Imagine this: it's a fresh summer morning and you're having a cup of good coffee or a glass of apple juice with a good friend. You're sitting at your patio, surrounded by nature and looking at the butterflies, which are slowly flying around you.
Butterfly watching is comparatively popular hobby in Finland, and has lately also attracted women and younger generation to participate. Digital cameras have also come along and instead of conventional method, which is deadly for butterflies, more and more people practice the hobby through photographing.
The continued loss of butterflies is raising the concerns of environmental biologists. These little helpers of plants are crucial for us and for the nature - we cannot survive without them.
Gardening is one of the activities on the rise right now, and there are serious reasons to talk about a real trend. Craftsmanship and many other traditional skills have not lost their value in our urban society. As you may guess, it’s the generation of young urban adults who’re taking over gardens. The same people who have owned many of the exceptional trends we have seen in recent years: knitting, craft beers, fixed-gear bicycles... you name it. Gardens are places for fresh ideas and people who want to release their full creative potential. No wonder everybody wants to try it – maybe you should too!
We really want to share the story of the material with you because it’s a very interesting one. The Belightful Butterfly Oasis is made of bio-based and biodegradable plastic which means that the product is considerably more environmentally friendly than the traditional oil based plastics.
In our three part guide we will cover how to attract and nurture butterflies in our gardens. The same can be done with balconies, terraces etc. Even if you are not a gardening enthusiast, you can pick valuable information from here for creating your own butterfly haven.
When was the last time you saw a butterfly? Are we too busy to have time to observe their daily routine or are there simply less butterflies to be seen.
In this blog post we do a little research of the current situation of our fellow butterflies.