Anyone want a bush?

[HeyWayne]

I planted a viburnum a few years ago, thinking it would add something to the garden. However, it's just not right for the garden, so I'll dig it up when all the foliage dies back and I'll prune it down.

Anyone want it?

[HeyWayne]

Ok, failing that - anyone know a way of getting rid that doesn't involve a skip/local recycling centre?

[reetnproper]

Well you could find a nice quiet, sheltered patch in your under growth and then cut the thing into footish long lenths and pile it there for all the lovely, friendly garden creatures to hibernate in, or find food in while it breaks down and replensih the ground with nutrients

Then chuck the root ball in your garden waste bin for the council to deal with

Sorted

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[VirginVegGrower]

Not to a Vibernum - poor thing. What variety? How about donating to a park or local parks and gardens department at the council.

[Glutton4...]

You can send it to me, but I don't have a garden of my own. I have a couple of customers with 'gaps,' it can go in one of them. Which Viburnum is it?

[HeyWayne]

Not to a Vibernum - poor thing. What variety? How about donating to a park or local parks and gardens department at the council.

You can send it to me, but I don't have a garden of my own. I have a couple of customers with 'gaps,' it can go in one of them. Which Viburnum is it?

It would appear the non-flowering one.

Seem to remember the word "snowball" in the name/description. It's on the label - but that's at home, I'm at work. Will update later if I don't think of it in the next half hour...

[HeyWayne]

Crikey - that was easy. It would appear it's this one: Viburnum opulus | Garden Oasis

Looks great in the photos, but I'm either doing something wrong, or I have a duff one. It gets covered in black aphids in the spring/early summer, and hasn't flowered once yet (3-4yrs).

[Florence Fennel]

Love that, but it needs to spread and get some height and I couldn't accommodate it in the bit of garden I don't grow veg in!

[HeyWayne]

Oh it's got height! It currently stands at about 3 metres high. I had to prune it back as it was also spreading about 1.5 metres outward.

[VirginVegGrower]

Pruning it at the wrong time will take off the flower buds, hence no flowers. Needs trimming after spring flowers have faded so March/April. You can hack it back quite hard at the appropriate time to reduce height.

[chris]

mmmmmmmmm... not a fan of bushes.

Thanks though

[sewer rat]

I had a Viburnum opulus (aka Guelder Rose) in my garden til last year - did you know that viburnums can be home to up to 70 pests and diseases!!!!!!!
Got rid of mine sharpish - it was always aphid-ridden anyway and never really flowered properly.

[HeyWayne]

I had a Viburnum opulus (aka Guelder Rose) in my garden til last year - did you know that viburnums can be home to up to 70 pests and diseases!!!!!!!
Got rid of mine sharpish - it was always aphid-ridden anyway and never really flowered properly.

I'll be in your club soon enough.

[Bren In Pots]

Wayne if a grape doesn't want it there's always Freecycle.

[HeyWayne]

Wayne if a grape doesn't want it there's always Freecycle.

I've developed a bit of an aversion to Freecycle I'm afraid.

Bee sideswitch I have a new home for it potentially (grape)