Sue Beesley - Everything under the sun (Page 54)

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Tuesday May 17, 2005

Meconopsis grandis breaking bud

By Sue Beesley 17 May 2005

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Thursday May 12, 2005

Corylus maxima 'purpurea' and an unknown azalea. The purple hazel is an underrated plant, I think. With the light behind the leaves they range from shrimpy pink to deep maroon. Add to that purple catkins in January and frilly salmon coloured nut-casings in autumn - well I think

By Sue Beesley 12 May 2005

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Curried garden

Well I've not seen a bird or squirrel near either feeder. This maybe because the entire garden smells like our local Indian take-away.

By Sue Beesley 11 May 2005

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Curried squirrel

I'm trying a technique suggested by the RSPB - sprinking hot chilli powder over bird food. Apparently birds can't taste it but squirrels hate it. Have gone one step further and smeared vaseline up the trunk of the bird table and on the branch above the feeder

By Sue Beesley 11 May 2005

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A theory...

Well I caught one slug motoring towards the plants and then diverted by the worryingly blue pellets (I bought them from HDRA - they must be OK!). Here's a theory then - slug/snail climbs leaf to nibble it, leaf can't take weight especially in recent heavy rain

By Sue Beesley 09 May 2005

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Why does it have to be the meconopsis?

See below for the grisly details. It might be slugs, but there's no tell tale slime. And oddly, whatever-it-is has broken off the leaves just at the top of the stem and left them half attached and uneaten. Anyway, I've put some gritty sand

By Sue Beesley 09 May 2005

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Monday May 09, 2005

Marauding slugs...?

By Sue Beesley 09 May 2005

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Selective viewing

This garden is at its best in May. The peonies and geraniums start to flower as the tulips are finishing and nothing has 'gone over'. All is lush and fresh green. In short spells of bright sunshine I took the photos below and have now been driven in

By Sue Beesley 08 May 2005