Wednesday 9 June 2010

Garden Snail (Helix aspersa)


Garden Snail (Helix aspersa), originally uploaded by Pipsissiwa.

Whilst I, like all gardeners, fight an endless war against slugs and snails, I actually love them too. They are amazing, simple, but successful animals, and I love watching them all on a rainy morning making their way around the garden. Their textured skin is amazing, and the feel of that muscular foot as it ripples over your hand is unique. And baby snails are utterly squee-worthy. I won't kill them, and I figure they have as much right as anything else to be in the garden, so I've learnt to grow stuff they don't eat. Much easier and kinder than the unwinnable battle to eradicate them.

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