Just read all these comments and I'm astounded how many plants people hate! I can't think of a single one that I dislike that much, as most plants are great in the right place. Admittedly I don't enjoy having thorns in fingers but it would not stop me from buying roses, and although I have not got a Berberis, my neighbour has and I admire the colour when in full bloom. As a florist I look at plants differently, especially foliage plants. Even Aucuba and the dreaded conifer can look fantastic in the right arrangement. I'm sure people have learnt to dislike plants that are difficult to control, but it's sad to rule them out totally. Grow some in a pot where you can restrict their size.
And as a final word, just stop and take a really close look at one of those hated flowers. It's miraculous how perfectly the petals are formed into the flowers; each one a masterpiece!
A friend once said how he hated that awful shrub Ceanothus, I told him to wash his mouth out and that it's a beautiful plant with gorgeous blue flowers. Years later I planted one in my small garden, it grew into a monster and a thug off a plant. I remembered his words and I now also hate this shrub. After we dug it out, and it wasn't easy, I vowed I would never, ever have that thug in my garden again.
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Meant hate not hat!
Dis- like lupins Not sure why but have always avoided getting any- something to do with childhood gardens I think.
Also don't like Mahonia or Vinca. In previous garden spent years trying to get rid of it
Most htings I like and find I want everything........
Gaultheria shallon - highly invasive pest of a plant.
I have criteria that plants have to meet for me to buy them.
They must have scent, the more the better
They must be easy to grow. Self-seeding is a plus or easy to propagate.
They must have flowers.
If the flowers are poor the scent must make up for it.
If the scent is poor the flowers must be copious.
Everything has be attractive to wildlife.
I don't grow flowerless shrubs, I rarely grow shrubs of any kind, they are a bit bleurgh to me.
Anything beginning with Mahonia and Ivy!! reminds me of the shrubs outside city council buildings.
Love ALL Roses, be it Rambling, climbing, bush.....and all varieties of lavender and any Anemonies....pure bliss!!
I love the foliage of Alchemilla Mollis, especially when wet, but absolutely hate the smell of the flowers.
Oh and ALL hedges....especially when they are shaped to look incredibly well 'almost unnatural...sorry to those who have them
Just read all these comments and I'm astounded how many plants people hate! I can't think of a single one that I dislike that much, as most plants are great in the right place. Admittedly I don't enjoy having thorns in fingers but it would not stop me from buying roses, and although I have not got a Berberis, my neighbour has and I admire the colour when in full bloom. As a florist I look at plants differently, especially foliage plants. Even Aucuba and the dreaded conifer can look fantastic in the right arrangement. I'm sure people have learnt to dislike plants that are difficult to control, but it's sad to rule them out totally. Grow some in a pot where you can restrict their size.
And as a final word, just stop and take a really close look at one of those hated flowers. It's miraculous how perfectly the petals are formed into the flowers; each one a masterpiece!
A friend once said how he hated that awful shrub Ceanothus, I told him to wash his mouth out and that it's a beautiful plant with gorgeous blue flowers. Years later I planted one in my small garden, it grew into a monster and a thug off a plant. I remembered his words and I now also hate this shrub. After we dug it out, and it wasn't easy, I vowed I would never, ever have that thug in my garden again.