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Post by Louise on Sept 15, 2019 8:07:17 GMT
Another shot of one of my faves, Starburst Chiffon. Unlike my last garden, all of my Hibiscus plants here are self seeding ….. all over the place !!! Does anyone else grow them and experience this ?
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Post by Louise on Sept 15, 2019 7:58:06 GMT
No, I'm going with a neighbour, Lou, hoping for a fine day with no rain !
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Post by Louise on Sept 15, 2019 7:41:55 GMT
Hmmm, very interesting. Why would a nurseryman say it's a parasite ? Afterwards I googled the subject and as appearances go it looks all very similar.
This is how much it's advanced now.
Is the spread of the broken bark going to travel right through ? Won't this crumbling away eventually weaken the trunk ?
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Post by Louise on Sept 3, 2019 16:50:19 GMT
Just looked them up Steve. Their website is hopeless, entering into the search area yields 'nothing found matching those words …..blah, blah' and clicking on the icons for shrubs/trees/whatever doesn't even work, you can click to your hearts content and nada I'm clearly not meant to have one of these !
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Post by Louise on Sept 3, 2019 16:43:29 GMT
Righto, thanks for that …..off to look
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Post by Louise on Sept 3, 2019 16:41:30 GMT
Keith, I've learned today, from a garden nursery, that it actually is a problem. It's a parasitic disease that commonly afflicts birches Not sure what i'll do with the information yet …..
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Post by Louise on Sept 1, 2019 6:16:29 GMT
Oh dear Les, that wasn't good !
The spring one is usually quite chilly too, the autumn one is usually warm and sunny and makes for a nicer day out !
I'll be going with a friend, it's about 45 minutes from us, and on the Sunday so less traffic around generally too.
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Post by Louise on Sept 1, 2019 6:05:21 GMT
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Post by Louise on Sept 1, 2019 5:56:46 GMT
Okay, did that and got some results, it's very hard to find though and very difficult to find somewhere actually selling them. There are variations of this plant and it appears they're slightly easier to find, I doubt i'll find one to buy any time soon
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Post by Louise on Aug 25, 2019 7:33:56 GMT
It's a variety of Robinia Pseudoacacia, I have one outside my window on the front It's proving difficult to find, Steve. The searches I do don't return any images of this particular variety, they have flat leaves, are these curly leaves denoting dehydration and should be flat
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Post by Louise on Aug 22, 2019 16:22:20 GMT
Woefully slow, have to log out as scrolling and posting takes forever :/
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Post by Louise on Aug 22, 2019 16:19:01 GMT
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Post by Louise on Aug 20, 2019 16:19:10 GMT
Anyone going ? Anyone go to the Spring one, are they still worth going ? I've not been to one of the Malvern shows for a few years so out of touch with them. If I didn't get lost walking round these places i'd go on my own but, I do, get utterly, hopelessly lost, can't navigate around them to save my life
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Post by Louise on Aug 20, 2019 16:13:10 GMT
Louise What part of the world do you live. Keith Somerset, Keith, why you ask, have you sent a cartload of slithery, scuttley, things down here ? When they suddenly appear it really startles you, this thing was about 4 inches from my feet, I think it must have come from under Sarahs Delta because it appeared from nowhere whilst I was stood by her.
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Post by Louise on Aug 20, 2019 16:10:29 GMT
I could not answer this when I read your post yesterday@louised. I lived on what we called The Snake Path for 3 or more years collectively in a unit on a holiday island which was a protected wildlife environment for all natural wildlife. This meant there were koalas in our trees and rock wallabies which needed water put out for them, screeching birds like flocks of cockatoos and galahs AND SNAKES, some of which are horribly venomous. Google the common death adder, the most venomous land snake in the world. We have had these, always very still, and a licensed snake catcher has to remove them. I had a skinny 2ft long python come through the air conditioner. Lights were put in the garden to help me with my fear. Remember it is tropical and therefore dark for 12 hours a day. I saw very few spiders, yet when I did they were very large. I don’t mind spiders. Learn to love your adders. Still a distance is good. Hmmm, i'll have to live with it all Cherry, bl@@dy glad I don't have to contend with any of that creepy lot you had though
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