Hi all. Last of the seasons flowers this Liriope. It has a seedling of Mr.Bowle's Golden Grass in its centre and looks good when growing. Syd,...
Hi CM - Cherylad. Armadillo certainly does sound sort of armour plated and Tank like - are they a bit dangerous?. Ref that first pic that was not...
Hi CM. Ref Margery Fish please do have a look it really is very interesting. Just a very brief comment on her books etc - I have them all. Very...
Hi Barbara. Perhaps in your new location the slugs have gone off the beer and upgraded to wine drinkers. Good though that you do not now have the...
Hi CM - all. Ouch I would not wish to see that at the bottom of my garden much as I admire them - I will stick to my Rupert Bear. Beautiful...
Hi Karin. For all my efforts, at the end of the growing season my Hostas do start to look somewhat shabby due to this problem. I did have a look...
Hi Karin. Sounds like you have done it all but them's very very determined slugs and snails you have there it sounds. Averagely a good sharp...
Hi CM Carolyn all. Wow it sounds you folk have quite a lot to contend with in order to maintain your gardens and grow your plants - had not...
Hi Eileen. Nice to meet again. Thanks for that and for sure I will be pleased to send some pics of those still "showable" and with their foliage....
Hi all. Just for interest like to tell you of the shrubs we inherited on moving into this premises and some planted since - two in particular I...
Hi Donna. For sure you keep yourself very busy and no doubt very happy in your garden 12 months of the year. We all have our own timetables etc...
Hi CM Carolyn all. Jolly glad we do not get Bears here although in the wild they are superb and impressive creatures I think - but not in your...
Hi all. Good to see the interest in the topic. Ref the Deer they are a problem for sure but with my plot here and all this area its Moles. There's...
Hi. Feel I would like to reply to this. Apart from my childhood efforts i.e. being allowed a small area in the back garden my first adult attempts...
Hi CM. Good that we meet again. Ref the alpines they are mostly Saxifragas and these will form the backbone of the plants I hope to grow in that...
Hi annieh. Your plot looks great and what an area for shade and part shade lovers. If your winters are not too bad thats also a blessing. Send a...
Hi all. Ref the Deer these here in my area are mostly Muntjacks which are quite small but boy can they jump - my side one next the woods is 3to 4...
Hi all. Thank you for the very nice and interesting responses - plenty to talk and learn about here from all our plans and schemes - hope there...
Hi all. I'd like to give this a go if I may please. We are all very keen gardeners and probably spend almost as much time thinking and planning as...
Hallo. I also have the mauve and the white Liatris - as stated the Bees, Butterflies and other insects love them. Pretty and compact plants. Like...