Happy Holidays!

Photo by Jurvetson on Flickr

Hello Friends! I hope you have a Merry Christmas and I wish you all the best in the New Year! Thank you for joining me at Milkweed Gardens and here's to more butterflies in 2011! Cheers!

Where are the butterflies?

Photo by London looks on Flickr

Cold weather has arrived in Central Florida. For our northern friends, that means highs in the upper 60's-low 70's and lows in the 30's -40's. Sadly, I have not seen many butterflies flying about. Butterflies are cold-blooded so they head for warmer temperatures in places such as Mexico, Central and South America in the winter. They can not fly when it is too cold and prefer temperatures between 82°-100° F.  In the butterfly garden, my milkweed was affected by the freezing temperatures and has died back. No worries though - in my previous experience, they seem to always come back in warmer weather.


Despite the lack of butterflies, I so enjoy the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. We are getting ready to have our family and friends over for Christmas Eve dinner. Hope you and your loved ones are enjoying this holiday season!

"Butterfly Gardening for Beginners" on Central Florida Gardening

Remember this posting? Here it is!

Central Florida Gardening - Butterfly Gardening

If the video above doesn't work for some reason, you can watch it here online. It will also be shown locally all this month on "Central Florida Gardening" which airs on Orange TV (Brighthouse Channel 199, Comcast Channel 9, or AT&T U-Verse Channel 99) or Vision TV (Brighthouse Channel 198, Comcast Channel 98, or AT&T U-Verse Channel 99). You can check Orange TV's schedule here and Vision TV's schedule here.

It is a little nerve wracking watching yourself on tv, especially when they only wanted to do one "take." But I hope you learned a little bit more about butterfly gardening and are inspired to plant your own butterfly garden!