Thank you Ellen! I totally agree with you,I have no favourites and no dislikes,I find great joy in all plants,even weeds have their place,I have a small garden and cram in as much as I can,I do tend to lean towards cottage style,my garden is a picture when in bloom and the heady scents take me to wonderful memories of chilhood,times spent with departed loved ones and family,yes you can tell,I'm nuts about gardening,its my piece of heaven and cant imagine living in a world without my garden or the beauty of nature around us.
I don't dislike any plants, but I'm not too keen on conifers especially when they get gi-enormous in a small garden, why on earth do people let them get like that??!
I love my Rudbeckia out in my front garden and the Bog sag that lives happily with.Strangers always comment how my garden constantly changes from year to year.Thankfully dogs are good enough to stay away from it.I love foxglove.I can sit and watch the bees at work on them all day.How about wild flowers? The delicate Scarlet pimpinel,Such a pretty little plant.
Like a lot of the previous comments I just love gardening and of course love some plants more than others. Ground elder is the bane of my life, I am constantly digging it up. My favourite flowers are Delphiniums, cleome, big dahlas and pelargoniums and of course paintbox pansies. My neighbour has 4 very tall plain trees which shade my greenhouse in the summer, that is my real pet hate. They are nice people but just not gardeners.
"Nasty black flies" on Nasturtiums......Are they good for something if left alone or should one try to erdicate them. The black fly that is. Worry is that the plants are really nice to look at,(if you like that sort of thing) but they are next to my favourite tree a Magnolia Grandiflora ("Blanchard" I think). The tree seems to be getting on very well at present.
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Now what do i HATE!?....NOTHING!
Unless you count the hard work and backach etc we all get from looking after all these wonderful flowers/gardens....
I feel blessed to have a garden, and any flower in it..some are less fortunate.
Feel Blessed!
Worry is that the plants are really nice to look at,(if you like that sort of thing) but they are next to my favourite tree a Magnolia Grandiflora ("Blanchard" I think). The tree seems to be getting on very well at present.