20 August 2010

The day the insects arrived

Exciting times in the Biodiversity Showcase Garden - the art works have started arriving. Yesterday a cow, 3 sheep and an owl (more about the later) and today we 'planted' the insects. Beautiful beaded creations made by artists at Streetwires - I am blown away by the colours and intricate detail. Amazing!



The colourful creatures have added instant magic & sparkle to the demonstration garden. Now there are eye-catching natural predators in the Natural pest control display, and a variety of animals living in the Create habitats display.

Ladybirds... (they eat up to 100 aphids a day).

And another natural predator - the robber fly

And of course spiders...

Orange-breasted sunbirds in the Attract Sunbirds display

White eyes, Witogies



And an asassin bug (how cool is that)

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  1. Unknown23 August 2010 at 04:28

    WOW! How great is that seeing all your hard work and planning coming together at last... Well done sisi: can't wait for the opening.

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  2. Marie31 August 2010 at 11:30

    My mom is going to want those white eyes...

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  3. Unknown1 September 2010 at 22:13

    Hello Marijke
    Looks fantastic. Keep up the good work as I know you are. It is so important this all gets into mainstream. Creatures are beautiful and creative, so clever!!

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