There are more than 28,000 different varieties of butterflies and during the late Spring and Summer, it is easy to bring some of them to your flower garden. Plants, fruit and beautiful bright colors are the main things you need when you plan your butterfly garden. When you use these elements correctly, you will easily attract all kinds of butterflies. Just a few simple steps will help you learn how to attract butterflies to your garden.

Make sure the butterflies that do come to your garden want to come back again and again, you have to make sure it is a garden that remains close to nature and Eco-friendly. A natural state is relatively untouched and will have a variety of plants native to the area.

Artificial pesticides should not to be used if you want the butterflies to feed on the nectar from the flowers. Rain, wind, and human traffic will scare most butterflies away, so you need to make sure the garden is in an ideal place.

A rain forest is where you will see the most butterflies, so you need to keep in mind that this is the type of environment most of them prefer. When you design your garden, make sure you are making a home away from home for them. They need to have a safe, dry place to lay their eggs and a place to come to for food and shelter.http://gardening.about.com/od/gardendesign/a/ButterflyGarden.htm

There are a few things you need to have in your garden so that the butterflies will be tempted to come and once they get there, to stay and make your garden their home.

• Plants that attract butterflies - asters, azaleas, bee palm, blueberry, butterfly bush, cone flower, golden rod, lilac, marigolds, milkweed, dog bane, nettles and thistle. Any of these flowers and plants will attract butterflies to your yard and garden.

• Fruit Peels - These are best if they are a few days old so that the sweet nectar can come to the surface. This food may bring other animals to the area.

• Bright Colors - Butterflies are near-sighted so they need to see a lot of brightly colored flower pots and flowers so that they know where to come to.

• Nature - Butterflies prefer a place that is as close to nature as possible.

• Sunshine - A location with plenty of sunshine and a couple of mud puddles. The male butterflies need the minerals in the mud to help them with reproduction. This is called mud-puddlinghttp://www.allfreecrafts.com/nature/butterfly-gardening.shtml

• 'Rocks and stones - should be in the garden so the the butterflies can rest on them and get some sun.

These are the basics that you need when you are ready to make your garden the place where butterflies hangout. http://www.mamashealth.com/garden/

After you have chosen the plants and flowers you want to have in your garden, add them along with the other bright colors. If your garden is located near a tree, take some of the leaves and put some in and around the garden.

Plants that are clustered together will work better than an area that has only a few flowers. If your flowers are spaced far apart, try adding some more appropriate plants, such as plants native to the area, to the garden to make a bigger and brighter area for the butterflies.

The best way to keep the butterflies in your garden throughout the season is to plant flowers that bloom at different times of the year. That way, when one group of flowers have exhausted their supply, there are other flowers that are just beginning to bloom.

Here is a short list of different types of flowers that attract different types of butterflies:http://www.nwf.org/Get-Outside/Outdoor-Activities/Garden-for-Wildlife/Gardening-Tips/How-to-Attract-Butterflies-to-Your-Garden.aspx American Painted Lady - cud weed Black Swallowtail - parsley, dill, fennel, Queen Ann's Lace Easter Tiger Swallowtail - wild black cherry, ash, tulip tree, willow Grey Comma - gooseberry, azalea, elm Monarch Butterfly - milkweeds Viceroy - willows, cottonwood, aspen Woodland Skipper - tall grasses

When you make your garden, you have to make sure there are no pesticides, chemical fertilizers or anything else around that will cause them harm. If you use cloth for the bright color, make sure there is no cleanser residue or artificial smells lingering. You can do this by letting the cloth sit outside for several days before you add it to the garden.

Find the perfect location. If you want to make a haven for butterflies, make sure your garden is in a secluded spot with plenty of sunshine. Excess wind and rain will sometimes keep butterflies away because they like to feel safe and secure. The side of the house or an area with a few trees around is a great place to get started.

You do not need to keep the garden neat and clean. It is best if it is left in a natural state. An area with trees is best because the trees provide leaves as well as shelter from the wind and rain. http://www.mamashealth.com/garden/