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Old 12-09-2007, 06:17 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 12 Sep, 10:44, "Uncle Marvo"
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Careful. There might be a stolen viburnum bettle in the stolen viburnum.
Had one two years ago. Nightmare, you have to have the whole plant away
and
burn it. And the smell is terrible.


stares
runs out to check



damm right it smells especially if it gets damp, after the rain when we
moved in we thought oh god we've got drain problems but with some help from
here and a couple of sprayings in autumn and spring we have a very healthy
hedge - still need to clear more of the dead leaves from the base but much
less odiferous