Lyn, you beat me to it on the nerines with a few weeks off the forum. Anywa I had a nice surprise early in this October; I have a few hyacinths in various pots which are quite good at poping up each year otherwise being neglected, hovever, I also had 3 nerines in another pot which I rather lost track of and I don’t recall seeing at all last year thinking they were lost. But with the garden getting a bit dreary they showed their faces really well with even a fourth spike as a bonus. [yes, that is late spring campagnula flowers you can see in mid-October ~ there are still a few bells even now.]

Lyn, you beat me to it on the nerines with a few weeks off the forum. Anywa I had a nice surprise early in this October; I have a few hyacinths in various pots which are quite good at poping up each year otherwise being neglected, hovever, I also had 3 nerines in another pot which I rather lost track of and I don’t recall seeing at all last year thinking they were lost. But with the garden getting a bit dreary they showed their faces really well with even a fourth spike as a bonus. [yes, that is late spring campagnula flowers you can see in mid-October ~ there are still a few bells even now.]

To be honest, at first I thought I’d leave well alone, after all, they have a right to live (I think), but then I couldn’t have the window open. For some reason, they didn’t wait to be antagonised before stinging, they just did it! Couldn’t risk twin baby grandchildren getting stung, so they had to go… Cost £40 with the council, I didn’t know there were specialist pest control companies… I’ve since realised how much damage they have done in the short space of time they were there, they have destroyed a fair bit of insulation!

I admire wasps, they are interesting to watch and I’m sure they do a good job, somewhere, but in this case – they had to go.

To be honest, at first I thought I’d leave well alone, after all, they have a right to live (I think), but then I couldn’t have the window open. For some reason, they didn’t wait to be antagonised before stinging, they just did it! Couldn’t risk twin baby grandchildren getting stung, so they had to go… Cost £40 with the council, I didn’t know there were specialist pest control companies… I’ve since realised how much damage they have done in the short space of time they were there, they have destroyed a fair bit of insulation!

I admire wasps, they are interesting to watch and I’m sure they do a good job, somewhere, but in this case – they had to go.

To be honest, at first I thought I’d leave well alone, after all, they have a right to live (I think), but then I couldn’t have the window open. For some reason, they didn’t wait to be antagonised before stinging, they just did it! Couldn’t risk twin baby grandchildren getting stung, so they had to go… Cost £40 with the council, I didn’t know there were specialist pest control companies… I’ve since realised how much damage they have done in the short space of time they were there, they have destroyed a fair bit of insulation!

I admire wasps, they are interesting to watch and I’m sure they do a good job, somewhere, but in this case – they had to go.

Cheers, Jenni, I’ve already started looking in garden centres, but haven’t sen any yet. I’m rather like your mother, I don’t like buying over the internet – I refuse to declare my card number as I don’t feel it’s safe! Also, I like to look for plants to see if there might be a promise of more than one in a pot, y’know, those that look as though they’re starting to divide etc so that I can get more for my cash. Regards

*Boudicca – Gets REALLY stroppy after a pint!*

Cheers, Jenni, I’ve already started looking in garden centres, but haven’t sen any yet. I’m rather like your mother, I don’t like buying over the internet – I refuse to declare my card number as I don’t feel it’s safe! Also, I like to look for plants to see if there might be a promise of more than one in a pot, y’know, those that look as though they’re starting to divide etc so that I can get more for my cash. Regards

*Boudicca – Gets REALLY stroppy after a pint!*

Duro, have you dug up beneath the bluebells? Blow the seeds, just look at the number of little white corms – they grow like mini spuds. Once they’ve finished dying back, dig them up and only return a few of the corms and dispose of the rest via the most convenient or profitable means. As regards the mint, the soil is probably spent, try digging in some compost. Does it have enough sunlight? It’ll tolerate some shade, but doesn’t like full shade. Mint also like a reasonable degree of watering. Jenni, I was going to plant some foxgloves, but you’re putting me off! I have an outrage of Canterbury Bells – I adore them, but I’ve got something of a surplus of both white and blue – I need to move some around, particularly where I have a full mass of white ones against a cream coloured wall. They don’t show off too well, so need to dig a few out and introduce some of the blue ones, but still have masses of both to lose! My Canna flower spike has just started to open over the last couple of days and, today, I notice a second plant is producing a flower spike as well. At this time of year I could do with an Indian Summer to give them a chance!_________________

*Boudicca – Gets REALLY stroppy after a pint!*

Duro, have you dug up beneath the bluebells? Blow the seeds, just look at the number of little white corms – they grow like mini spuds. Once they’ve finished dying back, dig them up and only return a few of the corms and dispose of the rest via the most convenient or profitable means. As regards the mint, the soil is probably spent, try digging in some compost. Does it have enough sunlight? It’ll tolerate some shade, but doesn’t like full shade. Mint also like a reasonable degree of watering. Jenni, I was going to plant some foxgloves, but you’re putting me off! I have an outrage of Canterbury Bells – I adore them, but I’ve got something of a surplus of both white and blue – I need to move some around, particularly where I have a full mass of white ones against a cream coloured wall. They don’t show off too well, so need to dig a few out and introduce some of the blue ones, but still have masses of both to lose! My Canna flower spike has just started to open over the last couple of days and, today, I notice a second plant is producing a flower spike as well. At this time of year I could do with an Indian Summer to give them a chance!_________________

*Boudicca – Gets REALLY stroppy after a pint!*

Duro, have you dug up beneath the bluebells? Blow the seeds, just look at the number of little white corms – they grow like mini spuds. Once they’ve finished dying back, dig them up and only return a few of the corms and dispose of the rest via the most convenient or profitable means. As regards the mint, the soil is probably spent, try digging in some compost. Does it have enough sunlight? It’ll tolerate some shade, but doesn’t like full shade. Mint also like a reasonable degree of watering. Jenni, I was going to plant some foxgloves, but you’re putting me off! I have an outrage of Canterbury Bells – I adore them, but I’ve got something of a surplus of both white and blue – I need to move some around, particularly where I have a full mass of white ones against a cream coloured wall. They don’t show off too well, so need to dig a few out and introduce some of the blue ones, but still have masses of both to lose! My Canna flower spike has just started to open over the last couple of days and, today, I notice a second plant is producing a flower spike as well. At this time of year I could do with an Indian Summer to give them a chance!_________________

*Boudicca – Gets REALLY stroppy after a pint!*