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I simply don't believe it

Have just got back home from a week working away and was pleased to see a large yellow rose bush in bud; I looked closer and saw the buds were covered in greenfly. Greenfly on November 17th, is that normal? I was quite surprised to see a butterfly by artjak

17/11/2012 16:26:32

by Caz W

what plants for small patch of land.

Hi, my friend has a patch of soil 2x2 m which is not that fertile she wants somthing that attracts bees and butterflys she wants it either to grow very fast to be able to dig it up and move it around by gardener bee

30/04/2013 22:51:09

by steephill

Talkback: Woolly aphids

- 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 a shock! We used to manage without them & can now. by sijbrigje

24/11/2011 15:29:06

by ILOVEBEES

Talkback: Euonymus scale

24/11/2011 15:29:06

by ILOVEBEES

No Ladybirds

. 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 by Robot

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07/07/2012 07:56:49

by Gary Hobson

Plants for wildlife

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 by shazza3

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28/06/2012 22:17:01

by fotofit

Dicentra

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 by sally james

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28/04/2012 13:24:43

by happymarion

Buddleia

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 by firebird2110

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10/06/2012 06:39:11

by Dovefromabove

fruit bush

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 by COATSWORTH

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28/04/2012 19:05:18

by COATSWORTH

unidentified pest eggs

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 by Mizz

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05/06/2012 16:08:56

by BobTheGardener

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