Herbgarden2 - no haven't made one yet but it's on my 'to do list'. I've dug over the main growing area on the plot now and seen more slow worms at the bottom of the plot so have aquired more pallets and one is destined to be a 'bug hotel'.
Slow worms seem to like living in between the folds of black plastic and stones so the first storey's already planned.
Hi Zoomer, reptiles warm up under sheets of black plastic or corrugated iron in sunshine. If you build it into a storey of the hotel it won't catch the sun.
Natter Jack, yes it's London pride. It was taking over another part of the garden so I decided to relocate it ! Managed to pull it up in one clump, put it onto an old sheet and carried it, ( hammock style ) and plonked it onto the new compost. Gave it lots of water so I am hoping it will be ok. My mum says it looks like a firework !!!!
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Wow! That's brilliant!
That's really pretty Tracey and should attract many insects
Nice one Tracey
and cheers me up after reading all those depressing 'how can I kill it' threads
In the sticks near Peterborough
Wow! What fantastic insect condo's. These are on a grand scale. I must track down some old pallets!!
Is that London Pride (Saxigraga x urbium) on your one Tracey? Beautiful haze of flowers. Is it popular with pollinators?
Herbgarden2 - no haven't made one yet but it's on my 'to do list'. I've dug over the main growing area on the plot now and seen more slow worms at the bottom of the plot so have aquired more pallets and one is destined to be a 'bug hotel'.
Slow worms seem to like living in between the folds of black plastic and stones so the first storey's already planned.
Hi Zoomer, reptiles warm up under sheets of black plastic or corrugated iron in sunshine. If you build it into a storey of the hotel it won't catch the sun.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Natter Jack, yes it's London pride. It was taking over another part of the garden so I decided to relocate it ! Managed to pull it up in one clump, put it onto an old sheet and carried it, ( hammock style ) and plonked it onto the new compost. Gave it lots of water so I am hoping it will be ok. My mum says it looks like a firework !!!!
Nutcutlet - Maybe a pile of stones and black plastic in a sunny corner, what do you think.
As long as they can get underneath something that absorbs heat they'll be happy.
I have some black corrugated roofing sheet. Sometimes I find something more interesting than snails under there
In the sticks near Peterborough