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# butterfly garden
- URL: https://www.bradenanderin.com/butterfly-garden/
- Published: 2019-05-21T02:48:29.000Z
- Updated: 2019-05-21T13:40:31.000Z
- Author: erin
- Tags: around the house, spring, #Import 2023-10-16 11:47

One of the previous owners in our house planted a rain garden (aka weed garden) in the back corner of our house. It always looks like a mess, so I was ready to get rid of it.

I forgot to take before pictures, but I found these old pictures showing some of the crazy tall plants growing back there.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/37/53/3753a80f-8fde-4050-bece-f7bceee6e14c/content/images/2019/05/IMG_8711.JPG)  
![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/37/53/3753a80f-8fde-4050-bece-f7bceee6e14c/content/images/2019/05/IMG_7612.JPG)  
![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/37/53/3753a80f-8fde-4050-bece-f7bceee6e14c/content/images/2019/05/IMG_0466.JPG)

I filled up 10 bags with yard waste to pull almost everything out of the ground.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/37/53/3753a80f-8fde-4050-bece-f7bceee6e14c/content/images/2019/05/IMG_20190521_083432.jpg)  
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Olivia and I took a trip with our friends to the plant store to buy a bunch of plants for the butterflies.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/37/53/3753a80f-8fde-4050-bece-f7bceee6e14c/content/images/2019/05/IMG_20190521_084007.jpg)  
![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/37/53/3753a80f-8fde-4050-bece-f7bceee6e14c/content/images/2019/05/IMG_20190514_130946.jpg)  
![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/37/53/3753a80f-8fde-4050-bece-f7bceee6e14c/content/images/2019/05/IMG_20190514_143748.jpg)  
![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/37/53/3753a80f-8fde-4050-bece-f7bceee6e14c/content/images/2019/05/IMG_20190516_101109.jpg)

I'm not really a yard work person, so my friend came over to help get everything planted.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/37/53/3753a80f-8fde-4050-bece-f7bceee6e14c/content/images/2019/05/IMG_20190516_151025.jpg)  
![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/37/53/3753a80f-8fde-4050-bece-f7bceee6e14c/content/images/2019/05/IMG_20190516_151032.jpg)

The rain stopped me from finishing getting all the rocks in, but today was finally a nice sunny day. I can't wait for these plants to get some flowers!

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/37/53/3753a80f-8fde-4050-bece-f7bceee6e14c/content/images/2019/05/IMG_20190520_152033-1.jpg)