Insect Des Res

[windy]

Saw this on one of the showgardens at the Gardeners World Show...



Looks easy enough to build and thought it would be a good project to do with the spawns. Anyone any ideas on where to site it to make it appealing to the widest range of insects?

[MuddyWitch]

We were told to site ours out of cold winds & preferably facing East so the insects can warm up in the morning Sun

MW

[windy]

Excellent!! Thank you so much MW

[the.fee.fairy]

oooh...i want to build oneof those!

I keep meaning to build the one with the dried cow parsley in it, but then it gets to autumn andi forget to pick the dried parsley - someone remind me this year!!

[windy]

Im still contemplatin where to site mine?? Struggling with the East facing bit..and struggling even more with the wind-free bit Have started collecting bits together though, got loads of pine cones on a walk yesterday and have loads of random bits of wood and bricks dotted about the place. Dont think mine will be as pretty as that one though somehow

[ina]

Luxury apartment for insects - how posh...

I used to have a little one, ages ago (10 house moves ago or so ). This has reminded me to get myself one again - most of my house is east facing, so it shouldn't be a problem!

Anybody know what that green stuff is - not the grass, the stuff with the three yellow tubes in it?

[windy]

That was Thyme, Ina. Suppose it will attract insects when it flowers?? Reckon mine will be a bit more bodged together...but sure the insects wont mind too much

[ina]

That was Thyme, Ina. Suppose it will attract insects when it flowers??

Yes - they love it! Great idea.