Bring on the butterflies

TRANSFORM YOUR GARDEN INTO A POLLINATOR HAVEN

- DAVID DOMONEY

MAY is a magical month for the garden with warmer days, longer evenings, and an explosion of wildlife. And few visitors are as joyful to watch as butterflies.

These winged wonders do more than brighten up the space - they are also vital pollinators. So why not build a butterfly haven right in your own patch?

WINGED VISITORS

Butterflies are enchanting, from the brilliant red admiral and shimmering common blue to the ever-present cabbage white and charming peacock with its eye-spot wings.

They start their lives in an extraordinary way, growing from egg to caterpillar, chrysalis to butterfly.