Our Visitors
Attracting butterflies, and then identifying butterflies, is easy if you know the types of butterflies in Northern California and what to plant to bring them to your garden.
Butterflies
Gulf Fritillary
Monarch on buddleia
Tiger Swallowtail
Pale Swallowtail on buddleia, 'Black Night'
Painted Lady
California Buckeye on buddleia, 'Honeycomb'
Killdeer, hummingbirds, jays, towhees, and juncos are just some of the delightful birds that visit the Sherwood Demonstration Garden. Know what to plant to attract the largest diversity of birds to your garden.
Birds
Anna's hummingbird on buddleia
Anna's hummingbird on Salvia microphylla, 'Hot Lips'
Other Pollinators
Bumble bee on Caryopteris x clandonensis, 'Blue Mist'
Honey bee on 'Drumstick'
Bumble bee on scabiosa, 'Pincushion flower'