Identification Area

Thank you Silver surfer, I think you're spot on with a dragon fly. I was thinking that or a lacewing.

Thank you so much!

Looks like it could be, yes. I will sit tight and wait for it to flower

Possibly the first could be Ash. The second Rowan, or Mountain Ash.

Thanks guys,Had a quick search looks like they may have been pleached,I'd really like 2 either side of my front gate, unfortunately I only have a small garden and most avaialble to buy seem to be over 2.5 high

Hard to see but it might be lythrum salicaria, which grows about 3' tall and has spires of pink flowers. It's a self-seeding wild type of plant but it gives a lot of colour in late summer and I really like it.

Thanks all

Thanks Victoria! Don't want to kill the poor thing off but it needs to do the job so win win for dogs and bees

I agree with White Bryony. It seems to appear suddenly and is already meters long here! Mine is already in berry stage but I just leave it clamber about as it's on stone walls.

I get a lot of these weevil grubs - actually found a weevil beetle today and destroyed it - they go crack when you stand on them - You will need to treat the compost bin as these will hatch into beetles and lay eggs (at night) in your baskets and pots as has been said, and if any are in the...

Yes, it's quite nice if you add it afterwards, cut very finely. Am already getting addicted. Pity it's still so small!

They are seriously yucky. Hope I never find one, and commiserations to you, hope you get them sorted out.

The one you usually see is the red spider mite which likes warm dry conditions. I got a feeling that the ones you saw were "mites" of a different species. Don't use dyna-mite as it's messy!!

It's much larger then Charlock, it's now one foot tall with a width of about 1.2ft - 1.5ft

Looks like wild garlic to me. Does it stink?

Hello and welcome Elli Jelli

wow thank you Marley , that is a great site ....I was just looking for some fresh potting idea

There! I knew some of these wonderful people would be along to put you right soon. I'd keep it but then, I can't bring myself to get rid of healthy plants. Big softy, me!

Thank you! Are the easy to take cuttings from and grow easily?

Yes Aquilegia vulgaris. Somtimes also called Columbine or even Granny Bonnets. Personally, I think they look like doves all eating from the same pile of food! haha. Certainly isn't the native version of Aquilegia vulgaris, which is only found occasionally in the wild. It is notorious for...