you city folks just really tickle me.I don't think you'd like gardening with me.I sift my copost by hand...still.I chase frogs down in yard and tell them they will just my pond as a new home.anyways.
You did the monarch donation thinggy and either did the butterfly seeds or the plant with the eggs larve inside to introduce to your yard.

http://www.monarchbutterfly.org/
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http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSpeciesGS.asp?sort=1&curGroupID=99&display=1&area=99&searchText=butterflys&curPageNum=4&recnum=WF0221

This is the one I grow are different ones.does it come with more info?.i got a pink one thats swamp milkweed they like it alot too.I still need some butterfly bush.

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/bflyusa.htm

You will just This one.I joined in a butterfly swap over winter& they included a list of butterfly links for everyone in the group.you found 4 links and added those in trades& the person made up the list.This here was TOPDOG you'll want it bookmarked.It will also list butterly plants to have for which butterflys.Plant your plant in full sun& get a feeder or a bowl and load some sand and keep it wet all the time and they will land and drink from it.My dogs chase the butterflys some.They are cute and they will land on you and sometimes they may devour a plant but just plant them some and you some in a spot they don't go alot.They like different herbs like dill& basil,oregano,love my zinnias, peas.
Hope you enjoy them.

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I don't know if this is helpful - I used to be afraid and squeamish about a lot of things in nature. I hated seeing a dead bird on the curb - I couldn't pick one up from our own yard or lot.

My squeamishness started leaving me when I began to study birds and insects more.

And gardening - well, you're going to see a few worms, insects and the like.

I think you'll find that as you get into it, you'll get use to it.

Wear gloves always - that will help.

Yesterday I watched a big beetle the size of my big toe rolling around in the dirt - it was a fascinating creature - it had bulging eyes and a wee face that had a personality like my cat's.

There used to be a time I would have stepped on the thing.

I still don't like certain things - I don't care ot let squirrels get to close to me. They're cute to watch, but when they get close I sic my cat on 'em - they give me the willies.

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When sorting seeds, do not whistle.