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Photos of Butterfly House - Festival July 11 & 12, 2009

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New to the gardens this year, the butterfly house lets you get an up-close look at native butterflies as they transform from egg to caterpillar, from caterpillar to chrysalis, and finally from chrysalis to butterfly! Interpretive guides will help you find critters and answer your butterfly questions.

In the Butterfly Garden
Explore a garden of host plants for caterpillars and butterflies! This garden showcases plants to attract an amazing variety of butterflies to the home landscape. Chase a butterfly or two and pick up some ideas to try at home!


In the Park
Take a tour of the botanical gardens!
Get friendly with live animals at the Caterpillar Petting Zoo!
Make your own Butterfly & Caterpillar Crafts!
Learn about Host Plants and Butterfly Gardening!
Shop for Butterfly Host Plants and Garden Accents!

The Butterfly Festival

Friends of the Garden Butterfly Festival Celebrate summer in the garden on Saturday, July 11, 10am-4pm and Sunday, July 12, 11am-4pm at Nathanael Greene and Close Memorial Parks, 2400 S. Scenic Avenue, in Springfield. Learn how to attract butterflies to your home landscape, explore a garden of host plants for caterpillars and butterflies, tour the butterfly house, shop for plants and enjoy children's crafts and activities including a Caterpillar Petting Zoo with live animals. Dress in your best homemade butterfly or caterpillar costume for the children's Costume Contest each day at 12:00 p.m. Admission is free. Find out more about the gardens and festival at Friends of the Garden.


Saturday, July 11 - Festival Activities and Butterfly House open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

9:00 am Class: Butterfly Photography Learn tips and tricks for capturing butterflies on film and practice new techniques in the gardens.

**Class size is limited; to register for this class call 823-9966 or e-mail naturelens @ aol.com
10:00 am Class: Butterfly Identification Get to know your backyard visitors.
11:30 am Class: Gardening for Butterflies Learn to attract butterflies to your home landscape.
12:00 pm Butterfly & Caterpillar Costume Contests

Dress for success in your best homemade butterfly or caterpillar costume and meet around the statue in the butterfly garden.

Sunday, July 12 - Festival Activities and Butterfly House open 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

12:00 pm Butterfly & Caterpillar Costume Contests

Dress for success in your best homemade butterfly or caterpillar costume and meet around the statue in the butterfly garden.
1:00 pm Class: Butterfly Identification Get to know your backyard visitors.
2:30 pm Class: Gardening for Butterflies Learn to attract butterflies to your home landscape.

Here is a link that might be useful: More Photos of Butterfly House

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