School Gardening Grant 
Garden Example: Butterfly Garden     other Gardens      Application for Grant 

Description: Butterfly gardens are designed primarily with one goal in mind - attracting butterflies.  However, a second learning objective can be  met by using drought-tolerant plants and demonstrating the concepts of xeriscaping.

Layout: Careful attention has to be given to placement and selection.  Food for both larvae and adult butterflies should be provided.  Multiple plantings of one species offer greater recognition of a potential food  source.  When possible, plant in a sunny location with a water source for the butterflies.

Irrigation: Drip irrigation is optimum, however, when not possible supplemental  watering can be achieved by flooding with a garden hose or bucket.

Timing: Any time.

 Plant material:   Butterfly Mist   Bee Bush    Pineleaf Milkweed
 Red Bird-of-Paradise  Baja Fairy Duster   Wolfberry 
 Lantana sp.  Hackberry   Golden Dyssodia
 Fern Acacia    Eupatorium  

Useful link: 
Monarch Watch: A Teacher's Guide to Creating a School Butterfly Garden

Limited horticultural assistance will be provided upon request.