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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

one day there was 1 then 2 days later i had 5.i have taken on board all the comments and will be off to buy moth balls etc tomorrow.fingers crossed they will work. i have heard that moles do not like vibration so perhaps dancing on their site is called

have a wonderful display of Green Alkanet, Herb Robert, dandelions, Valerian, not yet in flower but loved by butterflies and humming bird hawk moths, all amongst my planted flowers which are all bee friendly of course. If you want a riot of colour

indeed here in sothern Ireland!!!Maybe its that im a blow in and originally from Dublin!!!!! Emily - there must be lots of tasty grubs in the bark, which the birds are finding irresistible. It's a good thing too, as these aphids, grubs and moth

beloved Leopard slugs & the larva of the various animals that come to my moth trap. Splendid blog by-the-way! Hello, I am attempting to grow some vegetables for the first time this year, however I have become bewildered with the advice I have read. My plot

population under control, we also have damselflies, hoverflies, butterflies, moths many varities of bees, insects I do not recognise. We have had Hedge Sparrows, Blackbirds and Sparrows nesting and though the Goldfinches do not nest in our garden we have them

, courgettes and beans-they are just not doing anything at all. On the bright side, peas and broadbeans are great and no black fly or pea moth in sight ! No sign of my peas, there were slugs all over the Broad beans on Monday, today it's black fly. In fact

it worth while so what is the problem I haven't got blight yet, but for the first time ever have an infestation of tomato moth caterpillars eating their way through my greenhouse toms. Have other people been affected this year? This was my first attempt

If any of you heard Kate on Gardener's Question Time last week, she gave a very brave defence of wildlife in the face of a concerted 'push' from the BBC to sell us the idea that Neonicotinoid Pesticides are 'alright if used according to manufacturers instructions'.  Kate pointed ...

crossed I will be inundated with great stuff to eat and spare to share. What was the name of the new plant a cross between a sprout & kale thank you Flower sprout I too am learning as I go along. Lost all my leeks to leek moth last year - have put