Dovefromabove

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Mystery Shrub/small tree

Posted: 03/02/2013 at 13:55

Oregon Grape is Mahonia Aquifolium http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahonia_aquifolium

Mystery Shrub/small tree

Posted: 03/02/2013 at 13:46

Sounds like one of the mahonias to me too

There are several varieties, some of which are here. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/howtogrow/3340387/The-best-mahonias.html

Some of them have a wonderful perfume.

I agree with Busy-Lizzie - there is no other way - just energy and a good sharp spade. As she says, cut it down, but not too short so it's trunk gives you good leverage for the wiggling part of the process, then dig around with a spade until you've dug a trench at least a foot deep all around then start to under-cut with the spade. You'll know when it's time to wiggle.

I dug a very large shrub out of a border at work in my lunch hour (I'm office based - a male colleague thought it would take at least all afternoon and offered to help me 'tomorrow' ).

Cheaper than going to a gym

Pigeons

Posted: 02/02/2013 at 17:22

I found that by using sunflower hearts rather than mixed seed in the feeders, there wasn't so much getting dropped so the pigeons didn't visit as often.

I had to take care when filling the feeders tho'! Spillages caused by humans were swiftly pounced on by our feathered friends - in the summer I filled the feeders when I arrived home from work - when my car was parked in the drive the gable of our roof would fill with pigeons, queuing up to watch for spills!

Lawn Trouble

Posted: 02/02/2013 at 16:32

I bet you don't spend as much time and money on yours as they do

Peonys

Posted: 02/02/2013 at 15:32

BobTheGardener wrote (see)

Actually, Dove, there are scientific scales for measuring 'true' colours. It's just not possible to do it by looking at a photo.

I thought that was what I was explaining, in untechncal language - it's part of what I'm qualified in.

Geranium maderense

Posted: 02/02/2013 at 15:26

Chickens

Posted: 02/02/2013 at 12:54

You'll have a very happy hen Be ready for a large proportiion of the chicks to turn out to be boys - sod's law

Peonys

Posted: 02/02/2013 at 08:15

When photographing a dark red to black bloom it would be difficult to show the texture of the petals without lighting it well, which would then make the colour appear lighter/redder, as of course, there is no such thing as a 'true colour' because it depends upon the amount of light available to be reflected back into your eye.