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Buddleia - the Butterfly Bush

Don’t plant cabbages near your buddleia bush Not unless you want cabbages turned into mush The butterflies love buddleia but they love cabbages too And the baby caterpillars won’t want to share them with you So take my advice and plant cabbages well away Then you will have some leaves for your dinner today Jan Allison 28th June 2014

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Casarah Nance

Date: 6/28/2014 7:11:00 PM

Great advice, Oh the butterflies are beautiful and worth the price of a cabbage leaf or two. Cool read Jan xox

Jan Allison
Date: 6/29/2014 2:01:00 AM

Thanks Casarah for the lovely comment as ever. hugs Jan xxx

Tim Smith

Date: 6/28/2014 6:33:00 PM

But if you love butterflies put a few together in the corner and your garden will be full.... Hugs

Paul Callus

Date: 6/28/2014 5:40:00 PM

Lovely rhyme that makes this light poetry flow. I must take your timely advice!! Have a nice weekend. /x/ paul

Jan Allison
Date: 6/28/2014 5:43:00 PM

Thanks Paul - I used to have a most beautiful buddleia when we lived in Birmingham it was always covered in beautiful butterflies. Hugs as ever thanks for the comment they seem few and far between at the moment. Hugs Jan xxx