Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church, Blue Springs, MO: We began our small Chapel Hill butterfly garden in 2025 and are excited to see how it develops!

November

Our beginning! Have a purple milkweed seeds in the ground and a couple young Blue Wild Indigo that might overwinter if we're lucky.

April

Pearl CrescentEverything looks so tiny! But doing well, and the butterfly puddler is up and running

May

Virginia spiderwort

June

Lance-leaf coreopsis, pale purple coneflower and foxglove beardtongue currently in bloom; more coming soon! The tall plant in front of the fountain is our showy goldenrod. Behind it (short) is bee balm, and the tall plants on the right that are budding out are Grey-headed/Yellow coneflowerPurple coneflowerGrey-headed/Yellow ConeflowerHaving a sign really adds to the effect!

July

Gray-headed/Yellow coneflowerBumblebee on purple coneflowerPurple coneflowerBlue VervainLeaf-cutter beeLanceleaf coreopsisSolar fountain/butterfly bubbler round 3! The original design kept running out of water and something was chewing the wires.Garden PhloxPearl Crescent

August

Lanceleaf coreopsisLanceleaf coreopsisCommon BuckeyeGray HairstreakOur first summer! Perennials just getting started.Tiny bee on purple coneflowerDun skipper

September

Sky blue asterBlue vervain