Oh Nic is he spesh?

I hope he treats you like a Princess you deserve some TLC.

Agree with you 100% Freddie, Nic Nacs deserves the best xx

Meanwhile, the bush ... come to think of it, it doesn't look quite so "thriving" in the photograph does it ...  , in fact, it looks "ill".   Some of those leaves since yesterday are going an awful beige colour in the middle.  Oh dear, is this the end of it?  Seems only the flowers below are now sort of okay.

http://homeguides.sfgate.com/disease-fuchsia-plant-69525.html

There are a few suggestions regarding fuchsia disease here.

Thanks Freddie, just looking at that now xxxx

Tas, one of my gardenia plants had black spot. This article covers it nicely

http://www.wikihow.com/Deal-with-Black-Spot-Leaf-Disease

As Deb says, cut off the affected bits, throw them away, give it a spray and keep an eye on it.

Thanks amber xx

Looks like everyone has come to the same conclusion, it is a nasty fungul thing.   We'll certainly sort it out tomorrow and get started on the treatment following the instructions carefully.

If that doesn't work and it continues, we'll pull the whole thing out, treat the soil and start again, maybe with some nice small flowers like violas, petunias or something similar.

Soooo, I'm back.  Not too long was it?    

Lotsa x-rays.  Lotsa prodding and poking.  They checked for breaks,

They checked for blood clots.    Freddie, I had tests for gout coupla months ago

Verdict?

Osteo arthritis!!   I already knew I had  that!  What I didn't know

was how much your joints can swell, apparently. My foot looked like

a small football.  Finger still pointing at the wall.

Asked for prednisol, asked for cortisone injection.   Nup and nup

Got a new script for panadeine forte.  And that's it.  Bye, bye now!

Oh, and stay off it as much as possible!

Gunna be a shyte Christmas.   Grandma aint cooking this year.

I won't Bushie, I promise .... we'll do everything we can to save it first.  It's a big learning curve as gardening hasn't exactly been our forte until now ... these days though, we are enjoying it immensely, bit by bit.  Long way to go , but it's worth it xx

Oh Stawka, I'm so sorry you are going through all of that ... arghhhh!!!!!  Just the same, hope it calms down considerably for you, especially now towards Christmas ... lots of healing thoughts and wishes coming your way ...