With many of our gardens showing signs of spring, lots of us will be keen to get outside and begin clearing our borders and pruning back those wayward shrubs.Continue reading
Beware of what lies beneath!
Category: Wildlife
Wildlife in the garden, both the welcome visitors like ladybirds, bees and butterflies, as well as the garden pests like slugs and snails.
Tips on attracting the friendly wildlife to your garden and ways to protect your precious plants from the pesky pests.
Bee Hotel
Who needs to buy a bee hotel? This leafcutter bee was busy making a nest inside a recessed screw hole in my hosepipe reel.
Hedgehog Home
Hedgehogs are known as ‘the gardener’s friend’ as they eat slugs, beetles and caterpillars and do no damage to plants or crops. Continue reading
Squirrel
This little fellow was doing what squirrels do best, eating nuts!
Cobweb
A cold, foggy morning at this time of year is always exciting as there are so many cobwebs in the garden which get covered in water droplets, making them look like necklaces!
Mystery Bug
This insect fascinated me today – I’ve no idea what it is though!
Spider’s Dinner
There are so many spiders around at this time of year. Found this one preparing his dinner.
Dahlia, orange and yellow
Bees love the brightly coloured dahlias, as do the earwigs (you can see one inside the flower!)
Green Shield Bug
A juvenile Green Shield bug which was residing in an allium seed head.
Crab Spider
Found this interesting creature on a flower I was pruning in the garden. You can see where it gets its name, from the way it holds its front legs and the way it scuttles about. Apparently it doesn’t build a web, but relies on camouflage to catch its prey.
