Do you remember last year when my living roof was trashed? We thought the culprit could have been a wood pigeon as we set up a wildlife trap camera and the birds most likely were a wood pigeon or blackbird. The camera caught both stomping across the plants. This year we have conclusive proof as Martyn spotted the wood pigeon poking about and turfing bits of plant aside.
When I planted up the lid all the plants had their own space
The vandals! after all your good work, I am taking your advice and netting my strawberries as I have now seen what wood pigeons can do, we often see magpies soaking bread in our birdbath too
Once things got growing I did intend to mix things up a bit, jo and the birds have saved me a job. Some of the sedums self seed which means they also add to the mishmash
I much prefer the mishmash too, it looks lovely....I often find bits of alpines and seedums in the birdbath too and mine are permanently ripped up too.xxx
The plants are looking lovely anyway. I told the boys off for making a mess of earth all over the path the other day. Then I happened to look out of the window very early one morning and I discovered that it was blackbirds and sparrows that were pulling the earth onto the path. Every so often I find a whole bread roll in the garden as well - we have lots of seagulls around, I think they drop them.
I agree with everyone above, the mishmash of plants looks quite nice! But I can understand your frustration, the birds make a lot of mess in my garden too, especially the permanently resident wood pigeons on my roof. I have just started collecting plants for a miniature rock garden I am planning to make, and I have got a lot of different sempervivums. I might have to find a more secluded space for them than on the top shelf of my nursery shelves! I put them there as that’s the sunniest space in my garden, and after 2 days they are still there – but they might not have been discovered yet?!
This is first to me - birds 'attacking' the succulents? I never saw them doing it to my sedums and sempervivums. I gusse they just want your planting to look more natural.
We can do without winged vandals !! I sympathise as my innocent looking white fantails cause havoc with my stone sink full of sempervirens. So frustrating! They tend to do it through the winter/ early Spring when there is not much else around. I have to replant the stone sink most years !!
Me too, I think the resulting blending of the plants is rather delightful. But it must be hugely irritating. It is the blackbirds here, they fling my seedlings about with gay abandon in their hunt of tasty morsels in the soil.
Oh, Sue! What vandals! Your plants were so beautiful growing in gravel. There was the problem in my garden last year. I had made a birdbath, there was a small statue in the center. Every time when Magpies sat on this statue they threw the birdbath on the ground. Small birds had no water in hot days. Would you place the net above your plants?
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I can see why they were tempted. It does look tasty!
ReplyDeleteLet's hope now they have found that they aren't tasty, tpals that they leave the alone for a while.
DeleteThe vandals! after all your good work, I am taking your advice and netting my strawberries as I have now seen what wood pigeons can do, we often see magpies soaking bread in our birdbath too
ReplyDeleteWe've been erecting a cage round our redcurrants today, David.
DeleteI like the mishmash of plants too, I think it looks more natural. On the subject of birds, any news of Hoppy?
ReplyDeleteOnce things got growing I did intend to mix things up a bit, jo and the birds have saved me a job. Some of the sedums self seed which means they also add to the mishmash
DeleteIt's a shame about the damage but I'd agree with Jo. The mishmash does look more natural.
ReplyDeleteThe mishmash is fine by me, Jessica - it's just that some of the plants have been just mashed.
DeleteI much prefer the mishmash too, it looks lovely....I often find bits of alpines and seedums in the birdbath too and mine are permanently ripped up too.xxx
ReplyDeleteI suppose it's something you have to put up with when you encourage birds into the garden, Snowbird.
DeleteThe plants are looking lovely anyway. I told the boys off for making a mess of earth all over the path the other day. Then I happened to look out of the window very early one morning and I discovered that it was blackbirds and sparrows that were pulling the earth onto the path. Every so often I find a whole bread roll in the garden as well - we have lots of seagulls around, I think they drop them.
ReplyDeleteBlackbirds do like to have a good dig, CJ. But in the plus side they are looking for bugs.
DeleteI agree with everyone above, the mishmash of plants looks quite nice! But I can understand your frustration, the birds make a lot of mess in my garden too, especially the permanently resident wood pigeons on my roof.
ReplyDeleteI have just started collecting plants for a miniature rock garden I am planning to make, and I have got a lot of different sempervivums. I might have to find a more secluded space for them than on the top shelf of my nursery shelves! I put them there as that’s the sunniest space in my garden, and after 2 days they are still there – but they might not have been discovered yet?!
One good things Helene is that the pieces soon reroot - you just have to find the pieces.
DeleteAs much as I love watching them in the garden birds can cause a lot of damage.
ReplyDeleteJust the prove we pay, Jo they do lots of good too.
DeleteThis is first to me - birds 'attacking' the succulents? I never saw them doing it to my sedums and sempervivums. I gusse they just want your planting to look more natural.
ReplyDeleteDo you get wood pigeons in your garden, Vesna?
DeleteWe can do without winged vandals !! I sympathise as my innocent looking white fantails cause havoc with my stone sink full of sempervirens. So frustrating! They tend to do it through the winter/ early Spring when there is not much else around. I have to replant the stone sink most years !!
ReplyDeleteIt does tend to happen seasonally, Jane
Deletebird attacking succulent? Hope they can be protected this time...
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping that they will now leave the plants alone for a while, Malar
DeleteMe too, I think the resulting blending of the plants is rather delightful. But it must be hugely irritating. It is the blackbirds here, they fling my seedlings about with gay abandon in their hunt of tasty morsels in the soil.
ReplyDeleteThe blending doesn't irritate, Janet, just the trashing of the plants
DeleteOh, Sue! What vandals! Your plants were so beautiful growing in gravel. There was the problem in my garden last year. I had made a birdbath, there was a small statue in the center. Every time when Magpies sat on this statue they threw the birdbath on the ground. Small birds had no water in hot days.
ReplyDeleteWould you place the net above your plants?
I could net then Nadezfa but it wouldn't look very attracttive
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