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Talkback: Top 10 plants for a dream garden

pesticides and we have a diverse amount of wildlife include slowworms, beetles earwigs, ladybugs, cattapilars, hoverflies, lacewings, bees, quee bees, honey bees butterflies, moths, toads, may slugs, spiders and worms, but the house sparrows tend to be fat by determinedpeterplant

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07/03/2013 18:35:13

by SwissSue

How do I get rid of ivy and wild asparagus vine?

source of food for insects and specially some moths. Some of the stone dykes around my garden are completely covered in it and is popular with wrens and other small birds so I leave it largely to itself except for cutting back the creeping stems about by Liz Douglas

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10/03/2013 11:26:36

by gardenning granny

Talkback: Goldfinches, cats and children

Sparrowhawks, Rooks & Crows.Sadly I have a problem with neighbours cats, they seem to think I feed the birds for their bellies. I was advised to try moth balls to keep the cats away, and one in particular is very brazen, he is not scared of my sons two Japanese by Roy McFarland

28/11/2011 18:31:10

by Carol

Talkback: Seedlings and onion sets

the leaves. I’m assuming this is the leaf moth/ minor that ruined our leeks last year but I wasn’t expecting it to effect the onions. We live in Staffordshire and I know this is an affected area. I’m wondering if the onion bulb will be affected or whether by Anonymous

28/11/2011 18:38:42

by Martin Carter

Talkback: National Insect Week

humming bird hawk moth.then Iexplained-I had read of it only the daybefore in this mag as being in the southof England.Has it been seen this far north previously? Much larger range thanexpected as we live in Cheshire!! i think your rss feed is not working by Dragonfly

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28/11/2011 18:40:58

by kredithai

Talkback: Saving foxglove seeds

suggests the caterpillar is that of the angel shades moth. Reply to InsaniD - sorry I just don't feel the same about apricot foxgloves as I do white and purple. The pink ones sound lovely though dreamer.Reply to Sarahs pondlife - foxgloves are biennial so by bigdaddy

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28/11/2011 18:40:59

by justindylan111

Talkback: Ivy

ancient pear tree which still manages to give a great crop, as ground cover, as home for the larva, pupa and imago of butterflies and moths and nesting sites for birds. Variegated ivy climbs up trees in my woodland walk and lightens it. Of course it needs by Anne Wareham

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28/11/2011 18:44:12

by elsie123

Keeping Cats off of Garden - Tried and Tested Ideas only please

if they are pooping in a flower bed. I've had reasonable success in the past by spreading coffee grounds (wich also seemed to help deter slugs), citrus peel and placing moth balls in an old milk carton with a few holes in - seems they don't like strong smells by JDVS

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27/07/2012 15:46:09

by JDVS

Talkback: Death-watch beetles

't find the culprit but I'm pretty sure it's an insect of some kind. I first heard it about three weeks ago-any idea what it could be?! Reply to NettieSorry, I'm mystified. Could it be some flying moth or beetle. You'll have to start moving the furniture by dfdfdhfdrc

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28/11/2011 18:38:28

by dyrandra Tasmania

Talkback: Ladybird pupae

have only seen probably three ladybirds this year, even though a good proportion of my garden is a wildlife haven for lots of specie. I have though recently found many 'Cinnabar' moth caterpillars on some plants. me to..............what we need is a by Karen

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28/11/2011 18:39:11

by PiggyLou

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