Category: Garden
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Lacewings – your pest control heroes in the garden | Friends of the Earth
https://friendsoftheearth.uk/nature/lacewings-your-pest-control-heroes-garden Decided to attempt assembling one of these homes to encourage lacewings. I have not seen any of these creatures in all my time in the garden; that doesn’t mean there aren’t any, only that I haven’t noticed them. The clearest instructions for assembling this are on the Friends of the Earth link. I used…
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Little things
I have a new border where being partially shaded, I imagine Digitalis and native Geraniums running amok – next year. This year I’ve sown Lupinus angustifolius, Medicago sativa and Fagopyrum esculentum as green manures to improve water retention. They are supposed to grow quite rapidly and the flowers are supposed to be attractive to pollinators…
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Enter ladybird records | iRecord
Although I recognised this larvae as a ladybird species from shape, the markings are different from the mauve and orange ones I recall from long ago. Online reseach reveals they are the larvae of the Harlequin ladybird, which was introduced, or possibly not, to the UK as a biocontrol. Why does this make me think…
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Ins(p)ecting the Borders
What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. W H Davieshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45554580-common-joys-and-other-poems Fascinating to see the huge blobs of pollen on the flower. This bee has a distinctive orange/burnt sienna bottom; it doesn’t seem very clear in the image, sadly. Doesn’t look like a bee, any ideas? They…
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