That's a point well made, Wendy. Still, I think they just like that area.
Last year they put in a nest in a lime tree about 7 feet away!
Diana
"Wendy7" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Hmmmm? I had the same thing a couple of years ago with a humming bird
> nest.
> Yes, do the soap or if you have Neem oil but my thoughts are that maybe
> the birds nested in your gardenias because they knew they would have
food
> closeby?
> Cheers Wendy
> "Diana Kulaga" <diandfrank@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Well, about a week ago I gave the collection an Orthene shot. Thrips
were
>> showing up, along with the occasional mealy. I was late this year - I
>> usually try to get ahead of the gardenia bushes, which of course are
>> thrip magnets. Naturally, I sprayed them too, and like everything else
>> they are due for a second shot in a few days.
>>
>> Friday we were out on the patio for lunch, and there was a major
>> commotion *in* one of the gardenias, a huge one. Two cardinals chased
>> away a blue jay. You guessed it. There's a new nest in there! It will
be
>> fun watching this play out. But.........
>>
>> Now I can't do a follow-up on the gardenias. Suggestions? I know the
>> natural remedies. Think throwing soap, alcohol, etc, at it once will do
>> it, after the Orthene?
>>
>> Diana
>>
>>
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