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Wednesday - February 11, 2009
From: Quitman, WA
Region: Southwest
Topic: Butterfly Gardens
Title: Butterfly gardening in Wood County, TX
Answered by: Barbara Medford
QUESTION:
What food and host plants should be planted for butterflies in Wood County Texas.ANSWER:
We just answered this question to the same e-mail address; see our previous answer. And you confused the daylights out of our computer saying it was Quitman, WA. We had a lot of lists and references in that answer, where we are sure you can get the answers you need.More Butterfly Gardens Questions
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