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Then there is the marsh valerian and the peruvian valerian just to confuse things even more

Gets a bit big, though, Dai..... but certainly a lovely tree (assuming you don't get a female with that stinking fruit :rolleyes: )

What colour were the grubs? David.

Its me Celia,I forgot to put the pic in,So I had to edit it.Not so wise old owl. Thank you Celia You are an angel.

Thank You Everyone for your help.I shall leave the clump in its place and look forward to the flowers and the added joy of a visit from goldfiches.More value for money than a mere cowslip!!Misty

lawks! Have to agree that it's not a great plant but my clients like it and I presonally think it entirely better than all the common Forsythia cultivars.I have always found it a doddle to grub up Geoffhandley so don't be too put off. Best attack the thing with a hedgetrimmer to make it short...

red petioles and shoots should help as well, though not for me. I've been at the footy.

Kandy, I like those white ones! Here's someinteresting info I found on the BBC Plantfinder: Schizostylis coccinea 'Jennifer' Common Name: Schizostylis Genus: Schizostylis Species: Coccinea Cultivar: 'Jennifer' Skill Level: Experienced Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade Hardiness: Half...

yes nick I do remember about a himalyan honeysuckle seed awhile ago. bird seed too? :D

I went to that house where I asked you to tell me what that creeping flower was that I saw, then I remembered that I didn't give you a proper description of it, then when I saw your answers I thought silly me of course it's a jasmine. I purchased one myself back in the summer, it was in a...

Thank you for your help, I shall google to make sure.

Thanks Pete PM sent

...yes, very interesting indeed! We have some "outer" grass beside our bungalow; our property but decreed by the local council 40 years ago to stay as grass under Town and Country planning. That, too, was covered by a goodly percentage of toadstools last week which I'd never seen before in the...

Thanks for the recipe help - much appreciated.

The fungus that you are seeing is just the "fruiting" part. The fungus itself is below ground and will look like a network of fragile threads. Only honey fungus is harmful so don't worry about it. Yours is just a natural part of autumn. You can buy fungicides but think about the harm you...

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Make yourself a nice cup of tea with it and you'll find yourself growing wild. Grr. Who needs CroatiaPete, I'm amazed. Seems like everyone else's must have compost heap accessory has passed you by this year!

Thanks for the tip, Blackthorn. Mine has grown very leggy and shows no sign of branching. So it's off with its head and hope for the best

And the thing seeds about and the roots are half a metre long and a pain in the *rse to get out. They do look lovely though, just their rampant habit puts me off.

Talking of ground cover, I have just removed from one bed a plant that has turned out to be a bit of a thug in that bed - pretty though, both leaf and blue flower.Ceratostigma - now I think it might be plumbaginoids - but the description is not quite right, low growing forms a clump and...