Andrew Leeth

Break out of the winter doldrums (is it winter or spring?) by attending the Como Community Council’s monthly Sunday Series.  Three presentations will be made from February to April and all are free and open to the public. On Sunday, February 19 learn more about butterflies and moths and how to attract them. Heather Holm - a horticulturist who maintains the popular Restoring the Landscape with Native Plants blog - will be the presenter. The program, “Minnesota’s day-flying moths and butterflies,” will be at 2:00 p.m. at the North Dale Recreation Center at 1414 Saint Albans Street North. “Attracting beautiful moths and butterflies to our landscapes requires more than providing nectar sources,” Holm says. She’ll focus on the moth and butterfly species whose caterpillars require specific native plants to feed on before becoming flying adults. After all, if we don’t provide food plants for caterpillars it’s like having a garden with a ‘No kids allowed’ sign for butterflies and moths. Holm will discuss the lifecycles of butterflies and moths and their amazing adaptations and survival strategies. Learn more about 20 moth and butterfly species and how our gardens can help them flourish.