Purdy Butterfly House — Attraction in Huntsville

The butterfly house is inside the botanical garden. There is a map to help you find your way around the garden. To get to the butterfly house, you follow a path to the left, around the lake (there are signs along the path to help direct you). The roof is made out of screen so the inside is still affected by the weather. We spotted butterflies hanging from tree leaves, sitting on flowers, and hanging to the screen roof. There is a second level that is accessed by a ramp and it provides an outlook and seating area over the butterfly house. This is a very beautiful addition to the botanical garden and I...

Been here several times, this is one of the largest open air butterfly houses in the country.

Participated in the butterfly release event in the Purdy Butterfly House located in the Huntsville Botanical Garden. Each participant is given a butterfly to release after having been given instructions on how to do it carefully. Having a biology background this was fun to be involved in, but having a science background is not required of course. Anybody can come visit and I encourage everyone looking for a relaxing place to visit to come to the botanical gardens and the...

This feature at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens is a must see from the first of May till the first frost. Not only is it a peaceful refuge from the rest of the world, but the huge swarms of butterflies and moths are a joy to behold.

Throughout the year, the gardens staff tend to thousands of flowers and plants that feed and nurture the many species of insects. This is always...