about and butterflyway

about the artisT

Diane Lucas, of Wild Garden Graphics, is a botanical/nature artist from Nova Scotia, Canada. She is a local leader in David Suzuki’s Butterflyway project and has created an illustration series entitled ‘Butterflies and Their Host Plants’, as an educational part of the project.

This series depicts 18 common or familiar butterflies in North America with their caterpillars and host plants.
Through her artwork and blog, Diane wants to promote creating native habitats for native bees, moths, butterflies and insects that support our ecosystem.

butterflyway project

The David Suzuki Foundation Butterflyway Project is a volunteer-led movement that is growing habitat for bees and butterflies in neighborhoods throughout Canada.

I am a Butterflyway Ranger, and with my team, we are creating native habitats in our yards as well as in two public spaces. I also do garden tours and presentations to local garden clubs, community associations, and book clubs, to educate people on the need to create native habitats in our yards as well as public spaces. I use my nature/botanical artwork as an educational tool.

Find out more about Butterflyway HERE

Homegrown National Park is a similar movement in the US.
Find out more about HNP – HERE