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I have seen Yellow Brimstones, Orange Tips as well as the Holly Blue butterflies adding colour to my spring garden. Better than two years ago when we hardly saw any butterflies at all throughout both spring and summer. Just seen a small white, so by Adam Pasco

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28/11/2011 18:40:42

by HardwoodFlooring

Talkback: Growing buddleia for butterflies

but the species which has been most evident was the brimstone yellow. yep spotted these guys in my garden in Co Louth Ireland usually we get painted Ladies but lots of peacocks this year I've bought a white buddleia just to please the butterflies, also got by tn

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28/11/2011 18:39:26

by Jo Gonass

Talkback: Birds and butterflies

are enjoyable. Yes, we had our first visit from the cabbage white butterfly this week. We took some photos of the presents they left us - beautiful eggs!! See them here. When do Great Tit birds begin to build their nests? I found a rooster potato that had by Paul Hall

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28/11/2011 18:29:41

by JeffBrown2356

Talkback: Grasshoppers, butterflies and wolf spiders

lovely that you had so many types of bugs bee's and butterflies, the wolf spider sounds quiet exciting to, when I first came to live in this house37 years ago, there were masses of creepy crawlies grasshoppers were hopping everywhere but over by andrew littleford

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28/11/2011 18:44:05

by kaycurtis

Bees, Butterflies and Blooms

other types of plants too, for example the evergreen hedge on the boundary with my neighbours is teeming with moths, because it is a good sleeping place. Also, moths and butterflies can be very specific about larval food plants, such as the holly blue by Botticelliwoman

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18/03/2012 19:38:18

by gavtheblade

Butterfly a few days after xmas

Hi I know its a bit late to report this but look what was next to our norway spruce. a few days after xmas dont no much about butterflys but im sure there not ment to be around this time of year.. by njttyoung

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20/01/2012 14:42:07

by njttyoung

Talkback: Future Gardens and Butterfly World

and butterflies have a continuous nectar bar through out the country. Susan16pen: I may have been a bit over simple. By disturb ground I mean that you should remove grass, perennial weeds etc. After that it really is that simple.Kaycurtis: You are right of course by susan16pen

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28/11/2011 18:39:15

by Habitat_Aid

Talkback: Gatekeeper butterflies

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13/08/2012 10:33:06

by dressmaker

Non-cultivar flowering plants

I would be pleased to hear from any readers who can suggest non-cultivar plants for a rather shaded garden, in the hope that butterflies and bees will become a less rare sight in my garden (I know they're declining, anyway ... very sad). A friend by Barry Williams2

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07/05/2013 04:08:05

by patty3

Talkback: Moths in the garden

Butterflies and moths can be welcome in all gardens. Check all cabbage family members for eggs or protect them with nets. more wildlife friendly gardening techniques at www.soilisalive.com by Andrew Astle

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12/02/2013 18:35:42

by Andrew Astle

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