One of our regular maintenance tours.

One of our regular maintenance tours.

One of the nice things about being in the garden is having a poke about and seeing what can be found hidden away. During the last group garden session around our Flowerbed Trail we came across a Large Yellow Underwing moth, Red Admirals, Bees and lots of snails. I know the snails are a bit of a pest chomping their way through the prize Hosta but they are quite intriguing to watch when they are on the prowl. Unfortunately, we haven’t had a lot of butterflies this year no doubt due to the cold start to the summer although I have seen a lot of cabbage whites! I’ve also only come across one Ladybird and it was sunning itself on my laundry basket! I managed to transfer it on to a plant and hope it found some pesky Aphids to munch on. Also worth stopping at the Barn End to see how well the Green Man is weathering and settling in to his guardian roll of new growth and nature. Take a moment to read the story, on the neighbouring plaque, of how our Green Man and Gruffalo came about.