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LADYBUG CASTLE
$30.00
handmade
community voted (373 votes)
Lady In Red
Beetles and flies will flap to any old house, but if you really want to please a ladybug, you'll need to present her with quarters fit for a queen. Welcome your favorite polka-dotted beauties into your garden with this whimsical house that's made to host a princess properly. As charming as a toadstool sprouting up in a children's book, this adorable tower is hand-sculpted and painted and features tiny windows for lovely ladybugs to flutter in and out. You'll encourage these enchanting creatures to stay in your garden by providing them this safe haven where they can lay their eggs and go through metamorphosis during the coldest months. Handmade in Canada.
- Item ID: 21285
- Materials: stoneware
- 7" H x 4" Dia.
- Weatherproof.
To attract ladybugs: loosely fill with grass clippings, leaves, or roll the corrugated cardboard-included. Dampen slightly. Place in your garden out of direct sunlight and leave undisturbed. Aphids are Ladybugs favorite food. Position the castle near a treasured rose or veggie patch.
Jo-Anne & Gerald Warren
With a name like Amaranth, a mythical flower that is said to never fade, Jo-Anne & Gerald Warren's stoneware has a lot to live up to. Fortunately, it does, both in terms of beauty and durability. Using a firing process that can exceed 2000 degrees, Amaranth products are built to last, withstanding all elements and seasons, yet maintaining their signature charm. The Warren's make sure all their handmade stoneware is made in an environmentally friendly fashion and hope you take as much pleasure in their art as they do in exploring new ways to innovate current standards. See all creations.
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Q and A
When our community voted on this product, some also shared comments - read them below:
373 votes * 54 comments
Cassie, UncommonGoods Community Moderator
We love Jo-Ann and Gerald Warren's latest design. Would you treat your Lady Bugs like queens with this royal abode?
Carol
Vote: Thumbs up!
I absolutely love this. Great item for gifting (or to tuck away in MY garden). Wondering if it comes with any hints to attract them.
kathy
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Even made in Canada!! Awesome, eh?? LOL That would be so cute in my garden, we get TONS of ladybugs each year, they often like to share my own living arrangements. How cool it would be to offer them their own! Looks great!
Rhonda
Vote: Thumbs up!
Just adorable! I love this! When can I get one?
Fatjona
Vote: Thumbs down!
I dont really get it
KL
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Explain how it works-
Cassie, UncommonGoods Community Moderator
Thanks for the question, Carol! The house does come with instructions to keep your lady bugs happy. It's recommended to decorate the interior with lady bugs' favorite home decor - cardboard or grass. Also, keeping the house near the bugs' food source (aphids, for example) helps.
Cassie, UncommonGoods Community Moderator
Thanks for asking, Rhonda! It isn't available yet, so we need the help of voters like you! Ask your friends to vote by using the share buttons above, and don't forget to sign up to receive an email notification if the castle enters our assortment. To answer your question, KL, the Lady Bug Castle provides a safe place for bugs that like cool, dark spaces. It's a comfortable area for ladybugs to lay their eggs, and it keeps them comfy during the winter when they go through metamorphosis.
Nicole
Vote: Thumbs up!
adorable. love the price, too. Would be a sweet hostess gift.
Vicky
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Cute
Renetta
Vote: Thumbs down!
ARE there still any little, docile, dark-red, black-eyed American charmers left in the U.S.A? (I haven't seen any in years.) In the summer in MY part of the country, I see many, many larger, more aggressive, paler, white-eyed Japanese ladybugs. Unlike their American cousins, the Japanese variety is nothing but an annoyance. I certainly would NOT want to attract any more of them!
Mary Margaret
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It is cute enough...we do have ladybugs a plenty here..my youngest "minion" who is 9 would enjoy having this in her area of the garden.
Nanci
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Love this and worth the price
Gail
Vote: Thumbs down!
I've seen this at another location for a lesser price.
Lisa
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Love it.
Ginger
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They're cute. I might buy for a friend.
SUSAN
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Love this item. Would buy it for my sister-in-law- who loves all things in the garden. She even pets her bees- lol. Never knew lady bugs could use a house. Cute and worth it. Hope it comes with instructions/story.
Denise
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very cute!
Marcia
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Silly!
Rinnell
Vote: Thumbs down!
looks pointless...
Elizabeth
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So cute! Good for someone who is hard to buy for and has a sense of humour
Lea
Vote: Thumbs down!
The idea is cute. But I would worry that other insects would find it a nice home and lay eggs. ie: wasps!
Chennai08
Vote: Thumbs up!
I don't know if this would really attract ladybugs, but it's really a cute little castle for anything that might want to inhabit it. I LOVE the fact that it's made by hand in Canada and not shipped off to you-know-where. :)
KK
Vote: Thumbs down!
Cute... but when would you use it?
Cassie, UncommonGoods Community Moderator
Hi, KK. This castle is made of weatherproof stoneware so you can use it all year long. It provides shade in the summer and a comfy place for ladybugs to rest in the winter.
jen
I hate to mention it, but a friend of mine recently spent over $1000 to rid his home of a ladybug infestation. So, no, sorry.
Patty
Vote: Thumbs up!
How do the ladybugs know it is for them. What attracts them to the house?
Susan
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I love ladybugs! This is great.
jan
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Reallly cute! If they would go in there..
Teresa
Vote: Thumbs up!
I have to have this for my mother in law's garden. Maybe they won't come into her house in the winter!
Rebecca
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Adorable!
Laurel
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Again, this would go on my birthday list. I think the price is fair, but a little high for my budget. Sure do like it tho.
Jann
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I think this would be an adorable addition to any garden.
Nadine
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Very cute garden item, and they could be used indoors. Plus, I love that they're handmade.
david
Vote: Thumbs down!
Ladybugs like to live and lay eggs under living leaves... not cottage cute pottery...
Diana
Vote: Thumbs up!
Great idea for the gardner who has everything else!
Jane
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I really really like this and I want one!!! Maybe a couple!!
Tim
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This is cool! The kids will love it and I like that's it's handmade by our friends in Canada.
Emily
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So cute! I want this and know a bunch of people who would love to receive this as a gift.
Amy
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Very cute idea. But I wish the actual product was prettier. Maybe a little brighter and had more details. Can't say I really like the way it looks, but darn it, I love the idea!
Anna
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This is Adorable!
Kay
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charming, little girls would love it to add to fairy house collections
Meg
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This would be super cute in my garden!
Renee
Why would you want ladybugs? Just curious...we have tons of them and they are a pain. Didn't know people enjoy them...
Cassie, UncommonGoods Community Moderator
Good question, Renee! Ladybugs eat other bugs that can harm your garden, such as aphids, mites, and mealy bugs.
Dianne
Vote: Thumbs up!
I love this!! :)
Eva
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I love this SO much! it's an adorable idea, it looks DARLING and it's not made in China! it's made in Canada! Great idea {aie?} LOL!
Cassie, UncommonGoods Community Moderator
Thanks for the feedback, Teresa! Although the castle can't prevent ladybugs from going in your mother-in-law's house, it will provide the little ladies who choose to stay outside with a comfortable space to lay their eggs. If you'd like to receive a notification if we carry the product, please sign up using your email address above.
beverly
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I love this
Lee
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Great idea, good price and now Cassie "(UncommonGoods Community Moderator) has told us about the instructions that come with it to keep the ladybugs happy a definite buy for any garden lover.
sharon
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Very innovative as always!
heather
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reminds me of a fairy story... a bit of whimsy in the garden is always fun.
Kelly
This is adorable!
kate
too cutesy