rupert44

wild flowers

Could someone tell me the name of the thistle that grows to 6ft and has a tall seed head, (not small and round) as I have read that butterflys go for them in the summer and the birds eat the seeds in winter.

are these thistle seeds available to buy

Flippin' pigeons

something is eating through the stems of my runnerbean plant leaves,  I have put down slug pellets but there is no sign of them. Do you think it could be pigeons causing the damage ?