BR traction instructor Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Daylight flying moths around our red campion, melancholy thistle and white escallonia today... BeRTIe 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 18 minutes ago, BR traction instructor said: Daylight flying moths around our red campion, melancholy thistle and white escallonia today... BeRTIe Silver Y moths I think, get them some years in our garden on the buddleia, when it's not raining lol 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted July 20, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2023 the garden is doing really well bees hoverfly's butterfly's and insects galore now Front side bed front main bed main back bed I have some holiday coming up so will have to get the big lens out and phot some of the wildlife John 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted July 20, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2023 We’ve got a patch of barren hillside by the house, where we had some of the encroaching trees trimmed - what they call Vista Pruning. Earlier this spring I emptied a bag of native, wild flower seeds over the area. I thought I’d just be feeding the birds, but now the plants are starting to bloom. Not many so far, but hopefully they’ll self seed so that each year they’ll expand - if the deer don’t get them first! 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 (edited) A peacock and small copper butterflies were less common but attractive visitors to our buddleia today, with a bee joining in for the third pic... BeRTIe Edited July 22, 2023 by BR traction instructor 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 (edited) Small copper and a white ermine moth caterpillar in the garden just now... BeRTIe Edited August 2, 2023 by BR traction instructor 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 30, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 30, 2023 Definitely short of Butterflies here just now, although there were plenty a couple of months ago. Bees etc. doing well. They like the sunflowers. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 First sighting of a common blue butterfly in the garden earlier and I managed a pic before it took flight again. Little green caterpillars... BeRTIe 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 I put a small pond in my garden earlier in the year and last week saw my first ever Dragonfly in my garden. Not sure if the pond brought it in or the amount of insects flying around my Ragwort! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted October 11, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 11, 2023 It has been a good year the garden has been buzzing and going by all the seed heads doing a good job I think the highlight of the the year was the amount of holly blue butterflies been loads this year had 4 birds nest a robin in the pittosporum in the front garden a pigeon and blackbird in the bay tree in the back garden and blue tits in the nest box I am changing the pond bed around a bit the yellow loosestrife has been dug up as it was getting very invasive the purple knap weed has been moved from the right side of the pond to the back of the pond the large white scabious has been move from the left hand side of the pond to the back of the pond two devils bit scabious have been planted on the right hand side of the pond the pond has also been netted to keep the fallen leaves out some late colour with the aster hemp agrimony seed head John 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 7 hours ago, jbqfc said: It has been a good year the garden has been buzzing and going by all the seed heads doing a good job I think the highlight of the the year was the amount of holly blue butterflies been loads this year had 4 birds nest a robin in the pittosporum in the front garden a pigeon and blackbird in the bay tree in the back garden and blue tits in the nest box I am changing the pond bed around a bit the yellow loosestrife has been dug up as it was getting very invasive the purple knap weed has been moved from the right side of the pond to the back of the pond the large white scabious has been move from the left hand side of the pond to the back of the pond two devils bit scabious have been planted on the right hand side of the pond the pond has also been netted to keep the fallen leaves out some late colour with the aster hemp agrimony seed head John Nice photo's 👍 Been a good year in my garden too, loads of Red Admirals, White and Gatekeeper Butterflies plus my first Dragonfly and Hummingbird Hawk Moth, must be doing something right 🙂 Still got plenty of flowers on some Asters, Nasturtiums and Helianthus. Been digging out a new pond this morning, still a bit to do, I'll make it a bit bigger with a shallow end for a "beach" . 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted December 25, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 25, 2023 (edited) Merry Christmas everyone Who says you cannot have colour in mid winter our mahonia is looking spectacular you can tell i am not used to using my mobile for photos Edited December 25, 2023 by jbqfc spelling 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted April 2 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2 The garden is still to wet to do much but some pruning done and a bit of tidying up The hedgehog is back feeding well a small flock of Sparrows have made there home in the pittosporum I have also got myself a small Greenhouse John 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted April 29 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 29 (edited) still two wet to get any thing done been potting up a few bits and sown some seeds new for this year is some honey wort the Minnie greenhouse is helping a lot giving me more space so can get some of my veg and annuals done sooner the new greenhouse the hanging pots have Sedums in them John Edited April 29 by jbqfc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Can anyone tell me if these are 2 shoots of Yellow Rattle? I've sown a load of seeds last year and was hoping they might have taken? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted April 29 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 29 1 hour ago, sb67 said: Can anyone tell me if these are 2 shoots of Yellow Rattle? I've sown a load of seeds last year and was hoping they might have taken? I don't think so but this page may help you Yellow rattle John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted April 29 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 29 (edited) Let them grow and see what you might have. I have done that and been (usually) pleased by the result. Edited April 29 by J. S. Bach To add a missing word 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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