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dandelions

Posted: 11/05/2013 at 18:49

I love them, especially the clocks

advice for starting a seed swap event

Posted: 11/05/2013 at 18:24

The HPS seed list is different to a seed swap. Seed is sent in by members during the year then sorted and listed by a team of members. The list is then circulated to the membership who can buy at a very reasonable rate, something like £5 or £6, for 15 or 20 packets of their choice.

There have been several seed swaps around the country and you might find some info on line. Or a contact for someone who can advise.

bee flies

Posted: 11/05/2013 at 18:09

Wonderful isn't it Anne

What plant?

Posted: 11/05/2013 at 17:21

Sorry, that's Red Edge, not Red Ace,

What plant?

Posted: 11/05/2013 at 17:18

I think that Vibunum is tinus.

The last, the hebe could be Red Ace but there are several similar.

The first could be Lonicera pileata as Berghill suggests but is too small for me.

Sawfly and willow trees

Posted: 11/05/2013 at 16:13

http://www.saferbrand.com/advice/insect-library/garden-insects/sawfly-larvae/control-options

I haven't used this. Found it on a web search.

Sawfly and willow trees

Posted: 11/05/2013 at 14:42

That's a tricky one Joshy. I spend hours picking sawfly larvae off the solomon's seal but a tree is a different game. Can't see how you could spray a whole tree even if you didn't worry about other casualties - the bees, other insects, yourself.

That's not very helpful, sorry.

Perennial Foxglove?????

Posted: 11/05/2013 at 14:23

D. grandiflora has proved pretty perennial for me Verdun. D.laevigata as well is in it's 3rd year. D. lutea and ferruginea vary but seed around so well I can't keep a check on longevity, I suspect 2 years at the most, after which if they're not dead they look as though they should be and I remove them.

I agree about the salesman's patter. I was quite happy to let others do the Illumination Pink experiment. It wasn't hard. I like the standard foxgloves much more.

Walnut Tree

Posted: 11/05/2013 at 12:45

I have 3 of the same age, one fruited after 8 or 9 years. The others haven't yet but they haven't grown as much either.

Perennial Foxglove?????

Posted: 11/05/2013 at 12:44

There are some perennial and hardy Foxgloves, this is one and I had one called Carillon years ago. They're Digitalis grandiflora cultivars not the biennial D. purpurea.

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