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      • US Sailboat Show
      • Waterfowl Festival
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      • Homestead Gardens Fall Festival
      • Kegs and Corks
      • Maryland Seafood Festival
      • Renaissance Festival
      • West Annapolis Oktoberfest
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      • 2017 Farmers Market Guide
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Butterfly Gardens

Butterfly gardening has become one of the most popular hobbies today. What could bring more joy than a beautiful butterfly fluttering around your garden? 

Check out our sections to help make your butterfly garden a success!
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Your first step should be to find out which butterflies are in your area. You can do this by spending some time outdoors with your field guide to see which species are around.  Wonder what butterflies are in your backyard? Check out our comprehensive page here.  


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Plant selection is so important. Selecting plants that will feed butterflies while also encouraging them to stick around for a while, laying eggs and creating a new generation of butterflies, is your goal. Choose plants that fall into two groups: nectar plants that will provide adult butterflies with energy and caterpillar food plants that will feed caterpillars. With careful selection from these two groups, your garden will provide for the entire life cycle of butterflies....  (click here to read more)

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Location! Location! Location!
Plant your butterfly garden in a sunny location (5-6 hours each day), but sheltered from the winds. Butterflies need the sun to warm themselves, but they won't want to feed in an area where they are constantly fighting the wind to stay on the plants. It is also a good idea to place a few flat stones in your sunny location so the butterflies can take a break while warming up.
(click here to read more)



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Want to learn more about the Butterfly Life Cycle?  Check out these simple graphics here!
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No butterfly page is complete without talking about the Mighty Monarch!   Check out our page on their migration, and how you can help them out!

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Still doubt whether butterflies are a big deal in Maryland?  For the 2017 Holiday Season, at the Maryland State House, each county was tasked with designing a tree that represented their county.  Worcester County's submission was this beautiful Butterfly tree.  

    We've just reworked this page.  What do you think?  Is there something you're looking for that you didn't see?  Do you have a question about butterflies you'd like answered?  Please drop us a line!

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