As a hobby gardening can bring a great deal of delight and satisfaction from a personal perspective as well adding value to you home.

Gardening is not restricted to the older generation though and many youngsters are getting the bug due to the satisfaction of seeing a plant bloom and grow over time.

One of the beautiful things about this delightful hobby is that by careful planting you can attract all sorts of wildlife into your garden that would otherwise never visit.

A typical example of this is the humble butterfly.

Butterflies are attracted to many different types of foliage, but a butterfly bush is their most sacred utopian plant. A butterfly bush will draw butterflies like an ice cream cone dropped on cement in the summer and left to melt in the sun will attract ants.

A word to the wise though, try and pick a bush that will attract butterflies that are native to your region for maximum effect.