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Have you seen one?????

butterflies. To me gardening & the wildlife stuff go hand in hand. I have loads they are around Not seen ladybirds up here for a long time. Lots of bees Typical isn't it, you go to all that trouble of building a home for out friends and they don't move in I by susan howard2

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27/07/2012 18:55:20

by kentish wiggler

getting rid of slugs

friendly alternative The midnight hunt is probably the most effective route, backed up by wildlife-safe Growing Success Advanced Slug Pellets. i use every possible method: the beer one seems to work only once in the season, even when putting fresh beer out by artychris

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31/05/2012 14:37:15

by Jumbo56

Talkback: Building a green roof

grow very slowly in tufa so low maintenance too. Wildlife friendly can be so beautiful too. That's a lovely idea, happymarion, but I've already got the roof built now. The wildflowers will put on plenty of growth in spring.Kate I would love to do by clematis

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28/11/2011 18:44:27

by gracerob

Mini greehouse slugs

and the damned slugs and snails just crawl straight across. Please help I am literally losing everything I have spent time and money on. You can get wildlife friendly slug pellets that are very effective and go out after dark with a torch and pick off by wrightnuk

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10/06/2012 08:27:49

by backyardee

What Am I

. Shape of eyes and one set of wings. Still a useful pollinator and gardener's friend. Saw a couple of bee flies a few months ago- didn't stay still long enough to get a photo I've seen a bee fly. We had one near our pond. I had to go and look it up, I by Nick Hunt

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29/06/2012 21:50:58

by fotofit

Talkback: Strasbourg

rubbishy Bizzy Lizzies this year... Two of my friends have complained about their plants not thriving in Levington compost so there may have been a rogue batch as they have never had trouble before. I have no Busy Lizzies this year so cannot guess whether by Wildman of Pershore

28/11/2011 18:44:02

by happymarion

Talkback: Twelve gardening jobs for Christmas

parties of guests round to see their wonderful display of lights which has put brentry on the map as far as Light displays are concerned as i hope to put it on the map as far as wildlife friendly gardens are concerned. Are we not very lucky indeed by happymarion2

30/12/2011 11:19:29

by happymarion2

Plants for wet shady area facing North

needles - again, name unknown. I put wildlife friendly slug pellets down in early spring and again at regular intervals until early summer and this deals with most of teh slugs so teh hostas don't get full of holes. Hi Musical Cricketer, I also have by Musical Cricketer

29/07/2012 01:22:07

by higgy50

Snails - the French have the right idea

alone by slugs and snails. They don't like hairy or highly scented foliage or anything oin the rosacae family which includes more than just roses. Howevre, a goo dtip is to scatter wildlife friendly slug pellets (not metaldehyde based) around your by raspberry0131

14/09/2012 18:07:37

by Peat Ballan

When to transplant clemetis

. Next spring, protect the new shoots from slugs and snails by scattering wildlife friendly pellets from Valentine's Day onwards. Hi Alison, You should really prune clematis in February. However, while it is recommended to move them in early spring by Alison Shillingford

16/11/2012 17:26:08

by Alison Shillingford

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