It seems to be in too many papers to be an April 1st trick.I have just read (and checked with other newspapers to see if I am being taken in by april 1st joke) that slug pellets are banned from use in UK gardens from today.
Is it true, I have some pellets but usually drown slugs in a beer trap.
Whar does it smell likeThis is one of my favourite shrubs, Coronilla Citrina. Currently it’s flowering profusely, despite the ferocious winds and snow/sleet of the last few days. The leaves are a nice blue, grey colour. It’s a become a bit battered after the extreme weather, and has come away from its fixings, but it’s still going strong. I love the perfume it gives off. It also flowers more than once a year. Don’t know if it’s supposed to. It’s in a relatively sheltered spot, so maybe it likes it there. Viv.
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I looked at the picture before the explanation and thought there was a locomotive passing along the bottom of the garden.View attachment 168769
This Forsythia is here to hide my shed and trailer from the house. The left hand bush is a slightly different colour to the others, and comes into bloom a bit later than the others. During the winter, we have a couple of bird feeders in front of these, and the traffic between them and the bushes is continuous during the day. Even without the blossom, having a small exposure during flight reduces the threat of the sparrow hawk.
During the winter -- Ha. Woke up to this today.
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Andrew.
A Periwinkle?A little gem in the corner by the back gate this morning.
Yes it is Janice. There is an old alley way behind our back fence that led from the malthouse to the cut. Now disused it is full of wild plants including a large patch of violets. TinpotThink it is a violet - heart shaped leaves.
Photo? Then we know what to avoidwe have a wild plants growing along the dry walls it smells like dead bodies if you cut it,and spread rapidly