We have had the Hostas for years nothing deters the critters. We may need to get a larger pot for them though as it may not help there resistance. They don’t get stripped however like the others and always come through. The misses hunts the ones hiding in it’s foliage and gets rid of them. They will be back but will take them a while.
The foxglove was planted last spring and did brilliantly last year, but not this year not got going and no flower at all. Leaves where decimated by snails and it never recovered. I also think the other competing plants around it are tough and it may have got swamped out. The Lupin was new in this year and was getting a mauling till I pelleted, now it’s made a full recovery thankfully.
I agree the pellets are not what we would like but tried most things and it doesn’t work. May try the beer traps, but I feel I would be emptying them daily and don’t get that much time to be in the garden.
It looks as though you have at least another 30 roses on the way (in the circled area) and even more in other areas. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a small bush produce so many flowers. The leaves also look very healthy.
Clematis Comptesse Bouchad. This was one of a few plants not bought from the hospital or rescue corner at a garden centre, it was advertised as white to pale pink!
Some really nice photos @catswhiskers. My favourite from the selection is that of the Clematis Comptesse Bouchad: I like the angle you’ve chosen and the composition which includes an open flower, two opening flowers and numerous buds. I also like how you have framed the photo of Rose Arthur Bell to highlight the various tints of yellow
A mention for the most improved photographer here goes to @Dashing. Your last post featuring Gertrude Jekyll is coming along nicely. Don’t be afraid to experiment with different angles and compositions
Yucca make great show plants and those flowers look enormous. You have an exemplary left brain (logical) from the posts that I have read in other threads and it would be nice to see more of your right brain potential (artistic) by capturing interesting angles/compositions with your camera to highlight the beauty of the plants in your garden. Please do not take any offence to my comments. You have my warmest wishes and I wish you a lovely evening/day
P.S. I love your avatar, I wish my cat had the same expression!
Ahh that’s fine Satori, i used to have a proper camera but these days i only have a cheap phone to take pictures with, so i tend to spend a little less time on composition and such…
Here are a few slightly older pictures as well that contain flowers from the garden, these are the only ones i currently happen to have on this system so they might not be the most interesting ones!
That’s the spirit: those photos are much more immersive and they capture a moment in time that you considered especial. I’d like to see you spending more time in the garden and decompressing from life in the fast lane
That is the tricky part there are YouTube clips of guys bending a circle using a wooden cable roller capstan then bashing it on an anvil.
I bought a tube roller again on YouTube clips of guys making these from scratch. Essentially it is three gripped wheels with the centre wheel adjustable.
I modified mine from a handle to use my reversible hand drill set on a low torque.
Thank you sharing as it looks like a very cost effective way of making plant supports that are much more durable than some of the offerings from a garden centre
