Ditch Traditional Butterfly Feeders For An Amazon Find That Doubles As Adorable Garden Decor

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Who wouldn't want to attract more butterflies to their yard? They are beautiful and a treat to watch flitter around. Not to mention, their natural activity can aid pollination, helping gardens thrive. Adding a butterfly feeder can help to attract butterflies to your garden. Traditional butterfly feeders can attract butterflies to your yard, but many only include a hook to hang from a tree or patio. Moreover, they offer food alone. To keep butterflies coming back to your yard again and again, you should provide shelter, too. Butterflies seek out shelter to rest at night and wait out bad weather. Many gardens don't provide this for butterflies.

The Butterfly House and Feeder not only provides a food source for visiting butterflies but also a shaded place for them to rest. It currently has a 4.4-star rating on Amazon with one review gushing, "This is the cutest thing ever! Very sturdy the butterflies love it and it's just a nice little piece to add to the garden. My garden is not fully blooming yet but you get the idea. Absolutely beautiful love it and it works." The feeder costs $29.99.

This 2-in-1 butterfly refuge is not only a practical way to attract butterflies but also a lovely decorative element for your outdoor space. The structure itself is an adorable green A-frame shelter with a platform and basin for nectar. The house and feeder are made from wood and can be mounted on an adjustable metal stake. It also includes a top hook for hanging from a tree if you prefer. You can either stake it amongst your blooms to help start a pollinator garden or hang it somewhere to support passing butterflies and provide decorative flair.

For quick installation, use the top hook to hang your structure off of a patio or under a tree.  If you want to encourage butterflies to visit your flower or vegetable gardens, use the stake to place the structure closer to your blooms. Keep in mind that the wood structure doesn't feature pre-drilled holes. Reviews indicate that some customers report difficulty screwing the platform onto the bottom of the feeder. If you're hoping to use the stake, you'll need to create your own pilot holes first. This will help prevent the wood from splitting.

Luckily, this is a super easy additional step that shouldn't take you too long to accomplish. Start by lining the mounting plate up with the bottom of the structure and marking where the screw holes sit with a pencil. Then take a drill and create pilot holes at the locations you marked. You only need to drill to the depth of the screws. Be sure to go slow as you drill in and remove the bit to prevent creating a wider hole than needed. Once you have your pilot holes in place, you should be able to easily screw your mounting plate onto the bottom of your butterfly feeder.

Situate your feeder somewhere close to nectar-rich flowers that butterflies love, like yarrow or marigolds, to help them find your station. Now sit back and watch as an array of breathtaking butterflies make themselves at home in your yard. Be sure to wash out and refill your nectar basin every few days to keep it fresh for your visitors.