I came up with a fun idea for the butterfly garden — a butterfly bath. After reading that butterflies like to drink water and land on something shallow – I thought this would be a cool addition what will soon bloom into a colorful corner of my back yard.
I used a platter and tea cups that I found at a thrift shop. Bought the planter and the hardware for almost nothing and talked Tim into pulling out the hammer drill to make it easy.
I have been letting the rain fill it up – but if I water the flowers I give it a little splash as well. I read that the butterflies also like a little sugar in their water, but that sounds like one more thing I have to worry about – so this little bit of whimzy and plain water will have to do for now…
If I get a photo of a butterfly on the bath – I’ll be sure to share. There have been a few visits, but I’m not quite fast enough with the camera.
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Hey, just stopped by from SITS. I love the butterfly bath idea.
What a wonderful idea. When my father passed away he had so many delicate teacups that are beautiful but useless to a coffee drinker!
I’ve read somewhere that if you fill your butterfly bath with sand – like the kind in a child’s sandbox – so that the water is level with the sand, the butterflies stand on the sand to drink. You could do that with the teacups if they don’t flock to them the way they are now.
What a cute idea!!!