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  Pinkpeony, can you describe what is happening to your lawn.. At this time of the year lawns are attacked by crane fly larvae feeding on the grass roots. Birds search for these grubs and because the grass roots have been eaten the grass is torn up too

eaten, with the damage starting either from outer edge of the leaf, or from circular holes in the middle of the leaf.  So far I can't find sign of vine weevil grubs or adults.  Any advice welcome! A lot of creatures are night feeders and I always suspect

sure it is in a sheltered, sunny position to give it the best chance. A thought - did you examine the roots while re-potting? Did they look healthy? And no sign of any grubs such as vine weevil? Hi  i'd concur with Alina, that bay trees like to be fed

. There could be other, different, causes. It could also be a problem at the roots if none of Gary's suggestions apply - check for vine weevil in the pot, white C-shaped grubs with a dark head. Thank you for your replies, I do water it every evening, it isn

one carefully constructed from one cut-out circle of foliage. Inside will have been eggs laid by the leafcutter bee, along with a store of nectar and pollen for the emerging grubs to feed on (we didn't dare look in case we disturbed them).We carefully

-weedkiller of any sort-the only other thing it might be is vine weevil grub attack -tip out of the pot and look for white grubs But I'm afraid there is not much hope-I don't think taking the middle out of it would have killed it

or die off? Any advice gratefully received. Thanks, Nick Personally I wouldn't . I would leave it until Spring and just grub the larger weeds out or you could risk damaging it further. It wont die off and the weeds, like the grass, will start growing

. It breaks your heart to see entire planting arrangements keel over without warning due to the ever-hungry grubs. The only one to benefit is my robin, who is more than happy to tuck in! I'm also very familiar with the old weevil!Only this week I was potting

is certainly worth trying, though I wonder if you have vine weevil grubs eating the roots. They're c- shaped White grubs with brown heads. If feasible, it might be worth taking the plant out ( being very careful not to damage the crown) and having a look

, is pale, soft and vulnerable.There must be something of a nutritional gamble going on inside the grub’s metabolism — wait as long as possible to get as big and beefy as possible, or get out quick and hope that early emergence success offsets small size