Plants for Bugs

Bacterial infection confirmed

2013-05-23T12:57:00Z

Poorly viburnum

2013-05-17T08:59:00Z

While working on site yesterday, a very sick looking Viburnum sargentii caught our attention. It's not cold damage as other viburnums are not affected. Our plant pathologist, Liz, is going to take a look later today but has anyone any ideas? Will post shortly with her findings.

beetlemania

2013-05-08T14:31:00Z

Pointy tubers and hairy bulbs

2013-04-26T12:32:00Z

The time of year is now upon us when we get on and fill any gaps in the Plants for Bugs trial beds. First to go in are the bulbs and tubers.

Making every bug count

2013-04-15T13:20:00Z

Easter bugs

2013-04-03T10:29:00Z

With all the cold weather, we thought we'd raise a smile with these Easter chocolate bees and bugs, kindly brought in by our Plants for Bugs volunteer Linda.

Charlie's Angels (in disguise)

2013-03-07T14:40:00Z

(L-R) Judi, Carolyn and Linda pose for the camera

Stand back - creepy crawlies coming through

2013-02-26T13:44:00Z

Kiwi wonders

2013-02-15T16:27:00Z

I promised some nature pics from my trip to New Zealand. In the next post I've got some weird things from the sea and even stranger fungal stuff to show you but here are some bryophytes and lichens to be going on with...

We return

2013-02-12T15:36:00Z

Christmas cheer

2012-12-19T08:21:00Z

From this courteous robin on one of our bed labels and all of us from the Plants for Bugs project here at the RHS, we'd like to wish you a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Brrrraving the cold

2012-12-12T15:42:00Z

Winter is definitely upon us. With plummeting temperatures, dustings of snow and the most magical haw frosts, it's nearly time for us to down tools and call it a day for this year's sampling on Plants for Bugs.

RHS Science Committee feedback sought

2012-11-29T12:44:00Z

Last week Andy our entomologist was invited to present the latest analysis from Plants for Bugs to the RHS Science Committee. This took place in the wonderful wood-panelled Council Chamber in our London offices at Vincent Square. Andy has just begun some preliminary analysis of the data from years 1 and 2.

Last of the colour

2012-11-21T10:52:00Z

As colours intensify then fade from our Plants for Bugs plots I wanted to leave you with these images;

(from top: Viburnum sp, Geranium sanguineum, Eupatorium cannabinum and Eryngium agavifolium)

Stripes are in

2012-11-16T09:01:00Z