Geranium. The eye-searingly bright scarlet, orange and pink ones with big flat variegated leaves that smell awful. Used to be the standard town council bedding, you couldn't escape them.
Pyracantha. Who are the masochists who plant this?
And Photina x fraseri when used as hedging, though maybe that's because its been used to death around here. Can't help but think it looks so much better as a single plant.
How long a list do you want? I detest all " bedding" alyssum, lobelia, salvia blaze of fire, french marigold, busy lizzies, petunias etc etc etc. ( can I add hanging baskets? ) Salvia hot lips. cordyline australis. Salix flamingo heuttonyia chameleon Variegated plants which aren't as nice as the none variegated, eg ceanothus and pyracantha the list could go on and on and on
Hostas
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
I've had a few 'what on earth was I thinking of?' plants this year. Pig-in-a-poke verbena turned out to be bright blues and reds with white centres. I think I got away with the dahlias and nicotiana. They're ok. Leucanthemum 3 ft high straggly over-large daisies.
As a kid I hated Hydrangeas,no idea why,I actually won a competition,you remember strawberries used to come in little Woden punnets, it was a flower arrangement that had to be in one of them. I now grow them,. Also Bergenias,but nothing I don't like now. What have you all got in your gardens then,eh Hosta?I have just bought some fake cactus I. Very nice pots. My porch is south facing,even with the door and window open it gets to 50c even my (north facing) conservatory hits 44c when it's 28c outside,never been able to put any plants in there in summer
After spending a few hours weeding under our 60 foot tall Monkey Puzzle, I have come to dislike it intensely. For the life of me I do not understand why anyone would plant one in a suburban garden.
Posts
And Photina x fraseri when used as hedging, though maybe that's because its been used to death around here. Can't help but think it looks so much better as a single plant.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'