Butterflies Lots of people write to us saying they got a butterfly house for their garden but don't know what to do with it. So, we decided to put this page together to help our visitors out with this dilemma.
Butterflies are most likely to use the houses during hibernation.
They may also use them during the warm months at night as a roosting spot. However, we must point out that we've only heard a couple of butterfly house success stories. Most of them go unoccupied by butterflies, but they sure do make the garden pretty and more interesting. Your butterfly house should be placed in a sunny location in the garden away from prevailing winds. It should be mounted on a pole or tree about 4 feet off the ground.