Photinia.

Hi Janet, good to hear! I have now got two fairly large specimens, they are waiting to be planted, as my garden help has damaged his hamstring ! Ain’t it always the way? Press on with your cutting, you obviously have the time to wait for it to grow big, I don’t, so I have to buy big to make the garden look established. Only started it a year ago.

 

I searched around at garden centres for my "little red robin" but they all seemed to stock every variety except the little dwarf one I was after.

However, I did eventually manage to source one on line from "gardening direct". It's going to be a little stunner this one.

 

Hi kittie i had to put it in the the red robin in the ground at the bottom of the garden it was shedding its leaves my future daughter in law who loves gardening helped me its looking much better seems more happier kittie if i lived near to you i would have helped you but i do hope your gardener recovers soon take care

 

My "little red robin" is doing ok so far. But I was a little alarmed yesterday when I noticed that there are masses of aphid clusters concentrated on the newest leaves. I wiped a lot off with my finger but obviously I need to spray with something.

Is there a DIY sure fire way to get rid of the aphids, a home concoction that I can make up myself?

 

Diluted washing-up liquid usually does the trick as long as you can spray the underside of the leaves.

 

Hi my red robin had greenfly /aphids last year and for 2weeks I swelled it with washing up liquid it killed them all so try it it works