July 5, 2015 /
Naba Butterfly Gardener /
Garden Certification Program
Four out of four Great Spangled Fritillaries prefer NABA Certified Gardens.
Actually butterflies probably do not care if you certify your butterfly garden with NABA.
NABA certified butterfly gardeners may purchase an outdoor, weatherproof certification sign with a Monarch image if their gardens contain at least one milkweed plant.
But if you care about increasing the amount of gardens that protect and promote butterflies, displaying a NABA certified butterfly garden sign in your garden helps to let others know that butterflies need our help. Your sign is a conversation starter with neighbors who might want to join with you by creating their own gardens. Having a sign posted in your garden is just one of the ways that each person can help educate others about the need for butterfly habitat.
NABA certified butterfly gardeners may purchase an outdoor, weatherproof certification sign with a Swallowtail image that is suitable for all types of butterfly gardens.
Garden signs are available when garden certification is applied for. There are two styles of signs available, one with an image of a Swallowtail and one with an image of a Monarch.
Learn more about NABA’s butterfly garden certification program at NABA’s Garden Certification Program
Or to certify your garden right now see: Certify Your Garden Online Now!
Have you already certified your butterfly garden with NABA? We would love to see a photo of your sign in your garden!
March 31, 2015 /
Naba Butterfly Gardener /
Garden Certification Program, Monarchs and Milkweeds
NABA certified butterfly gardeners may purchase an outdoor, weatherproof certification sign with a Monarch image if their gardens contain at least one milkweed plant.
Did you know that most of the gardeners who have certified their butterfly gardens with NABA include milkweed in their list of plants?
In response to the overwhelming popularity of gardening for Monarchs, NABA has added a second outdoor, waterproof sign to its butterfly garden certification program! Certified butterfly gardeners who wish to display this sign should grow at least one type of milkweed in their garden.
NABA certified butterfly gardeners may purchase an outdoor, weatherproof certification sign with a Swallowtail image that is suitable for all types of butterfly gardens.
When you certify your garden with NABA, you now have the choice of purchasing a sign that reflects your passion for Monarchs, a sign that shows that you have a butterfly garden designed for all butterflies, or you could even purchase both!
For people who have already certified their gardens with NABA and wish to purchase the sign with the Monarch image, please send $25 to NABA, 4 Delaware Road, Morristown, NJ 07960. Please include your name and mailing address along with any information that you would like to share about Monarchs and milkweed in your garden.
For people who have not yet certified their gardens, please visit CERTIFICATION INFORMATION to learn about the program and access the certification application.
April 2, 2014 /
Naba Butterfly Gardener /
Garden Certification Program
Planning and taking care of a garden is a lot of work! Don’t even get started talking about weeding, mulching, and watering, it can be such a big job. So why would a person want to take the time out of an already busy garden life to fill in a form and certify their butterfly garden?
Certifying your butterfly garden not only demonstrates your commitment to native butterflies but also lets others knows of your decision to improve habitat for both people and butterflies. Placing a certification sign in your house or garden helps to spread the word about your concern for butterflies and multiplies your efforts by encouraging other people to do something similar. The more people who replace nonnative lawns with butterfly and pollinator habitats, the better for our communities as well as butterflies. Every single butterfly garden certification helps demonstrate this fact. There is no reason why we can’t share the space humans use with all important pollinators. By putting up a sign, you are letting others know that it is important to you and it helps to start a conversation that can result in more gardens and less lawns.
October 3, 2013 /
Naba Butterfly Gardener /
Garden Certification Program
Outdoor weatherproof sign for NABA certified butterfly garden
A butterfly garden supplies food and shelter for all stages of a butterfly’s life. Providing caterpillar food plants, butterfly nectar plants and about half a day’s worth of sun are the basic elements of a butterfly garden.
When you certify your butterfly garden with NABA’s Butterfly Garden Certification Program you demonstrate your commitment to promoting habitat for butterflies as well as other pollinators.
Apply for your garden to be certified!
