In the UK it is a right royal weekend with the second of the Bank Holidays this month. Somewhat typical of our bank holidays rain is forecast. Before you get stuck into waving your flags and scoffing your cucumber sandwiches along with a glass of Bollinger perhaps you could help me with a puzzle. Only last week this beautiful Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola‘ was looking very good with all the new growth cascading over the edge of the pot and then one morning I awoke to find this:
It lives in the courtyard which is open, but even though there are snails living in the courtyard I have never had anything attack this grass or cause this much damage overnight. And before you ask, no, the naughty sheep are no longer nearby. So… rabbits? But would they come back a second night to almost finish it off? (It has since been moved to the back garden which is fenced off). Answers/advice in the comments please!
Now for the six. All based around the red wine tones in the garden this week. (The header image is a Pasque flower)
Have a wonderful weekend!
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Cornwall in Colours 
If it was in our garden I would say the shingle back lizards had a feast on your grass. Nice greenery is their favourite food and we have resorted to growing our vegetables in big tubs covered by plastic greenhouses. Perhaps rabbits were the culprits in your case. That first plant is the most gorgeous colour.
Rabbits or deer, if it were here…I think the ‘stems’ might be a bit tough for cats? Maybe not…Love all your reds!
Deer tend to nibble here and there. Rabbits, on the other hand, have eaten some of my flowers down to the ground. Have you noticed any piles of rabbit fertilizer in your grass? Your Thalictrum is stunning.
Such a vibrant display, Love them all. I watched the coronation last night till 11-30pm, I managed to stay awake as the brits put on a good show. Bit tired today though…
My vote is for rabbits and yes, they would come back for seconds! Love all your beautiful purple selection, especially the heuchera.
Gosh, that’s an unexpected discovery to make, Jude – it would be interesting to know if it really was a cat, but I suppose you may never find out. I hope it is tucked up safe in the fenced part of the garden now! I bought 3 hakonechloa last year for my new grass border but so far they have sulked – unless they were munched when my back was turned! Your purples are really striking and I shall inspect my own Black Stockings later although I know it wasn’t flowering yesterday
Your garden is looking great and I love the colours, especially that Thalictrum and the Heuchera. I hope your grass is safe now that you’ve moved it. Strange that so much of it was taken…
Stranger still was that whatever it was came back the next night to almost finish it off!
Very weird! I once had a young child pull all the stems from a very pretty (and new) heather in my front garden – I guess she was picking flowers to take to her Mum!
My guess is deer, they can do some damage.
No deer around here. Plenty of rabbits though.
My guess would be rabbits. I used to have a real problem with them here. I love all the purple flowers and leaves you’ve put together for this week’s six.
Lovely collection of reds, my thalictrum is not yet in flower so I await it with impatience!
I have three new ones, but they are still quite small so I’m not expecting anything to flower this year.