The honeysuckle was the first thing I planted in my garden. We had one many years ago in a garden in Pittington and I have wanted another ever since. Mum sent me this one that was planted in June 2020 after I chopped down the overbearing bay tree. It's currently April so no flowers on the honeysuckle at present (photo from last summer); they are not showy and the joy is more in the scent. It does suffer a bit from the aphids which cluster on the flowers and in 2021 I bought some ladybird larvae but am not sure how much they helped.
Three years later it is at the top of the wall and flourishing
Linking back to the A to Z Challenge.
Stay safe. Be kind. Use your vertical spaces for more plants.
(Finished my puzzle: Pieter Brueghel- A Village Festival)
I definitely love the scent of honeysuckle but I remember once it got hold in my garden it liked to attemppt to strangle other plants such as my magnolia
ReplyDeleteI'll have get one!
ReplyDeleteRonel visiting for H:
My Languishing TBR: H
Huge Snake: Apophis