Butterfly House

Add charm to your backyard or garden with a DIY butterfly house! It's easy to make with a few pieces of wood and these free step-by-step plans.

Build this simple DIY butterfly house for under $20.

A butterfly shelter is an attractive addition to your garden. Most importantly though, it’s a fun way to attract a variety of beautiful butterflies. Exactly what is a butterfly house? To learn more ab

Having a butterfly house in your yard or garden is a great way to give these colorful joys of nature a safe place to stay when the weather gets bad, but you have to know where to place them or your butterfly houses could remain empty nests.

Our native butterflies are under serious threat. That's why it's more important than ever to support them in our gardens and green spaces. You can do your bit for local butterflies by making our simple butterfly home. This one is an enclosed wooden structure with narrow slits in the front which mimic the splits in the bark of a tree.

Follow these steps to build a butterfly house for your garden. Includes detailed instructions and lots of photos.

Grab a cedar picket to make a lovely and simple DIY butterfly house. This budget-friendly project works out to only $3 in lumber apiece!

Build this simple DIY butterfly house for under $20.

Surround yourself in serenity by visiting Airlie’s 2,700-square foot native butterfly house. Butterflies, all native to North Carolina, can be found flying inside this open-air structure. Open seasonally July - October, included in garden admission.