mellielong said:Thanks again, guys. 
back at ya!
I'm a firm believer you could just grow Echinaceas and have an awesome butterfly garden. They just swarm them! But alas, I cannot grow them for more than a few months before they kick the bucket. So I have to find other ways to tempt the butterflies. But Jason, I definitely admire your layout. I'm so bad at planning where to put things. Getting better. Going to be planting things in about two weeks so let's hope I make better choices this time around!
thats a bummer that echi's don't last long for you, i love them. But theres plenty of other goodies out there for the flutterbyes. I have a couple 4x8 raised beds at the back of the property that I fill with zinnias as a butterfly/hummingbird buffett and for cutting. I find the property just kinda leads me in installing gardens, I definitely go overboard and end up bitching about all the weeding I have to do! This is the second property of mine where i've put in alot of garden area, my newest project was a mess beyond anything you could imagine ( acolonialcottage.blogspot.com &
https://www.pinterest.com/jaym... ) It been a bit tougher, the entire property was covered in japanese knotweed, a horrible nightmare of a weed, thick delicate orange roots that never end and go more than 2' down and any little speck of root will sprout a new plant. I've dug up or covered up the majority of it but it still sprouts up and i'm constantly pulling up new growth. Anyways, i've found it much tougher with this property because there were really no defined spaces, no sheds, etc, so trying to plan for now and the furture of where i might want a path or a wood or storage shed, etc is a bit touger. But its comes together pretty good, at least i'm giving plants some time to establish and then I can always move some around down the road. We're not even living at this property yet, but I hope I realize that dream before next winter!! Just a quick summary of the house, it was abandoned for a long time and i was able to buy it for $1 and $5K in lawyer fees and i've been working on rebuilding and adding on to it for the past few years, no loans, a few credit cards but mainly just paying as I go to have as close to a paid off house as I can once all is said and done, i'm 38 so to have a house paid off within the next year or two has been my ultimate goal! I have a wife, 3 kids and a rental house so needless to say its been a great challenge time & money wise. Ok i'll end there going on & on here lol!
