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oh and it would be nice if number 7 was a fuchsia. I did have a few but my husband packed up the garden when we moved (I was a bit busy with the kids) and I thought it had either got left behind or died off. they are one of my favourite flowers so as it now looks really healthy it would be great...

Many thanks. Looks like an afternoon spent weeding!

Hi, WOO! I am owndering... I got on to the message board OK, but I see a suggestion about changing passwords. Do i really NEED to do this, as when i tried to do it, it is saying ' forgotten password.... and I haven't forgotten it! LOL! Happy tilling Dianne

Many thanks - will do regards Gavin.

Hi Philip_ClarkeThe bumps on the leaves are caused by leaf-munching insects making a home in the space between the lamina or leaf surfaces. They'll probably lay young in there too, so you may want to prepare for an invasion in the near future. The bugs don't cause any serious damage other than...

That would appear to also rule out wild carrot as having come from those Lidl seeds, as it's a biennial.

Agree with Lad Euphorbia lathyris. Common name Caper spurge.Euphorbia lathyris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Did I hear a dragon snap?

Cheers all- how long do you think it will be before they flower?

Thank you!Julie, thank you so much :-) Now that I know what it is (I've looked it up and it is 100% sure it's thrips). I've sprayed them with garlic water to start with and will be heading out to find something else to spray on them this afternoon. Thanks again :-)

i have several clumps of lucifer stunning plant love it and very in your face

Thanks pete and diatheplant cheked it out and google and would say you are both right , I va e been a gardener for 40 years but first time Ive seen this oneThanks agian

You have something floating about, could it be Spirodela polyrhiza (the big duckweed in English?)The others are indeed Menyanthes trifoliata and some Nymphaea.

From the middle post with flowers, the first succulent with thick leaves is a Seedum of some sort, but as there are loads of variates that look like that, so your unlikely to get any good ID on that until if flowers.The last one from the middle post, the one with the red leaves could be...

Thanks Marley i thought it might be as well but got confused by looking it up in an old book. Must have had another name or somthing completley different, it was long ago and i am getting old lol

Yes Spruce, it is still owned by the Armstrongs (since 1979). I only remember the staff accommodation on Tower road, which goes up from the roundabout by the Red Lion. They were sold about 8-9 years ago. When did you work at the Headland?

HiNot that experienced but why is ash considered good for the bin? Is it like a weed?

Yes I agree, I think it is probably Epilobium monta'num or better known as the Broadleaved Willow-herb.. It gets to about 18-24" high.. It spreads by suckers & runners underground once established.. I think they are pretty & let mine flower then as soon as they have flowered I pill them up..!!...

Next year, cut the stems down to ground level late February / early March.

Nice One JWK. Ah, well whatever the explanation, it's one of the joys of gardening isn't it, when nature throws in these little surprises every now and then.