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Why don't you just get a green thumb?

its so pretty,

Hi Lainedru, look for scale {cottony like masses} under the leaves, if found spray with an inseticidal soap. Also top dress with fertilizer it may have been stressed and just needs a pick me up. Goodluck Philip.

Blossom Is So Beautiful :D

Do you know which type it is, Lainedru?

JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO IMAGINE HOW GOOD ALL YOURE HARD WORK WILL LOOK WHEN EVERY THING COMES THROUGH,..CANT WAIT TO SEE PICS, GOOD LUCK.

Good luck !

Interested in hearing how you get on as we have thought about these a few times.

Great---- you have been working very hard -As Spritz says its far more creative to have a go and see the results of your hard work.
Good luck with the garden and best wishes,
Grenville.

Sounds as if it will be a picture! I know that 'instant'
gardens can and are done, just look at what the professionals do at the shows - but we normal people don't have either the money or gangs of gardeners working flat out, do we! So we have to try to be a bit patient and watch the new planting grow with pleasure at what we are achieving!

Just think... This is just the beginning..! I hope you find out that your thumb is a lot greener that you thought.!

There's nothing like seeing that first flower emerge through the soil to get your heart racing, is there..?.!

I've got a cat that looks an awful lot like that one. Mine has less hair though. She's called Laptop.

Those buds are so Purple :D

Love the Bark its pretty colour :D

AAAAAAAAAaaaaawwwwwwww Hello Sunshine :)

Looks like you are going to be busy

This looks good. Reminds me of the herb garden that I just put together.

Sorry been busy with blogs work pond etc not too familiar with latin name but have an evergreen honeysuckle with orange flowers new variety recent introduction.Could this be what you referring to?
Has large glossy leaves much larger than other honeysuckles so like Spritz wouldnt recommend through trees as will eventually choke and dominate. Lonicera genus can be confusing as lonicera shrubs commonly used for hedging and bear little relation to honeysuckles.If it flowers then very unlikely to be shrub variety.

ooooo i've always wanted a black cat - how old is he??

she'd make a good friend for my Bobbins she never shuts up! she's sooo amusing the more i talk to her tho the more she miaoooows back my husband thinks im crazy!! take a look at my pix of the cats!!

I have tried to track this plant down for you but it's not in my RHS book or on their website, I'm afraid. Maybe another member has one in their garden? My Honeysuckles (various) are all growing happily on trellises, if that's any help. I find that their stems get so strong that they get very tangled in trees, and I can't get them free very easily if I need to.

Ooooo - I have one of these - Felix domesticus 'Variegatus'......

It's lovely!

I love these! I think I would just put them near the path and wait for visiters to spot them...

Certainly looks like it! :-)

http://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/category.cfm?cat_id=22

Here are a few groung cover suggestions, have a look through and do a bit of research on the internet to see if any match your spec.
Happy hunting!!

I remember some years back buying a Hosta named 'Silvery Slugproof ', unfortunately it didn't live up to it's name.

Some hostas have thicker/tougher leaves that are not so desirable to snails - a specialist hosta nursery should be able to advise you which ones. 'Halcyon', with large glaucous blue foliage, is certainly one to try

Wow, I think mine is even smaller than this one ! Another common name for it is Lily of the Valley bush. I can see yours has buds on it..........so does mine.