[mumofstig]

seems we'll have to ban topics on gardening now 

  wouldn't be much of the forum left, would there?.........cos i don't venture near the chickens

[Aunt Sally]

Perhaps we should ban that too.  There are so many different opinions on chicken keeping you know.

[mumofstig]

now you're being norty, Aunty.....send yourself to the step  

[Aunt Sally]

 

[joyfull]

yep there certainly are a lot of opinions in the chickeny pages 

[TheOnlyGothInTheVillage]

Plant 1 and close up:





Plant 2 and close up:





Plant 3 and close up:





Plant 4 and close up:





Plant 5 and close up:





Plant 6 and close up:

[TheOnlyGothInTheVillage]

yay! it worked!

[DavidT]

Going by the new pics, 1/ Forsythia. 2/ Photina Red Robin. 3/ Viburnum tinus. 4/ Beech. 5/ Acer Brilliantissima. 6/ Spiraea possibly Anthony Waterer.

[monsta]

1 is not Forsythia

this is Forsythia

[monsta]

wheres the acer? theres a plain old maple!  

heres the acer your on about...

[DavidT]

1 is not Forsythia

this is Forsythia

Check the flowers on the pic.

[DavidT]

wheres the acer? theres a plain old maple!  

heres the acer your on about...

Rubbish. Look at the colour of the young foliage.

[monsta]

1 is not Forsythia

this is Forsythia

Check the flowers on the pic.

they get flowers before leaves? that has not flowered! 

[Ice]

Rubbish.

Could you use language that is a little less provocative?  This is a "friendly" forum after all.

[monsta]

wheres the acer? theres a plain old maple!  

heres the acer your on about...

Rubbish. Look at the colour of the young foliage.

no its correct there completely a different shape!!!