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awomanonabike

When I'm not on my bike, you'll find me in my organic-ish garden in #Cumbria. Favourite plants? Wisteria, hellebores, peonies, philadelphus...

Ilex aquifolium 'Bacciflava'

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awomanonabike

#advice please! Does anyone have any ideas about my holly? 🤔 It has lost most of its leaves 😢 The ones at the top are still there (above about 4’) and they, and the few remaining ones lower down, are healthy. There are no leaves on the ground at all. 🧐🧐🧐 Deer maybe, though I’ve not seen any here for years 🦌 For the moment I’ve put a fleece over it but think it maybe a case of closing the barn door after the deer has eaten 🙁

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jaynehynesburton

A lot of mine is like this

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awomanonabike

☹️ Is it deer do you think? @jaynehynesburton

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jaynehynesburton

I think something is eating it

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lilybee

Oh that's a shame Jacqueline. Don't know what's caused it but if there's no evidence on the ground indicating disease, then I think you're right to assume it's been eaten and to eat that much it's got to be something pretty large. As it's winter and there's minimal/no foliage on other trees, deer could be travelling further for food and visiting places they don't normally go to?

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awomanonabike

But why my new holly?! Why couldn’t they have the Laurel next to it?! 😉😂 @lilybee

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lilybee

RHS website has a whole page about deer resistant plants - apparently deer like new plants and they like holly!

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awomanonabike

Well that explains it Sue! I’ve essentially opened a bistro for deer 🦌 🤷‍♀️ @lilybee

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lilybee

I think so - open 24/7, no need to book, just bring your friends and help yourselves to the all you can eat buffet!

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awomanonabike

Nooo! Don’t advertise it. I’ve enough trouble already 🤷‍♀️😉😂 @lilybee

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sharonhayden

Oh deer 🦌 🦌

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awomanonabike

😜😂 @sharonhayden

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awomanonabike

19 Mar 2019 • “Will it grow straight?” he said...

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awomanonabike

26 Dec 18 • My Mother-in-law knows me well and was obviously paying attention when I said how much I liked this holly when we were at #larchcottage in November...🎁☺️😍🥰

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richard.spicer.7906

Interesting coloured berries too!

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awomanonabike

Aren’t they lovely Rich 💛 @richard.spicer.7906

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rachelbrooks

Brill! 👍🏼 I don’t think I’ve ever seen one with yellow berries 🤔

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awomanonabike

It’s an eye catching one isn’t it Rachel @rachelbrooks

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rachelbrooks

Lovely. I’m after a couple of standard, variegated ones for out the front but I’ve not seen any I like yet 😏

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awomanonabike

That’s just what I got my M-in-law last year for her Christmas for either side of her front door! Great minds ‘n’ all 😉😂 @rachelbrooks

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rachelbrooks

I knew you were a genius! 😉😘

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awomanonabike

And I knew you were too 😉🤣

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awomanonabike

Thanks John. Now I just need to find somewhere to put it 🤔🤔🤔@ukjohnny

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