Help garden being eaten alive!!

Hi all I’m a new gardener and having a lot of lovely new plants have been watching in dismay as they’re being chomped away. I initially thought it was slugs and put 2 lots of nematodes down but no help... and perhaps the damage is too high up? Any ideas much appreciated. Thanks in advance
Katherine

 

Anyone think it might be vine weevil?

 

Looks pretty much like it..looks like my Laurel at times...I tend not to stress too much about them..they are pests and I have lost plants over the years but as the plant gets more mature I rarely see a lot of real damage...Maybe frogs and birds and other night creatures are keeping an eye on them now lol...Gardening....Its a war out there

 

Yep! Classic munching round the edges. Ansd then those disgusting white grubs in the soil

 

Yep, you can shrug Vine Weevil off in garden plants, but you need to control them in pot plants that you might want to overwinter.

 

Vine weevil for sure and quite an infestation; snails I think are having a munch too.
Katherine, nematodes dont work on snails.
I suggest you go out after dark with a torch and look for adult weevils as well as snails.
To break the cycle of weevil production, apply nematodes or Provado insecticide to kill the larvae.
Oh! Welcome to the forum

 

If your new to gardening you may not realise that it is war out there. Behind every beautiful garden is a hoard of maurading monsters that would devour it whole. All plants more or less get attacked, they loose leaves, get chomped over shadowed by bigger plants, or succumob to various diseases. It will be a constant battle, but hey that is OK for a show of flowers is worth it all - really. Keep strong hold hte faith