My three great loves are flowers, butterflies and creating cards.

Here is an idea for a cold winters day -

Last year I attended a great event at Wisley called – Butterflies in the Glasshouse it was so popular that the RHS have brought it back!

From the 16th January to 28th February you can enjoy Wisleys winter garden and gorgeous butterflies! Sounds perfect to me!

There are no extra admission costs, just the usual garden entry price  -

• £9.50 for adults,
• £3.00 for children (6-16)
• Children under 6 is free.
• For RHS members it is free.

You will see exotic butterflies, this will give you a great opportunity to see these beauties upclose as you learn about them.

This event is open from 10am and closes at 3.45 pm with last entries at 3.30pm ( I would suggest that you arrive as early as possible, as this is a popular event.

Extra family events: –

• 13th-14th February Make your own grass head butterfly
• 20th – 21st Create a caterpiller puppet

These are held in the Clore Learning Centre 10am – 3.30pm

How to get to RHS Wisley

Above photo is of the amazing exotic Owl Butterfly.

If you love butterflies, how about planting nectar rich flowers in your garden to attract them.

The English Cottage Garden Nursery provides a fantastic list of wonderful plants to plant in your garden to encourage our butterlies.