Help the Monarch – The King of Butterflies
Chomper Summer 2009
Monarch butterflies only lay their eggs on milkweed, and caterpillars only eat milkweed. But humans don’t seem to like milkweed very much and are cutting it down for various reasons. Sometimes humans cut down milkweed in order to build houses, buildings and streets. Sometimes the milkweed is cut down when trees are removed to harvest the wood. In recent years there have been a lot of wildfires that have destroyed a lot of milkweed. Humans cut milkweed down in their own yards because it doesn’t smell very good or they think it is a weed. But these humans don’t realize that monarch butterflies need the milkweed in order to survive, and the monarch butterfly population is dwindling.
"Chomper" emerges
The humans who do realize how much the monarch butterfly population is in danger because of the disappearing milkweed are doing something about it, and you can, too. These people are called conservationists. What they do is purchase some land or even set aside a piece of their own land, and they plant milkweed on the land as well as everything else that is needed for the monarch butterflies to live and grow in a natural habitat. You can help the monarch butterflies by purchasing one of our self-contained conservation areas. We supply a crated butterfly garden with milkweed for the monarch butterflies and several nectar plants to draw butterflies to your conservation corner. Before you know it you will be hosting new generations of beautiful monarch butterflies.
Call today to order your self-contained conservation area in a hand-crafted cedar box. Our 18 inch planter box is our most popular and uses very little space and is easy to maintain with a daily spritz from the supplied water bottle. Our 2009 mascot, “Chomper” is pictured above. He thrived on the milkweed in our conservation area and made his chrysalis in our tomato plant. It’s a real treat to watch the life cycle of this graceful creature. This standard sized self contained conservation area is available for $50 (includes delivery within a 20 mile radius of 77471)
Sowing Seeds http://sowingseedstx.weebly.com/ 281.620.5039
Makes a great gift – larger sizes available upon request
Look for “The Adventures of Chomper” book and coloring book for Holiday 2009
Sign up for our 2009 Conservation Kids Workshops
Sowing Seeds http://sowingseedstx.weebly.com/ 281.620.5039
Makes a great gift – larger sizes available upon request
Look for “The Adventures of Chomper” book and coloring book for Holiday 2009
Sign up for our 2009 Conservation Kids Workshops
Butterfly Conservation Area
$
50.00
Our
18 inch planter box is our most popular and uses very little space and
is easy to maintain with a daily spritz from the supplied water bottle.
Butterfly Garden Seed Packet
This seed packet contains Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) and a
wildflower garden blend perfect for starting your own butterfly garden.
25 milkweed seeds and over 100 wildflower seeds. Price includes
mailing.
$
4.00