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I see a stick insect for only the second time and hope it won't be as long until the next sighting.

Cabbage whites are the only butterflies around and I begin to appreciate them.

I find beautiful coastal copper butterflies at the beach and hope they make it to my butterfly garden

A tui nest is discovered in the garden and we watch them grow to fledglings

Parasitic wasps wipe out a generation of red admiral butterflies.

I fail to grow flowers from seed so I go plant shopping! Then I need to plant everything.

New Zealand has a range of native nettles, which admiral butterflies need for food and which I'm incapable of growing.

How I found out what introduced predators are in my garden and why they are a problem.

Lomandra defeats all the planning and clearing the site for the butterfly garden stalls

The garden is filled with pest plants and we needed help. I also manage to talk butterflies, 'cos that's how I roll.

Step 2 of the project plan is to monitor moths and butterflies. Each month I trap moths to see what's nearby.

I write a project plan and bioblitz the garden. I rave about iNaturalist.

Introduction to the garden & planned projects for butterflies & wildlife. Start reading here.