Q.I’d love to try to grow from seed (better able to control pesticides for my butterflies?) for zone 9b that has partial shade.
Can you recommend a book? Perhaps you sell one? The photo shows the wooden fence which is where I’d like to create my Butterfly Garden…photo was taken at 1:30 p.m. showing full sun. My biggest problem is ALL the tree creating partial shade during parts of the day. Also, as you may have detected, I am a novice at this. So, I have tons of questions. Biggest one is when to start prepping the garden area and germinating my flowers.
Thanks so much.
Cathy Cole

Certified GKH Gardening Expert
the University of Florida has you covered. They have several extension publications about attracting butterflies plus a link to a book.
http://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/design/types-of-gardens/butterfly-gardens.html
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/attracting-butterflies.htm