poppyrae wrote:
i moved into this bungalow 17 yrs ago it had a wisteria growing up
the front of it. Every year it has grown its leaves then produced
flowers
this year it only produced a few flowers first which soon died and
then it
produced a few leaves which soon died as well . My neighbour used to
have
a high conifer hedge that used to give it shelter but he has had this
cut down
I have no experiance in gardening at all so could some one tell me
what
problem they think it could be

You don't give much to go on. Was winter particularly wet or dry? What is
the soil like now where it is growing? Does the stem of the wisteria seem
solid and healthy? Are there any new shoots emerging now? Did the cutting
of this hedge change either the light or drainage of the wisteria, if so
how?


Also this afternoon i went to check on my gooseberry bush and a swarm
of wasps flew out with what looked like a giant wasp then they all
flew back in again
is there anything i can do about that problem

I really don't know what to say to that question. Don't go near the
gooseberry bush or spray the wasps would seem to be the choices, fly spray
will do it but take care.

Don't do what my father once did. We had a huge paper-wasp nest hanging
under the eaves of the house and he decided to burn them out with a lighted
rolled-up newspaper. He was stung several times and nearly burned down the
house.

David