This is the odd fruit I found on my morning walk yesterday. It was screaming blue murder. I had to walk back home, get some food and drive back...
This is a wood louse. they have dozens of different names. [img] ( photo / image / picture from Palustris's Garden )
What we call wood lice are only a problem where they are in huge numbers and where they run out of food, then they will attack seedlings. They...
Looks more like lichen than a fungus. Whilst in itself it does no harm, it can harbour pests. If it annoys you then it is removable with a strong...
Ants do not eat plants, BUT their nests in the roots can kill plants because of over-acidification. (Ants produce formic acid in huge amounts)....
Been there, still doing that! I wish they had found a better name for the illness. People hear the word and equate it with the sort of feelings...
Welcome to the wonderful world of gardening! Pests is as pests do!
Called cuckoo spit in Britain. Amazing how many people have never seen it. Fairly common when we were young.
The lichen could be hiding other problems. Or it could just be that the plant is getting old. We expect things to live for ever, but they do have...
It looks more like lichen to me. And that is harmless and an indicator that your air quality is good. Can you take a closer picture of it?
The ones in Britain which act like Humming birds are Hummingbird hawk moths. I have a picture of one somewhere.
A distinctive yellow dye is obtained from the flowers The leaves are rubbed onto insect stings. Not sure I would want to make a tea from the...
or perhaps Anthemis tinctoria?
Saved seed rarely germinates,unless it is stored in optimum conditions. Like all members of the family the seed has only a very short life span....
Very similar to this one [img] It is a Garden Tiger moth. Used to be common, but is now in very serious decline.
As an ex Widnesian, only too glad to help!
Allium siculum seed head. Used to be Nectaroscordum siculum. I think they are sometimes called Honeybells as the flowers sweetly scented.
Aconitum, but there are a lot of different species and varieties so not sure which particular one.
Sorry, i meant 'alnifolia' I was typing in plant names else where at the same time.
Got this and did not recognise it. More flowers on yours than on mine though.
