Butterflies have always been associated with beauty, freedom, and life’s miracles in being able to change from something insignificant to something majestic. People’s fascination with butterflies can be traced back to ancient times, and now there are even homes, room, offices and public areas that are adorned with butterfly themed designs. There are many species of butterfly and they also come in different sizes. What is most notable about butterflies are the beautiful colors and designs on their wings. These colors and designs are very intricate works of nature and when you think about how humble their lives began, butterflies can truly amaze and inspire you.

If you have fancied having your own butterfly collection, here is how you can properly frame butterflies and keep them beautiful for hundreds of years to come.

You can use a butterfly you caught on your or you can use a more beautiful, exotic, or maybe even rare butterfly. There are online catalogs where you can purchase them. Upon drying, relax your butterflies for 12 to 24 hours to allow moisture to return so that the butterfly will not look dried up. » Read more: Tips on Preserving Your Butterfly Collection

We’re going to look at the basics of creating a garden that is perfect for butterflies. You need to plan a garden with the purpose of attracting butterflies, keeping them in your garden, and making the environment friendly for them to breed.

The first thing you need to do is choose several plants that produce nectar for the butterflies and will hopefully provide continuous blooms through the summer. The most important time to have blooms is mid to late summer. This is when most butterflies are most active. Flowers that produce multiple blooms on a single plant and contain a lot of nectar are best. » Read more: Creating a Butterfly Garden

Butterflies tend to add to the color and beauty of a garden. Because of this, you may be interested in creating a garden that is designed to attract more butterflies. These are known as butterfly gardens, and there are a few special things that you need to know about, in order to create the perfect haven for the butterflies that you want to attract.

First, you will want your garden to be in almost full sunlight. You must carefully select plants for your garden that enjoy full sunlight, as this is what butterflies enjoy the most as well. This doesn’t mean that there cannot be some shaded areas of your garden; it simply means that if your garden is to be a butterfly garden, the majority of the garden must reside in sunlight. » Read more: How About a Butterfly Garden?