Butterfly Garden Creates Habitat and Food Source
With the help of the Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, twenty-two Texas adapted host and nectar plants were donated to create a haven for our local butterflies.
This donation enabled the Lois Diggs Butterfly Garden to be established in December 2009. This is a fenced area officially dedicated by Monarch Watch as a Way Station for the preservation of Monarchs. It contains special host plants of the milkweed variety. Of course, the garden is very popular with other kinds of butterflies.
The Monarchs are arriving in the Dallas area now during their spring and fall migration to and from Mexico. A spectacular sight. Look for them in our Butterfly Garden.
Meet Our Butterfly Garden Manager
Steve Martindale is the current Butterfly Garden Manager. He keeps it thriving on the hilltop of LHCG. The Butterfly Garden was rebuilt in 2016 under the guidance of Elizabeth Williams and achieved Monarch Way Station Status.
Tour our Butterfly Garden
As a component of our educational outreach, we invite you to visit the Butterfly Garden. Learn what butterfly-friendly plants are growing. Below is a PDF guide showing photos, common names and scientific names. The guide takes you on a visual tour of the plants that attract butterflies, particularly the endangered Monarch that we are helping to protect.
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Download Plant ID Guide LHCG Butterfly Garden
Learn About Butterflies
Butterflies are important pollinators in our gardens. We must help preserve their habitat and food source as well as ensure that species rapidly decreasing in numbers do not disappear from our planet.
Butterfly Life Cycle
Their life cycle is fascinating. Visit our Butterfly Garden where children and adults love to see them fluttering about, learn about the beautiful and varied species, and watch them thrive.
