Greenfingers Prickly situation for the Teasel !

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Prickly situation for the Teasel !

northdevonfocus 03/08/2013 02:56

I am feeling a little discombobulated after a week away up North. Have returned to a rather dishevelled, but colourful garden and have watched with some concern as builders demolished an old porch at the back. The last time I asked a workman to “please watch out for that poppy”, he promptly put his ladder on it so I blew caution to the wind and surrounded the precious teasel with pots and did not utter a word. In my absence the Buddleia, Hydrangea and Hebes have flowered so I am looking forward to getting some photos of butterflies and insects. The Blackbirds are in the “Doghouse” so to speak as they keep pecking away at the soil around my Bonsai. I initially tried to combat this with glass pebbles but they just move them aside. While I was away I draped over some plastic weighted down with the pebbles to no avail. Ideas please, also can you identify the green insects on the Daisy. The rather dusty Teasel is “Still Standing” but for how long, the house is being painted on Monday, that means ladders and scaffolding noooo....!!

Can you identify the above please....

Teasel and a Bonsai with a Raincoat on!

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ChristineB 03/08/2013 03:38

Your post made me smile - sounds as though you have rather a battle going on there! Hope the teasel survives unscathed! Great photo of those insects by the way.

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northdevonfocus 03/08/2013 03:43 in reply to ChristineB

Thanks Christine, will keep you posted if the teasel survives!

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Sooty 03/08/2013 05:01 in reply to doggie

We have some Teasels 7 feet high,we decided they must be Treesels LOL.Noticed a Peacock Butterfly on a flower on one today.
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northdevonfocus 03/08/2013 05:15 in reply to Sooty

Hi Sooty, I must say I normally have lots of Teasels in the garden, but this year there is only one which is why I am so protective. Your "Treesels" sound fantastic...

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northdevonfocus 03/08/2013 05:20 in reply to doggie

Trouble is Alan, the blackbirds have completely made themselves at home in this shady, quiet part of the garden....the Bonsai must be about 40 years old and they keep digging up the roots which has never happened before!!

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Sooty 03/08/2013 05:39 in reply to northdevonfocus

Hi Pat,we often have problems with Blackbirds digging up small plants as they seem to be looking for insects and the only way we have found to stop them is to drape a net over them until the culprits probably migrate and newcomers have not the same habits.
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Wildlife friendly 03/08/2013 16:24

The green insect on the daisy is a Common Green Capsid.

I hope you Teasel survives.

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northdevonfocus 03/08/2013 20:54 in reply to Wildlife friendly

Thanks for the ID, WF did wonder what they were

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