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Sacha[_10_] · 25-05-2013, 11:39 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 2013-05-25 11:21:21 +0100, said:

In article ,
Sacha wrote:

I don't know which honeysuckle it is, David but nothing exotically
wonderful. Probably just L. halliana! But it is on a south facing wall,
on the front of the house, so it gets every bit of sun and warmth there
is. Do you have the name of yours because it sounds good 'garden
value'?

My x brownii are almost out. I am going to have to scrap my
etrusca, which I grew from Cretan seed, unfortunately. It just
can't handle British aphids and I have difficulty in getting
any flowers. After 5-10 years of no good years, enough is
enough.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Yes, sometimes you just have to grow what you can grow, fun though it
is to push the envelope at times! We have 3 Wisterias growing as
standards on the main lawn and one is just hopeless. It comes into leaf
long before the flowers show and flowers poorly anyway. Ray keeps
saying 'give it a chance' but as far as I'm concerned, it's had 3 or 4
years, so that's it. Out! We had another on the house wall (planted
long before Ray came here) and it did just the same, so it's had to go.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk