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.  Even my rhubarb spray can't cope.  Haven't seen any lacewings either. I have 7 spot Ladybirds but I have'nt had any Butterflies at all,  and the bees are few and far between.   I keep finding the Ladybirds on the ground so I do tend to stop and pick

Last week, Butterfly Conservation published a report called The State of Britain's Larger Moths 2013. It makes a depressing read, demonstrating a marked decline in the number of our larger moths over the last 40 years. The survey, conducted

hello, having decided at the beginning of the year to try and encourage as many bees/butterflies to hepl them along, i bought quite a lot of plants for this reason, spent a small fotune !! unfortunately, i think i'm jinxed because we've had nothing

Yorkshire!! Mine grow in my alkaline clay, though not nearly as vigorously as MIL's when she grew hers in acid soil rich in leafmould.  And mine grew well in slightly acid clay in a dampish border. Here is a male orange tip butterfly snoozing on a Dicentra

cuttings so rather than move it do that and then you have a new plant to put where you want. Moving anything at this time of year is prone to failure People often plant these near the house so that they can enjoy the sight of the butterflies without having

that looks twig-like, but I seem to remember from my bug collecting childhood that it could be a brimstone butterfly. do you know if it will do any harm to the fruit bush if not then l will leave it where it is Well, not really knowing what type

perfect hexagon shape. each ball is smaller than a pin head, the whole hexagon is smaller than a 5p coin.  it's rather stunning to find it but i am concerned that it may be an unwelcome pest. anyone know what this is? many thanks   Some sort of butterfly

research on neonicotinoids. They kill bees & other non-target insects - eg. butterflies etc. Miniscule amounts impair the ability of insect to function resulting inevitably in death. Also, seek out the fact sheets from the US environment agency -you may get

they will have a good chance to settle in while the soil is still warm. Youu can cut them back a bit now and then hard back in the spring. thanks for your advice daitiness, i love them for the amount of butterflies they have attracted, but they look a bit too

is up to you, I love them and so do insects. The bugloss is covered in bees and butterflies when in flower. Then the seeds get eaten by the finches. They're both biennial so if you like them let them seed.