Gardens aren't complete without lovely butterflies.

To easily attract butterflies to your garden start by using only natural, organic products in your garden. Butterflies are very susceptible to any chemicals; they need a healthy environment to grow and live.

When planning your flowers beds, include favorite plants and flowers.

We've provided a beginning list you can use to either plan your garden or use as a reference to make personalized butterfly gardening gifts.

Butterflies also need water. Butterflies at Bluebird Gardens are particularly fond of the same sugar water you can easily make to attract hummingbirds (photo). We've also found butterfly butterfly caterpillars like to eat fruit tree leaves like orange and lemon as well as the herb dill so include dill in your potted plants close to windows so you can easily watch caterpillars growing.

You'll Need: Shallow bowl, hanging bird bath or stationary bird bath; Small rocks; Sand or mud; Water. To Make: Place rocks in bowl. Add mud and water. Place in open area. Keep moist.

For personalized gift ideas for butterfly gardeners, try one of our butterfly applique quilts or butterfly applique throws that show a butterfly growing from caterpillar to adult size. Or have your very own custom butterfly quilt made in colors and sizes of your choice. To personalize the gift add butterfly flower seed packets from the following list of favorite butterfly plants and flowers.

If you live in the US Midwest, the following plants are butterfly favorites starting with:

Wild phlox (photo); Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa); Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii); Butterfly Flower (Schizanthus wisetonensis); Yarrow (Achillea millefolium); Columbine (Aquilegia); Aster (Callistephus chinensis); Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea); Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus); Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum); Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum shasta); Gloriosa Daisy (Rudbeckia hirta); Violets (Viola pedata); Bee Balm (Monarda didyma); Lilac (Syringa vulgaris); Burning Bush (Dictamnus albus) and English Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia).

Luna moths are beautiful lime green moths often mistaken for butterflies. You can usually find them evenings around light fixtures. We found this juvenile luna moth (photo) one afternoon near a flower pot where it hatched.