A Talking Ladybird !!!!!!!!!!!

Very good, Jacque. I know there is a large cluster of ladybirds on my camellia shrub. I still have to tidy up my front garden so I shall do it very, very carefully.

Thanx Gee i dont clear away Dead Plant Growth/Fallen Leaves until the Spring as it not only provides Insects ect with Shelter but it also protects New Plant Growth from Frost:)

Jacque, what a lovely blog! I love these ladies very much! I also leave fallen leaves on the ground until the Spring. :)

Nice blog... and thanks for giving me a good excuse not to go out in the cold to clear up any leaves or dead plant growth ;o) x

Hi Uma im glad u leave your Leafs until Spring 2 :)

Spring is around the Corner TT so make the most of Skiving lol ;)

Lol Jac... not skiving..just working indoors...Lol.

:D lol

I keep getting them coming into my sons bedroom! Maybe they know something we dont!!!

Bedrooms r so cosy Genuiss i dont blame them :)

Lovely blog Jacque and great pics. You are lucky to have so many in your garden. I don't know where all mine have gone. I hope they are somewhere cozy out of the cold. I remember seeing hundreds clustered together in a crack in a telephone pole one winter.
My leaves and plants have been left until spring and most have an extra layer of mulch too. I wonder if the ladybirds are hiding in the straw around my roses?

lovely jacque, ladybirds are so nice, ive left my plants which have died off to, till spring, good for wildlife and also protect the plants roots from frost, nice little verses to :o))

Im sure ur Ladybirds r nice & snug somewhere Gilli away from your Pretty Snowflakes :)Its great if u can leave all the Dead Growth San like u say it does benifit so much :)

Hmmm...that ladybird certainly gets around Jac! :o)

Sandra x

Hi Lab51 :D i lost count how many Ladybirds i saw today around my garden :)

All dead growth and fallen leaves left in borders Jacque says BB breathing a sigh of relief ! Lol

Yes i no i can hear u lol :)

Another fine mess youve got me out of ! Lol

:) Thats ok Stanley lol :)

Thanks Lol !

Timely reminder - I had a near miss yesterday putting some green rubbish in the green bin. Saw him/her just in time and transferred to messy area.

What a Hero u r Wagger X

If I haven't tidied up by now everything stays as it is.I may move some pots to protect from frost/winds but anything left now fends for itself.I love cutting dead growth off in spring when new green shoots are forming,hopefully by then any wildlife will have started to find alternative food/accomodation :) Thanks Jacque I only get to see my garden at weekends in daylight so lovely to see your ladybirds :))

Glad u enjoyed the Pics Aster it was hard 4 me to choose which 1s to load as i saw so many of them today ! :)

great blog...they are such lovely creatures..;-))

I know you had lots of ladybirds earlier on, Jac - so they've stayed with you! That's great. :-))

I will be on the lookout on Saturday I'm sure I'll be able to find a few minutes chill out time between shopping and tree decorating.Oh and the hairdressers lol.Must remember to do it before dark !!

Yes Sandra its 1of My Fav Insects :) I cant tell u enough Spritz how happy i was today 2 see them all hiding :)Hope weather will be good 4 your Ladybird search Aster :)

Lovely blog and photo`s Jacque, I haven`t seen many ladybirds at all this year but do have woodpiles and heaps of leaves in various hidey holes in the garden, hopefully there are some hiding somewhere.....

Im sure their there somewhere LinC uv got so many places 4 them :)

nice pics jacque (attenbourgh) lol, my daughter loves ladybirds

Thanx VineM maybe u should show your Daughter My Blog :)

Great pics J, you obviously had all the ladybirds this year.....

Thanx DD maybe thats why Spritz didnt have many in her garden ? :)

Brill blog, i'm going in the garden later when i've catched up on here to put a bigger plant pot in pond to keep the fish a bit warmer, got one in put noticed Flip & Flop are abit to big for it there, their bodies are only 1/2 way in. bless them.

I'm a florist Jacque and found a ladybird on some conifer I was using in Holly Wreaths wasn't sure what to do with it i've left in shop on its leaf just now but will it be too warm should I transfer it to the garden?
p.s. also found a wasp buzzing about the artificial flowers a bit slow but still alive! Colleagues are complaining about the shop turning into an insect sanctuary!!

great blog and pics Jacque....havnt seen any ladybirds hiding in my garden....

I hope your ladybird survives the winter Jacque

Im sure the Ladybird will know best Marydoll :) Im guessing all yours r hiding very well Holly :) I hope My Ladybirds stay snug & survive the winter to Hywel :)