DumLum
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Do you get more coming indoors?
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[TV] Gardeners' World This Evening, BBC 2. Different to Usual.
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Do you get more coming indoors?
No. They just seem obsessed with gorging on the nectar.
Just the usual unpleasant flies and mosquitos that come in anyway, especially if lights are left on in the evening.
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I should coco
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Norman Potting
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Because of this I am now halfway through the episode of "Gardeners World" mentioned (no Percy Thrower anymore I note). Photo above is of our "bee tree" - no idea of its proper name but the bees love it - can anyone tell me what it is really called?Went to Nymans today - in addition to the lovely formal gardens they have a fair amount of meadow with lots of happy insects therein.
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...What other football forum could transmogrify to a gardening one
Went to Nymans today - in addition to the lovely formal gardens they have a fair amount of meadow with lots of happy insects therein.
My money is on Cotoneaster "Cornubia", but nowhere near sure. Could you post a photo of the whole tree/bush? Is it evergreen or deciduous?
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/131692/Cotoneaster-Cornubia/Details
I'll also have an each-way bet on Viburnum lantana (Wayfaring Tree).
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Coldeanseagull
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I'd go with cotoneaster. Gives height and structure to a garden, but boring as hell
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I'm now leaning towards the Viburnum. The leaves aren't ovate enough for Cotoneaster. I've seen Cotoneaster used in all sorts of situations, my favourite being horizontalis grown up a fence. Very unusual and effective. They're used a lot in Supermarket car parks as they're cheap and quick growing. It's Waxwings' favourite place to eat berries. They were part of a staple diet of cheap and cheerful shrubs used on housing estates built in Brighton in the 1960's. Very few people plant them nowadays. Why? They are quite unassuming, but great for birds and insects.
Norman Potting
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Taken just now, evergreen and there are lots of berries waiting to ripen which the birds will guzzle and make a mess all over the decking
AmexRuislip
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We've done all we can on our allotment, in the way of attracting wildlife and insects.
Building nest boxes, bamboo stick insect boxes and nectar rich plants.
We do have an abundance of visitors throughout the warmer months, which is fantastic.
Any photos? Sounds a great effort.
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Coldeanseagull
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Not v.lantana and not v. macrocephalum. Also, neither are evergreen. Maybe cotoneaster lacteus? Might just stick with cornubia......or frigidus
Horizontalis was the first shrub I ever propagated, way back when I had a 'thing' for berries
Horizontalis was the first shrub I ever propagated, way back when I had a 'thing' for berries
Stunning. Not just a sunny square churning out fruit and veg.
Love the trees, Foxgloves(?) and Yellow Flag Irises ... is that a small pond or boggy section?
AmexRuislip
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We found an old cast iron bath buried at the back.
Cleaned it up, now a pond of sorts.
Cheers
Any water ‘feature’ makes your plot so much more attractive to a whole host of fauna. Satisfying isn’t it, even on our micro scale, knowing that we’re making a difference.
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Coldeanseagull
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That's a very pleasant and tranquil looking place where you could lose yourself for hours just staring at trees
The resident toads won't argue with that
How annoying for the slugs.