eight kinds of red things in my garden
I did a count today of red things in the garden; field poppies - uncountable. so perhaps groups of red things would be better.
rowan berries
beauty of bath apples
and wasp-eaten windfalls
guelder rose berries (poisonous!)
rose-scented geranium flowers
white bryony berries. this is a member of the tropical gourd family, the only British one, and all parts of it are poisonous.
honeysuckle berries
and ladybirds
after an aphid infested spring, suddenly there are huge influxes of ladybirds, migrating from Europe. also masses of lacewings and hey presto, no greenfly.
Said, on August 3rd, 2009 at 8:23 am :
Ladybugs are awesome, but wasps don’t get much credit and they’re actually very beneficial. They’re good about eating grubs and other harmful pests, though.
Said, on August 3rd, 2009 at 11:33 am :
That’s a lot of red stuff! Hope the bees aren’t getting poisoned…
Said, on August 9th, 2009 at 5:20 pm :
I like it!!
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