Identification Area

funny you guys should say that but i did actually soak the cuttings for an hour or two before planting them (that doesn't sound right...'planting' cuttings ) anyhoo they looked quite perky & they still do so fingers crossed at least one takes

I'd agree with that Scrungee, Sedum; much loved by butterflies and Viburnum tinus

2. Easy way to check.. Compare close up pics of Androsace lanuginosa......Rock Jasmine Several tiny flowers on the top of a stalk. Whilst Arenaria montana have one single flower on each stalk.

Yeah, but such a nice weed!!

Most weeds dissappear in a new lawn once you mow regularily as Lawnman said. Next spring you can use a "weed and feed" fertiliser to clear any stubborn ones. I doubt its bind weed, but if it is the mowing will probably sort it out. Yeah, it looks like mint to me also.

Thank you Micky I will pick a bottle of that up when I am next in the Supermarket!

MUM!! I can't believe you said that !! I don't think your boys or Mr Mum would believe it either, Jenny

I have no idea what is happening here.. Seems some of us having problems & some not but here are the pics.... #1#2

Thank you again Greenfingerslad I'm trying to find out what plants are in the ditch as i have to keep it clear because of flooding, so i want to know what to keep of the wildlife and what to get rid of

Thank very much Greenfingerslad, you're very knowledgeable

Silver surfer beat me to it. L. syringantha was my next guess. Had me fooled in that ours is a deeper red flower than that one. ?L.s. Dart's Red?

I'd agree looks like a Ribes sp. Can't be Ribes rubrum though as the laves are not cilliate. Most likely to be Ribes nigrum - Blackcurrant.

I would struggle to disagree with that id. A real booger to get to bloom! I'm going to try some leaf cuttings from Sues this year - they take easily enough from E.bicolor.

At least we all agree on a Rhodie then...

Ooops yes Pieris... I knew it began with a P & photinia popped into my mind.... Sorry Ann...

Most special Fuchsia are tender. Frost will kill most. More info here... Quote...from here..."A Fuchsia triphylla hybrid raised by Bonstedt of Germany and introduced in 1905. It is an upright bush that may be grown as a standard."

I've seen them happen too. I agree with Zigs, its fungi, although not being as knowledgeable as Zigs, I couldn't have named which one. It feeds on the wet cardboard of the big roll tubes.

Possibly sycamore but wait for another two leaves to open.

I have to agree..

Ooooh not sure I fancy something smelling like curry outside my window. (assuming thats what a "curry plant" smells like. I wasn't brave enough to step outside my flat last night, it was raining heavy and blowing a gale. It felt like a winters night.