Don’t Panic! Don’t Panic!
Posted By Judith on 24th June 2017
No I haven’t been afflicted with a touch of the Lance Corporal Joneses, it’s just that I suddenly noticed the other day that the ‘Solomons Seal’ that were looking so elegant and magnificent a few weeks ago are now looking decidedly sad.
In fact they are looking positively skeletal as you can see here.
Further investigation soon found the culprits (people of a nervous disposition should look away now)
They are saw fly caterpillars and although it looks pretty drastic, we know from previous experience that the plants will come back next year as good as ever, so no need to panic.
Elsewhere we had another bit of horticultural serendipity, when this oxalis decided to pop up next to our purple heuchera.
Sweet.