Wildflower, Blossom and Fungi Photographs

33 watchers

Hanneke Mar 2021 9:57pm, 8 Mar 2021 71,085 posts	0 Hanneke Fozzy, around here the bulbs get eaten by squirrels and voles.
rf_fozzy Mar 2021 10:01pm, 8 Mar 2021 13,556 posts	0 rf_fozzy Ah, I covered the pots they're in with alpine grit, which stops the squirrels rooting in the pots No idea why it works, but it does. Anything vulnerable now has grit on the top of the pots.
Hanneke Mar 2021 10:05pm, 8 Mar 2021 71,089 posts	0 Hanneke That is worth a try, thanks for the tip!
rf_fozzy Mar 2021 10:14pm, 8 Mar 2021 13,557 posts	0 rf_fozzy There you go. Crocuses are in the big pot (although you cannot see them!) I use this stuff (just because Homebase is near me): homebase.co.uk
rf_fozzy Mar 2021 10:18pm, 8 Mar 2021 13,558 posts	0 rf_fozzy Probably should have put that on the Gardening wire....
LazyDaisy Mar 2021 3:23pm, 12 Mar 2021 32,846 posts	0 LazyDaisy Rubbish photos, but pleased to see violets in the garden today. I will draw a veil over the fact that their location, along with all the weeds, is supposed to be a gravel path
Chrisity Mar 2021 1:31pm, 16 Mar 2021 18,762 posts	0 Chrisity Blackthorn, I think.
Chrisity Mar 2021 1:34pm, 16 Mar 2021 18,763 posts	0 Chrisity Flowering currant, Winter currant, Red-flowering currant, Redflower currant, Red Flowering Currant, Blood currant, Bloody Currant - take your pick of the names.
MarkyMarkMark (3M) Mar 2021 1:37pm, 16 Mar 2021 14,652 posts	0 MarkyMarkMark (3M) Cat-wee scented currant?
LazyDaisy Mar 2021 1:47pm, 16 Mar 2021 32,892 posts	0 LazyDaisy That's the one Pretty from a distance though. Ours is possibly a day or two behind Chrisity's.