When my Mum and I first really caught the gardening bug, most of what we were about was making brilliant habitats for wildlife, and that's never changed. With a few exceptions, our planting choices are influenced by what they provide for the beasts in our little patch...nectar-rich blooms for pollinators, early flowers for bees, groundcover for fledglings to scurry in, berry-bearers for birds to gorge themselves on, and plants for insects to snuggle up in. Lambs ears are great for that, as this little Ladybird would agree I'm sure...
What I love most about the above picture, is - if you look really closely on the bottom-right - you can see a little spider enjoying the benefits of the Stachys as well!
Ladybirds are certainly aplenty in our garden, thankfully. And seeing them, never fails to make me smile. And, aside from Ladybirds, there are some other exciting sights! Like this spider, on the prowl on an Epimedium leaf...
And from bees to wasps...check out how gorgeous this wasp is up close! (Pictured on a Peony bud).
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