Ilex x meserveae 'Little Rascal'

My little rascal is the same. The leaves that are still there are very healthy, but lots are missing 🧐🤔🙁 #advice please This is a very small plant and I can’t believe it’s deer but what?!

Sorry to see what's happening Jacqueline, I hope you find out what's doing it 🤔😢

I’m guessing it will recover when other sources of food for whatever is eating it, comes into leaf. I found evidence of a vole living in this bed a year or two back so maybe it’s that. Not much I can do about it 🤷‍♀️ Keeping my fingers crossed 🤞 @pelly

Well at least you're looking after the wildlife 🙄😂

Eek! 😬 how odd!

😂 Thanks for that Jane! Small mercies and all that 😉😂 @pelly

It’s a little rascal I’m sure 😠@rachelbrooks

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I think it’s a Roebuck they have got into my back garden and had a good bunch this year too 🤦‍♀️

Oh no! You too ☹️ I don’t want them to starve but do they have to pick on my new plants?! What’s different about this is that it is only 30cm high max and the highest leaves haven’t been touched. Something has nibbled the buds of a hellebore next to it and dragged bits under the heather, which I’m told voles and dormice both do 🤔🧐 @suerichards

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Too right Rich 😱😱😱 @richard.spicer.7906

24 May 2019 • Finally Planted this in its permanent home 🏡 #blue-holly

Sounds like you've had a busy day Jacqueline 👍😊

Well my back aches so must have had 😂 Cheers!🍷🍷 @pelly

Is that my bedroom window? 🤔 also...look at that Hellebore!! 😍😍

No gardening for me today, I've been lambing, (not me personally), and not Herdies either, but I'll join you in saying chin chin 🍷🍷

I’ve just seen...that took 20 weeks 😂 Lovely little shrub though x x x

It is! And your little rascal 😉 @rachelbrooks

Chin! Chin! 🍷🍷 Jane. I bet your back aches more than mine 😃 @pelly

😂😂 I thought I should nurture it in the cold frame over the winter, as warmer and not as wet in there 😉 @clipperty

Excuses excuses 😆 xx

3 Nov 18 • Yes I know I already have lots of shrubs but this is Ilex meserveae, a teeny little holly. And it’s called ‘Little Rascal’ so, given the circumstances, I couldn’t resist. (Will add to the encyclopaedia later.)

Nice shrubs!

It’s a lovely little one Yash - and although it looks prickly, it isn’t 😃@kaporyash

🙊this looks a really sweet little one. Would make a fab topiary ball I reckon 💚

Good thinking! Do you remember a heather falling over the end of the walled bed by your room? I’m thinking of putting it behind that 🤔 @rachelbrooks

I don’t remember the Heather 🤔🙄but that’s a very fitting spot for it! I like that ☺️😘

Turns out it was in the encyclopaedia after all but only appeared once I had added ‘x’ to Ilex...It is a variety of blue holly which is a cross between I. aquifolium and I. rugosa which were originally raised in the USA #blueholly