Pests, Diseases and Cures

I'm not really all that good at identifying problems from photos, but, having said that...It looks to me as if the leaves have holes in them. Cherry laurels like to have air around them, as they dont like damp conditions. When they are used as a hedge, the air circulation stops, they get damp,...

Well, it wasn't him either

Exactly the same here! Hundreds of flowers then bobbles and then they drop. Oh.... I did get one olive in 2020 ... ha

If you didn't know, pete, it was no gaff

many thanks for your help and advice

You might try some strong professional Glyphosate weed killer, I put some of this on my ivy and its all gone, so has everything else I put it on.

Well done

Imagine that as an adult flying amongst your begonias!

Hi,Not used NemaSlug, but just a quick look at the product it states -"Nemaslug is particularly effective in wet conditions, when slugs are at their worst and pellets are at their least effective. Nemaslug will kill snails, and many retailers sell it for that purpose, however Nemaslug is...

I bought four dwarf Buddlejas several years ago believing that they would be the same as the full size ones. They have all died bar one. They were in pots on my patio in multi purpose compost with good drainage. The one that survived and seems to be thriving is one I planted into the ground. I...

Vine weevil.

Ah OK! Is it likely to damage natural stone paving do you think?

Ah, I see my little rubber critters were very young ...Elephant Hawk-moth and caterpillar | Wildlife Insight

Oh lord. Just what we humans needed... slugs that are picky eaters. Hee, hee, hee. No, I cannot say that I have noticed that. :o)

This reply Mike appears to be aimed at Derek's original post. James would have been better starting his own thread, but he was a newbie. Derek has a poorly pot plant. James has a highly congested border with 3 conifers in front of his window, and 3 hydrangeas in front of those.. (See photo in...

Thanks again Redwing. Will do

I've got something very similar that's making use of the top leaves of my recently-planted willows. Like you, I found a small caterpillar in the one I investigated. I was a bit worried, but the willows don't seem to mind so I'm just going to leave them be.

Is it a large slug or snail? I think one of the latter was very successful at removing leaves completely off a small gooseberry plant... it must have been crawling out onto a leaf to eat it and the leaf would break off as it couldn't support the weight.I don't know if it kept falling onto the...

If it dont work it wasn't me who told you.