"Flowers that fly" are more than a fad. Georgians’
fascination with butterfly
gardening is growing every year.

On "The Georgia Gardener" Sept. 30 and Oct. 2,
host Walter Reeves visits with
University of Georgia horticulturist Paul Thomas to learn more
about these fluttering
gardens.

Thomas says butterflies must have two plants: one the
caterpillars can eat and another
whose flowers provide nectar for adults. He shows some of the
best caterpillar plants. He
points out some of the best for butterfly-feeding flowers, too,
like Salvia
guaranitica, Joe Pye weed, lantana and milkweed.

Steve Mitchell, curator of the annual and perennial garden
at the State Botanical
Garden of Georgia, shares his favorite plants for a white
garden in the South.

Reeves visits Mel Hall at the muscadine vineyard at the UGA
Griffin campus, too, to get
his insights on muscadines. Hall shares some fascinating facts
about these Deep South
delights.

Don’t miss "The Georgia Gardener" on Thursdays at
7:30 p.m. or Saturdays at
10 a.m. on GPTV. The show is designed especially for Georgia
gardeners.

"The Georgia Gardener" is produced by the
University of Georgia College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and PFC Holding
Company.