poundcoin wrote:It's a pity some genesatist (sp ?) can't produce a slug/ snail breed that eats daisies / buttercups etc .
Plenty to go at in my lawn , it always looks like a meadow .
The slugs and snails home straight in on the bedding plants , favourite seems to be the white alyssum and petunias . They don't seem to like begonias or geraniums .
I have been compiling a list of slug proof plants, though I have come to the conclusion that a really hungry mollusc will eat anything. There is also a list online - http://arnobrosi.tripod.com/snails/plantlist.html
Top of my list is Aquilega followed by Geraniums (herbaceous and tender types), Antirrhinums, Foxgloves and Poppies.
Any other suggestions?
As to lawns, I like the meadow look, and so do the bees.