Butterfly Garden
Greenhouse Students Create Gardens
Greenhouse is UK’s Environment and Sustainability Residential College and is housed in Woodland Glen II. Students in Greenhouse are required to enroll in two connected courses, one course per fall and spring semesters.
During the fall of 2015, students enrolled in UK 100 Pathways and Barriers to Environmental Sustainability participated in a hands-on project to create six butterfly gardens on UK’s campus. The gardens were designed, under the supervision of Dr. Carmen Agouridis, by technical staff member Tyler Sanderson and undergraduate students Coleman Stivers and Adam Garner from the Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Department.
What is a Butterfly Garden?
A butterfly garden is a flowering garden designed to attract butterflies. Such gardens contain nectar plants that provide food for the butterflies and host plants on which the butterflies lay their eggs. Butterfly gardens require approximately six hours of sun per day. Not only are butterflies beautiful, they are pollinators. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) states that pollinators such as butterflies, bees and bats are responsible for supporting about 35% of the world’s food crops.
Map of the Butterfly Garden Locations Garden by Garden Plant Key Information and Photos of Butterfly Plants See More Photos on Flickr
Our Gardens
C.E. Barnhart Building
Located at the C. E. Barnhart Building, this Butterfly Garden measures 1,100 sq.ft. and has been adopted by the BAE Alpha Epsilon Organization.
Ag. Science Lextran Bus Stop
Located at the Ag. Science Lextran bus stop, this Butterfly Garden measures 400 sq.ft. and has been adopted by the Entomology Club.
T.P. Cooper Building
Located at the Thomas Poe Cooper Building, this Butterfly Garden measures 425 sq.ft. and has been adopted by the Forestry Club.
Slone Research Building
Located at the Slone Research Building, this Butterfly Garden measures 650 sq.ft. and has been adopted by the Geology Club.
Erikson Hall
Located at Erikson Hall, this Butterfly Garden measures 240 sq.ft. and has yet to be adopted by a campus group or organization.
UK Healthcare
Surrounded by UK Healthcare, this Butterfly Garden measures 150 sq.ft. and has been adopted by the Honors Living Learning Program.
