Butterfly Commons – DIY Resources and Sample Design

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Butterfly Commons

For those who want to turn their turf grass yards into Healthy Habitats like the Butterfly Commons, here are some great resources to help you do that:

  1. Snapshot of the Butterfly Commons Design (with plant list and related information)
  2. Background about the Butterfly Commons
  3. A Native Plant Resource List (with links to the Gaithersburg RainScapes Program)
  4. A link to UER’s “Transforming Your Yard” Workshop to help you get started:
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