You ask, why should you plant a butterfly garden? Oh my goodness, the reasons are endless. I could probably come up with a quick 20 reasons without giving it much thought.

I will highlight one – seeing new life in the garden. Why, you ask? Because you watch the butterflies laying eggs, then the caterpillars  eat and grow, eat and grow before they disappear. Sometimes I can find their chrysalis, while other times cannot.

So, when I walk out into the garden and see a butterfly drying its wings, it brings me so much happiness, especially when I did not know a chrysalis was nearby.

Here are two monarch butterflies that emerged in my Southwest Florida garden this week.