Hoi Philip. Mate, what an envious collection of blooming plants you have there. I have to say though that your hosta's are pristine. Yep--I'm green with envy.
Hi Sjoerd,..lol at green with envy over hosta's,..just as in your case and the same with Eileen hosta's are attacked by slugs in my garden,..its a battle to keep them at bay,..so liquid slug killer and copper bands around containers manage the job,..otherwise a plant can be scoffed in a matter of three days.
I am using beer in yoghurt containers at the moment. I catch quite a few that way. the thrushes and blackbirds catch some, but not enough. Interestingly enough--sometimes when I set a mouse trap with peanut butter, I catch a big red slug in the trap. I had never heard of that before. Well, any way that you look at it--your hosta's look really good. --Chapeau.
Sjoerd,..i tried just about everything to get rid of slugs and snails,..i also have to consider my Hedgehogs health and only use liquid slug killer,..within containers,..as snails and slugs that died might be eaten by the Hedgehogs,.. most things work to a degree but those small snails,..the small thumb nail size,..are difficult to keep at bay. Lol at the mouse trap and peanut butter catching those big red slugs,..the latter i don't have,..never came across them doing this,..big slugs indeed. ==================================================================================== New York Asters in bloom this week. Rose ( Rosa 'Laurie's Golden Orange' ),..also in bloom this week. Rose ( Rosa 'Lauries Golden Orange' ) Another in bloom that surprised me is Rose ( Rosa ' Handel ' ).
It took 20 days after the damage was done,..then the truck and JCB arrived,..it was the last bush on the left before the gate,..that was to be pruned,..not mine which was the last bush on the right,..anyway i made them take everything away roots of everything then add top soil.
Below are the No ID plants growing in the wild,.. plants that i took cuttings from and the results below in my garden in 2016. This year in my garden in October. So far nobody i have taken to see these plants either in the wild or in my garden can put a name to them,..here in the Stew it was suggested some time of Aster,..yep its my opinion as well,..i will keep trying for a name,..the only surprise was i found some more growing a few mile up river,..maybe its where the ones i found had drifted down from,..they are shown below. There are more blooms on the 'Clivia'.
Those wild asters have really taken off in your garden Philip. I can't tell you exactly which type they are as there are over 180 species of asters but they sure are very pretty.
Sjoerd,..most people around where i live didn't think it was such a big deal,..a bush is a bush kind of comment,..it took 13 years for the Spotted Laurel to reach six foot,..i stuck two Variegated Wallflowers in place but will add some Cape Fuchsia as they will grow fast enough and are evergreen.
Eileen they give off a nice display at this time of year with such a big splash of white,..strange thing about both locations where they grow along the river is that they bloom and fade just before the river rises to cover them each year,..talk about timing. Very true about the vast amount of Asters,..trying to place a name is nigh impossible. In bloom all summer and still going strong is Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve'.
At the end of my garden there is a wall,..then a big drop between that and another very high wall,..i tend to dump my weeds over that wall and among the weeds there was a piece of Sweet Alyssum,..it took off very well,..i hope it grows all along the top of that wall. Its so easy to grow,..i had another piece and just stuck it in a container,..hung it on the gate. This Dahlia 'Scarlet/Yellow',..i decided to overwinter in the greenhouse plus i took some cuttings which have taken root,..fingers crossed for next season,..the blooms tend to get more yellow as winter approaches. One of the cuttings. Another cutting that took root very easily was 'Lavatera Barnsley Baby'. A few roses in bloom from Rose ( Rosa 'Ice Cream' ).
We are having our first frost of Winter tonight,..there are still roses in bloom,..alas only three remaining,..however below are the roses that were in bloom for June 2017.
I am certain at this stage that the Heucherella 'Sweet Tea' is saved,..i did post when signs of life appeared but look now at how it it was compared to this week. Last April,..when it should have had lots of leaves. Pictured yesterday the 12th of November. 'Clivia',..still producing new blooms,..picture taken yesterday. Clematis 'Freckles',..not the usual species habit of blooming,..this really comes into itself as the weather cools,.. Rose ( Rosa 'Ice Cream' ),..still producing blooms today. Discovered how the Arisaema plants are popping up in my garden,..self seeding from a huge ball of seeds.
