Two apricots trees that I bought cheaply. One has done really well and is a nice lush tree but never fruits, the other has always been a sickly thing and is the one that fruits but never more than a meals worth. I'd happily shift them but have no where to put them where fruit would be possible and I keep eyeing their spot as a nice place for something else.
Cirsium rivulare. Yes it's flowers are lovely and for a while in the spring it looks great. But it's foliage is horrible, especially late season, and it takes up so much room. I dug it up in a fit of temper last year and just dumped it in a big pot. It's flowering better than ever this year, forcing me to put it back somewhere prominent. Doh!
Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
Ivy. After 20 years it practically overtook the neighbourhood, it cost an absolute fortune to have it removed, and 2 fences replaced............the folly of youth!
Portuguese laurel. I like it but it doesn't like my soil! I've tried several plants in several locations but it continues to suffer from powdery mildew and shot hole disease, looking very sorry for itself! I've tried several remedies, without success. Now it's time to remove it but I'll wait until autumn as I don't like labouring in heat!
Phygelius capensis (Cape figwort). That stuff tried to take over my entire front garden. It really is a thug and should come with warnings.
Snap @didyw! At least I've moved house and left it behind with the vinca that I don't even remember planting.
@Joyce Goldenlily I wish my Alchemilla mollis and astrantia would seed themselves. One of my alchemilla even died! The sandy Norfolk soil is probably too dry.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Cirsium rivulare. Yes it's flowers are lovely and for a while in the spring it looks great. But it's foliage is horrible, especially late season, and it takes up so much room. I dug it up in a fit of temper last year and just dumped it in a big pot. It's flowering better than ever this year, forcing me to put it back somewhere prominent. Doh!
I love Circium rivulare but it won't grow well here. The clue's in the name .
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Phygelius capensis (Cape figwort). That stuff tried to take over my entire front garden. It really is a thug and should come with warnings.
Snap @didyw! At least I've moved house and left it behind with the vinca that I don't even remember planting.
@Joyce Goldenlily I wish my Alchemilla mollis and astrantia would seed themselves. One of my alchemilla even died! The sandy Norfolk soil is probably too dry.
Vinca minor is definitely another one I regret. Luckily I yanked them before they got stuck in too much and one of them was in a container, totally taking over.
We have phygelius here and it's looking absolutely amazing at the moment. I must admit I like it but it does take over a bit. Ours is planted in some of the worst stoney ground you could find, I'm not exaggerating when I say I had to use a crowbar to get through the first foot before the soil opened a little. When our dog died we buried her near a phygelius and planted a tree. As the phygelius spread and the tree grew, we ended up with a phygelius that scrambled through the tree and reach 14ft plus before a cold winter did it in. I know it would have had plenty of nutrients but it's why I don't feed the monster now.
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I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
@Joyce Goldenlily I wish my Alchemilla mollis and astrantia would seed themselves. One of my alchemilla even died! The sandy Norfolk soil is probably too dry.
When our dog died we buried her near a phygelius and planted a tree. As the phygelius spread and the tree grew, we ended up with a phygelius that scrambled through the tree and reach 14ft plus before a cold winter did it in. I know it would have had plenty of nutrients but it's why I don't feed the monster now.