bush to my growing list of plants I want. Thanks for all the fun inspiration. You guys are a blessing!

I have a narrow walkway between our retaining wall and our neighbors driveway and I have butterfly bushes on both sides with perennials. We call it butterfly alley. At times during the season, when you walk down this area the butterfly’s almost attack you they are so dense. We love it!

Good Morning!🌞🦋 I love my Butterfly Bushes & I finally planted them in the right spot! They put on a show every season since they are happy in their spot plus the butterflies love them! 😃💜💚🦋

I just LOVE butterfly bushes! They are one of the few plants that thrive in my extremely sandy soil with next to no amendments. I typically have to add a LOT of amendments so my soil will hold water for longer than .004 seconds lol….but butterfly bushes are one that I can plant it and forget it. I water them in for a week then never touch them again. So soooo easy and gorgeous!

Wow. A power auger. Another tool I would love to have. Thank you for the helpful information.

I've just planted some wildflower seeds and I'm getting ready to plant more soon. I'm very new, this is my first time and I'm so excited. My garden is a container garden as I just don't have the room to plant in ground but. I've just purchased 2 David Austin roses, they're my babies and I'm taking care of them and can't wait to see my lil yard full of bees and butterflies next year. My plant obsession is real and I'm looking forward to next year as I continue to add to my collection. I'm new to your channel and you have taught me so much already and your love for gardening is so lovely to see. Thank you for filming all your projects xx

Everything is looking so good, and things are filling in. Love watching it all take shape. And, that stone pathway ... just WOW! I'm watching intently since I want to do the same in my backyard. Can wait for that video to load!

Many years ago when I was a child our neighbour planted butterfly bushes and us children got to witness every variety of butterfly feed from them. I planted multiple bushes in my gardens and still enjoy seeing the butterflies come.