10 Beautiful Butterflies (Photos)
Butterflies are beautiful pollinating insects in the order Lepidoptera. Their colorful wings and interesting life cycle make butterflies a welcome addition to balcony container gardens. Gardeners often plant flowers that will attract local butterfly species to their gardens.
Enjoy these 10 beautiful butterfly photos!
Wild Birds in the Apartment Garden
Even a gardener in a big city with just a small apartment garden can still attract a number of wild birds to the garden. Birds will often fly around in an urban area, see an apartment garden with a lot of green container plants and decide to stop there to rest, especially if there is food or water for them there.
How to Kill Aphids
Aphids are one of the most hated garden pests. These tiny insects range from 0.04 to 0.39 inches and appear as tiny dots on the container plants in your balcony garden. Aphids are difficult to get rid of, and they do great damage to prized vegetables and other garden plants by sucking the sap out of the plants’ stems.
Four Ways to Attract Hummingbirds
To attract hummingbirds, such as the ruby-throated hummingbird, provide them with the following four things in your balcony garden.
Tomato Hornworm Caterpillar Pests
If you discover a tomato hornworm caterpillar in your balcony container garden, prepare yourself for a nightmare. If you notice damage on your plants, especially tomato plant leaves, search closely for a green, leafy-looking caterpillar.
