Do you have a nettle patch? We have a few and I know they are good for some butterflies. I hope to get some more plants in to help the bugs. We are doing a bit of a redesign this year.
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Do you have a nettle patch? We have a few and I know they are good for some butterflies. I hope to get some more plants in to help the bugs. We are doing a bit of a redesign this year.
Yes, we do have a large nettle match... we do have to keep it in check as it has a tendency to take over! Was full of ladybirds, spiders and dock bugs when I looked earlier today
Butterflies do like them, Small tortioiceshell and Peacock caterpillars use it for a food plant :-)
Oooh sounds planning a new garden layout is exciting... I recomend a small wild pond if you have the space :-)
There will definitely be water. We had a pond before that attracted frogs and newts as well as the insects. Space is not really a problem in our big garden.