Not the mint with the hole.

[shelagh]

What about this for flower power.  Just a pity about the hole, luckily we have 2 others not quite so big but no holes.

[Maggi Young]

I'm surprised you managed to get that photo without a mass of pollinators on the flowers, Shelagh.  They must be queuing up 

[Martinr]

Nice one...I'm a little jealous Mine had one flower open last Saturday....it's still only got one flower open

Look forward to seeing the holeless ones tomorrow

[jomowi]

What about this for flower power.  Just a pity about the hole, luckily we have 2 others not quite so big but no holes.

Mine has a bigger hole than yours Shelagh!  I have had these 2 Sedums for 20+ years. I got back from a recent holiday to find a blackbird (I'm guessing) had ruined one, and started on the other. 

[Maggi Young]

Oh no, Maureen - that's horrible, wholesale destruction. Worst I've seen. Sedums seem to be a real favourite of the blackbirds to shred. I do wonder why-  it's not for nesting material of course. I suppose the sedum are a hidey hole for masses of besties the birds are feeding off - but they nevershow any sign of being  bug-ridden, do they? 

[jomowi]

You are right, Maggi, - no visible signs of bugs.  There might have been the odd wood louse lurking, but they are ubiquitous and if the birds like them (?) there are easier pickings to be had than digging up my sedum.  I was miffed to start with, but then thought of it as a 'planting opportunity'.  I have put pieces of the sedum into cracks in paving and my gravelled area, so won't have lost it altogether.

[Maggi Young]

Good idea - that's one of the best things about Sedums- they do make cuttings so readily that a complete disaster is averted. "every cloud ...."

[shelagh]

Funnily (or not funny) enough Maureen we were talking today at Southport Show about blackbird destruction of plants aned Jeff Hutchins who sell hardy orchids was saying that several of his orchids pots had been destroyed by blackbirds trying to build a nest.

Our hole was caused by a grey fungus and the plant looks particularly green because Brian dosed it with green sulphur (Oh am I allowed to mention that or have the EU banned it)