I can't stand kniphofia and actually beheaded the lot when we moved to a new house when I was 14. That was done with my mother's blessing (and carving knife) as she felt the same way. Irrational? Undoubtedly. I don't dislike hyacinths but can't cope with the scent either indoors or out.
Even lawns aren't a wildlife desert if you leave daisies and speedwell and clover to grow. Ours is full of weeds and a-buzz with insects as well as an occasional green woodpecker and the hoopoes who come for the ants.
Of course. I just get a strong emotional reaction to the thought of having to use a lawn mower!
After I finally bought a house a couple of years ago, I've refused to maintain the very small patch of grass I have. It's a bit short on flowers at the moment but it quickly acquired a good grasshopper community. My plan this year is to rip up the current grass to replace it with a more interesting mix.
Bindweed, I think ... with the trumpet white flowers and rampant growth, is probably the only plant I don’t like in my own garden, but I can’t say I hate any of the plants.
I hate being scratched by rose stems but the flowers and colours are really good in the garden tapestry. I’ve got lots of ivy and have gone out of my way to plant various periwinkles so I’m not in agreement with either!
Surely stinging nettles and horribly prickly or poisonous plants should be number 1 here?
Why can’t gardeners hate some plants (and death to valerian I say)? Writers surely hate some other writers’ work, ditto painters and paintings. Chefs likewise must not be able to abide certain foods.
It’s just a personal thing but I object to the use of the word ‘hate’ ... it’s a word that is used far too often and indicates a violence that is rarely if ever appropriate in most folk’s daily lives thank goodness. I’m a painter ... there are some paintings I’m not keen on but I can’t think of any that I hate unless they depict support for a loathsome political creed such as fascism or racism.
I will admit however, to a deep dislike of Acuba japonica ... Out, damned spotty thing!
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I agree Dove, it’s a matter of taste and if we all liked the same things there wouldn’t be enough to go around but hate is a bit of an extreme reaction to something alive that’s never done me any harm!
A few killjoys on here! Let's jjst share our hates and have a bit of banter, no big deal for crying out loud!
And who says gardeners are supposed to be nice people? They are an average section of society, consisting of all kinds of people!
I hate "granny" plants, the kind of soft perennials that sit in a sea of dark brown regularly-turned soil as if they're a solo spectacle. Actually, that's it. I hate bare beds with seas of soil to hoe over. Bare soil means "let's invite weeds", or "I can't afford the time or money to put plants in there".
I am a big fan of lawns though as you may know. A garden isn't a place for wildlife, it's a place for people and part of that is allowing wildlife to enjoy some parts of it for our own satisfaction (come on, who doesn't feel personal pride or sense of duty achieved from seeing animals in their garden).
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After I finally bought a house a couple of years ago, I've refused to maintain the very small patch of grass I have. It's a bit short on flowers at the moment but it quickly acquired a good grasshopper community. My plan this year is to rip up the current grass to replace it with a more interesting mix.
I hate being scratched by rose stems but the flowers and colours are really good in the garden tapestry. I’ve got lots of ivy and have gone out of my way to plant various periwinkles so I’m not in agreement with either!
Surely stinging nettles and horribly prickly or poisonous plants should be number 1 here?
I will admit however, to a deep dislike of Acuba japonica ... Out, damned spotty thing!
😝
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
And who says gardeners are supposed to be nice people? They are an average section of society, consisting of all kinds of people!
I hate "granny" plants, the kind of soft perennials that sit in a sea of dark brown regularly-turned soil as if they're a solo spectacle. Actually, that's it. I hate bare beds with seas of soil to hoe over. Bare soil means "let's invite weeds", or "I can't afford the time or money to put plants in there".
I am a big fan of lawns though as you may know. A garden isn't a place for wildlife, it's a place for people and part of that is allowing wildlife to enjoy some parts of it for our own satisfaction (come on, who doesn't feel personal pride or sense of duty achieved from seeing animals in their garden).