yep Pete its definitely a suburban thing, woodland in suburban areas harbouring many none natives.. many of the woodlands could be classed as...
Crocosmias are tough, these could be grown quite easily in Scandinavia.. I think they will come through, but if it's very dry then they might not...
There was mix of cloud and hazy sunshine today.. quite mild towards the end of the day; 15.8C was the maximum! Currently 10.5C
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But bindweed is native! :snork: Yes these are everywhere they do well in dry spots.. nice plant which actually brightens the bare patches up...
Is our concern about our flora and fauna based on our own emotions, and what we want.. nothing had the right to be there.. just as if an alien...
I totally agree FC, and it's a line I take too, much against the normal, more ethical argument. Nature is constantly changing, and I think this is...
I was taking a walk this evening on a woodland verge, and spotted three Berberis darwinii growing on the edge of the woodland.. these were odd...
Can we say that even if defoliated in the cold winter, Fuchsia thalia can return? that's what mine is doing currently, but it hasn't been through...
There is the spindle tree which is apparently was a native of scotland and made it through the ice age as well.. obviously with a warming of the...
This was taken in early winter.. The mid leaves: [img] and the newer leaves: [img] the newer leaves are better now though and the lower...
It was showing on the new leaves in winter Pete, but since I sprayed it with fungicide the new leaves look much better..?
Very much so.. it's very nice to get started.. especially after itching to get started a few weeks ago.. but apart from some not so nice weather...
I got planting today, now the air frost season should be over here!.. I planted an Abutilon megapotamicum as a climber in the frost free side...
You're right, I have the purple/red form touching the green form in question (which is fairly large, about 7 feet from trunk base to lead tip),...
Yes they originate from the Pacific coasts, one on the American side ie Mahonia aquifolium, and the Mahonia japonica (from China) as shown above....
Well the only true natives according to soil/fossil records are heather, some cytisus/genista, gorse and other small low growing plants (either...
I suspect it's too dry, many of these Japanese/Chinese plants grow as understory plants in temperate rainforest type environments. The types of...
Well it's a winter flowerer so it's a little surprising, but i guess it's playing catch up like everything else!
I did post about this not long before winter started, but I have a Cordyline whose lower leaves have rust, (the yellow blotches), but the leaves...
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