| Wildlife, such as birds and other animals are fun to | | | | Try to provide places for lacewings and other |
| have in the garden. They are also beneficial. Although | | | | beneficial insects to over winter. The raised box, which |
| birds can be nuisance in the fruit and vegetable garden, | | | | has been stuffed with straw, is an ideal winter home |
| by spreading some netting over vulnerable plants and | | | | for them. Pests may be confused and so deterred |
| trees should stop this, they are very useful in the | | | | from attacking certain plants if the latter are |
| flower garden as they ear a lot of pests, such as | | | | surrounded by another very different type of plant, |
| aphids and caterpillars. | | | | such as the marigolds which can be seen everywhere. |
| Animals such as hedgehogs eat the worst enemy of | | | | Here are some examples of friendly insects: |
| most gardeners, the slug, while many garden birds | | | | 1. Bees |
| make short work of snails. Flowers that attract | | | | 2. Centipedes |
| ladybirds and lacewings are worth growing, as the | | | | 3. Ground beetles |
| larvae of these eat large quantities of greenfly. | | | | 4. Harvestmen |
| Chemicals can be harmful to all these forms of wildlife, | | | | 5. Lacewings |
| so this is another reason why they should be avoided | | | | 6. Ladybirds or ladybugs |
| if at all possible. Larval and adult ladybirds eat incredible | | | | 7. Spiders |
| quantities of aphids, and so are worth encouraging into | | | | 8. Rove beetles or commonly known as devil's coach |
| the garden. | | | | and horses |
| Surrounding prized plants with slug traps, such as the | | | | 9. Earwigs - often considered a nuisance because |
| piece of guttering filled with water, may deter attacks. | | | | they eat the petals of some plants, such as dahlias. |
| Birds live seed beds, so try to deter them by hanging | | | | However, they also eat many pests. |
| shining kitchen foil above the bed to frighten them off. | | | | |