I'm drawing up plans for an insect garden in the town, filled with plants insects love (borage, bergamot, angelica and many more) and open for the public to wander through for the sheer enjoyment of being amongst the flowers, butterflies and beetles. The garden I have set my sights on has served as an orchard for a while and already attracts insects with its herbal under-storey so it won't take much to fine-tune it for the little scuttling folk (the Kindergarten children that will surely love to wander about in there once it's completed).
Now, I'm looking for a name. I've settled on a spidery sort of font for the signage and just need to gather possible names - I'm thinking:
_______________ _______________ Insect Garden,
something quirky and welcoming, perhaps a fictitious name?
I'm already collecting seed for the sowin'!
Here's a picture taken at the front of my house that makes me think of all this.
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Splendid idea! (Provided you use land without force!)
And of course only one name would be perfect...
The Pleasance!
And Here is why
Robs beneficial bugs and creepy critters.
Ps some 'wetai' are in the post (one per truck, use electric cattle prods when unloading and have the elephant gun ready just in case)
Southern Sting Insect Garden?
Just kidding ;-)
We'll have to have an Opening.
You'll all come of course :-)
We own the land Shane, so you'll not be compromised.
Looking forward to the arrival of the mammoths Shunda. I had a six-inch centipede here for a while - arrived somehow from the North Island - fabulous beast!
Thanks for the suggestion Wildcrafty
I'll get back to you on that one :-)
Shane!
I didn't know the meaning of your surname!
That's very interesting and worthy of consideration.
Pedestrians Beware Insect Garden
Protein Farm / Insect Garden
"For a quick snack when you're on the fly!"
Robert's Riveria Insect Garden.
Don't know about a name, but make sure you get some nettles for the admirals. Might want to keep them fenced off from little hands though!
I've already collected seed from the common nettle. I'm wondering whether to grow some ongaonga behind netting. I was at one stage planning a poisons garden for the site, with hemlock, hogweed, stromonium etc. and may be able to solve all of my garden desires under the guise of being insect-friendly.
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