The CUK Gardening Thread

[Gittins Gal]

Wisteria

I'm quite tempted on wisteria for our new extension if we get it done.

As well as honeysuckle, the front of the cottage is covered in Virginia creeper the leaves of which turn a wonderful deep russet colour in autumn time. It does have a tendency to spread though - I'm always having to tear it out of the privet hedge and its found its way up the telegraph pole at the bottom of the garden.

[zeitghost]

Honeysuckle flowers briefly and then produces green berries which do nowt...

Berries on the stuff in my garden are black.

I cut the stuff back to the ground & 3 years later it's back more rampant than before.

I'm contemplating a flame thrower.

But I'll have to wait until the nesting birds have buggered off.

[zeitghost]

Or if you want butterflies and bees try a purple buddleja

Buddleja - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!

But so saying, I've managed to kill the example that grew in my garden.

[zeitghost]

Then again, some lune thought it a good idea to introduce this stuff

[Gittins Gal]

Then again, some lune thought it a good idea to introduce this stuff

Hmmm...inneresting.

Japanese knotweed doesn't seem to grow round this way. Must be lime intolerant or something, like rhododendrons which are also considered a pest. Indeed, many moons ago I volunteered for the BTCV and most of my scrub bashing efforts were directed at eradicating these.

Giant hogweed is another one - a very impressive umbellifer - almost prehistoric looking and, kids, beware - don't make peadhooter s from the dried stems of these plants however tempting it may appear. They are very toxic and at the very least you'll end up with some nasty blisters on your mouth.

[zeitghost]

Oh, we've got knotweed by the hectare, rhododendrons by the acre, and himalayan balsam by the running mile.

All good clean fun.

Knotweed is the worst coz it can grow through concrete.

[DodgyAgent]

Oh, we've got knotweed by the hectare, rhododendrons by the acre, and himalayan balsam by the running mile.

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And that's just in the front garden

[SueEllen]

Berries on the stuff in my garden are black.

I cut the stuff back to the ground & 3 years later it's back more rampant than before.
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You mean you "pruned" it.

You are going to have to dig the roots out.

[OwlHoot]

Hmmm...inneresting. ...

Nurse! Nurse! She's started doing it again!

[norrahe]

Hmm, my honeysuckle illusions have been rather shattered.

Any other ideas for a south-facing wall climbing plant of the same ilk that will smell nice (preferably for more than a day or two each year) attract butterflies and bees, prosper in the sun, and survive the winter?

Jasmine, not sure about the butterflies.

Verbena is good for butterflies and seems to flower for a long period.