Below are the many links to all the magazines, TV, and radio that The Butterfly Musketeers have featured in over the last few years. It's always so nice to read, my heart is full looking back at them all knowing the awareness of the Monarch Butterfly is spreading and inspiring so many people to help … Continue reading Media Clippings
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Giant Swan Plant Sale
I love Kahikatea Common our first event was Butterflies and Pizza, and this one was Swan Plants and Roller Skates, where anything goes. I got reminded that my community event “giant swan plant sale/roller disco which would be run by kids to raise money for their various causes randomly came to me in the shower … Continue reading Giant Swan Plant Sale
Swan Plants & Toxicity
Asclepias Swan Plant Botanical Name: Asclepias physocarpa/Gomphocarpus physocarpa The Swan Plant is loved by many Kiwis, as it's the host plant of the Monarch Caterpillar, which lives on the plant for approximately 2 weeks eating as many leaves as possible, before transforming into a beautiful Monarch Butterfly. I have come across many ECE educators who … Continue reading Swan Plants & Toxicity
F.A.Q & Helpful Tips
Everything you need to know about Aphids. https://videopress.com/v/Kty0fyQa?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true What happens when I run out of Swan Plants? Buy more or simply before you start raising monarchs, make sure you have a sufficient amount of plants ready. You can never have enough, the key is to cover your seedlings and your plants that you have purchased and … Continue reading F.A.Q & Helpful Tips
Butterfly Goddess
I wanted a special Monarch Butterfly dress for a long time and I knew Jo Kidd was amazing, and I just had to wait for the right time for the dress to be designed and created and Jo didn't disappoint. August I finally got my new amazing Butterfly dress from Jo Kidd Couture, an amazingly … Continue reading Butterfly Goddess
Kahikatea Common | Take Flight Butterfly House
Kia ora koe! Synchronicities happen all the time in our life! I wanted a blank wall in the central city where I could get my artist to paint a Monarch mural. I had the funds ready which were raised within the community, but didn't know where to start looking! I wanted a mural in the city, so … Continue reading Kahikatea Common | Take Flight Butterfly House
Monarchs in Decline & Sustainability
I grate me to print such a title, but sadly it's true. Monarch butterflies are here to teach us many things, and they need our help in boosting their numbers. Imagine living in a world where there are no butterflies? Today we are living in a world where there are so many endangered animals and species … Continue reading Monarchs in Decline & Sustainability
PROJECT SWAN PLANT 2018
This September 2018 I plan to share HEAPS of packets of Swan Plants & Acelplcia seeds from Yates NZ. That's 1000s of extra Swan Plants around the Christchurch area for the Monarch butterflies to lay their eggs on and feed off. This will give a massive boost to the Monarch butterfly population in our environment … Continue reading PROJECT SWAN PLANT 2018
A day in a life of flutterby
I choose this design to give children hope. I hope every child that sees this monarch butterfly believes he or she has the wings to fly, to become anything that they wish to become when they are adults and know it's possible that their dreams can come true. When studying the life cycle of a … Continue reading A day in a life of flutterby
