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It does seed around but in my experience it’s very easy to pull up, no digging required. It’s also not at all thuggish in terms of its impact on other plants. Yes, prolific on bare soil but easily crowded out by other plants.As already said an important food source for the Orange Tip and...

Hi yes, it is shady, not so much damp, but the soil is heavy clay, so it must be suiting it. Just surprised how thick the rhizomes are when there isn't so much in the way of plant above the soil.However many years you've been gardening there is always something new.

Thank you noisette47 I too think it looks like nibbles! I need a close up picture of blight box stalks now to compare!

I think you are probably right with kniphophia, it look pretty old.

The figs that form on the new wood never ripen on my tree, they need a longer growing season, they are still on my tree from last year and rot or fall off during winter.

Thank you Purple Streaks and The Eden. My neighbour will be pleased.

Amazing thanks Perki!

Yes that looks like a likely candidate, thank you!

@Victoria I've only seen the adult weevil on occasion but their "grubs" ( tiny white caterpillar type things with brown heads ) are numerous and resposible for chewing the roots of plants. I've not come across any snails with white shells here altho that doesn't mean they don't exist. Would...

It has, thanks Perki. I've got good soil in this new garden which probably makes a difference, it's a pleasure to work with it.

As above, rake out weeds and roots. Maybe vac out with Henry or similar. Mix sharp sand and ordinary portland cement (1:10) dry, brush in, allow to dry few hours , brush away excess leaving a nominal drainage. No soil means no weeds . Maintain or repeat.

Looks like the Lichen which was identified for me as Dog lichen, Peltigera sp. Dog lichen is a result of poor growing conditions for grass. As it is not a weed, there are no chemical weed killers which will control it. However, it is not very tolerant to changes in growing conditions, so simply...

Google reckons -Conservation statusVulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Gesneriaceae Genus: Glossoloma Species: G. martinianum Binomial name Glossoloma...