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Yes Shirley the gentleman was brilliant, wasn't he?!

Beautiful rose, Kate! I grew it many years ago when I lived at home with my parents still.

I will go and have a close look at my Ajuga - thanks for the tip Shirley! I do use a lot of gravel with my planting, so maybe that helps to keep them away.

My problem this year is the gangs of snails eating my Petunias - that hasn't happened before :(

Lovely plant, Shirley! :) I believe salvias attract a great many bees, perhaps they attract other pollinating insects as well.

Lovely to see so many different Daylilies altogether in one place, Wylie! :) 'Viva la Vida' is really lovely! :)

I was going to ask you, Andy, if they are edible then I saw your post above! :)

Shirley, I grew a climbing 'Masquerade' many, many years ago. I also had a bush one when I still lived at home with my parents. It's a real magnet for greenflies! I've cleaned them off the buds 2 or 3 times already! I try to remember to check for them every few days when I go out t water the plants on the balcony.

Thanks, Kate & FF! :) It's going to be very difficult to take many plants with me when we move as it's a ground floor flat, like where we now live, but without a garden or a balcony! :( There is a small piece of ground with some bushes in front of the flat they told me I could use for some plants if I liked. But it will be a postage stamp size space. :(

If we do move into the flat then I will see what I can do with space.

My thanks to you both.

That is a lovely colour..

Oh no Klahanie! I've a virtually pet blackbird and she is eating slugs, which I'm very grateful for! I would have thought they would be too tough, but she enjoys them..

Thanks so much everyone who responded. I certainly hadn’t realised it was aphids.

yes it is a Deutzia. mine is just coming into flower.

I’ll be deadheading my ajuga shortly! I’ll let you know. But surely dense foliage makes a good hiding place for slugs. They hunker down among the lower stems of my Hostas, and that’s pretty dense! I should have thought that anywhere dark was a good place for them. ?

Lynne, here's link to Shirley blog on this, includes link to RHS for reporting
https://www.growsonyou.com/shirley_tulip/blog/36278-aphid-damage-on-buddleja

Deutzia would be my guess. Would have to wait for the flowers to fully open to name the variety.

I've liked it by mistake Klahanie..sorry!

I agree Lindak, I just couldn't pass them by.

Sadly we are all affected by it Lynnemary.Even an 'escapee' Buddleja was covered with these 'blighters'!!

Shirley I was pulling up some Ajuga yesterday but no slugs were lurking. As you say the foliage is dense and isn't easy to remove.There were plenty of aphids on the surrounding plants and even one solitary ladybird doing its job!

The water iris are lovely to see. There are lots of them in our River Gardens.

Apparently this particular rose is no longer available to buy.

Sheila, it's so disheartening to see the damage done by slugs and snails. They leave Geums and Welsh Poppies alone, thank goodness, or my flowerbeds would be wrecked!

Klahanie, if only the Deer would eat the slugs, problem solved, haha!

I sympathise with you as I have a couple in a raised flowerbed ... your photo has reminded me to dig them out soon.

Thank you Julia for showing me. Your plants look good there.

I just posted a picture of a big slug on my dahlia. So frustrating, is not it?

I’ve rarely had snail damage on my plants, but yesterday I saw my mini petunias had been eaten. I soon found FIVE snails! Grrr …

It’s a good landscape plant, tree.

This dragon tree is even bigger than the Ficus benjamina to the right.

How lovely Klahanie...are the creatures a type of lizard?

You are welcome!

Looking at pics on www, it seems this isn’t unusual with Jerre.

Cottagekare, thank you so much. Really appreciate your help. I’ll pass the info on to my friend

It’s strange! Last year it was nothing like this! I’m a little baffled. But I like it.

Interesting dense structure.

I have the same problems with dahlias Shirley. Slugs love them. Deer leave them alone.

Love the colur

It Is visually striking plant, Delonix

Yes,the increase in house building has certainly driven them out of their familiar environments especially during mating time.
It's the maniacs who race them to exhaustion across farmer's fields.I have become a member of the Hare Preservation trust.They have always been a favourite animal for me.

Lynnemary, I posted a blog a couple of days ago regarding just this problem. The RHS have said this:

Aphids are also spreading to plants they never used to feed on in the UK. The RHS is calling on gardeners to support research into an aphid that has only recently affected buddleia, causing distinctive distortion to the leaves. It is asking the public to submit information on the RHS website to help map its spread.

I have sprayed mine with soapy water as I don't use chemicals at all. I hope this helps you.

Oh that is very sad, I agree with Shirley , all our woods round by us are being built on. xx

Oh, such a shame! I have seen Hares a few times in the countryside around here, but as so many houses are being built locally, I fear for their future as too many fields and woods are being built on.

Labour of Love Sheila. Thank you x

Josie, we have Sparrows enjoying the green aphids, shame they don't like the Blackfly I have just spotted on a newish Echinops!

Oh Karen, I know we are supposed to love all critters, but there's a limit to my patience with them now.

Julia, one is better than none, which is exactly what I have seen here. I know they can be bought on-line, but who's to say they would stay in your garden?!

That’s Oxalis triangularis :)

One ladybird this morning!

I agree, having seen your photo of them!

Did you se the Bees article on Gardeners World, broadcast last Friday, where a wildlife cameraman filmed the Bees in his garden?
I thought it was the best part of that episode!

Julia, I think they are a lovely show of white Nigella. Thanks for the photo too!

Ah yes Shirley I've seen them on the geranium magnificum, salvias, aruncus, think they liked the choisya flowers and weigela too but not watched so closely yet, not sure about the penstemon :-))

Agree with Klahanie … you have worked hard Karen.