Someone once said that if you see a farmer in shirt sleeves in January (meaning it's mild) that there's bad weather to come.
My mum thought Christmas roses, hellebores, were unlucky for some reason.
Also a bird coming in the house meant a death. A cheeky robin quite often comes in my house if I leave the back door open then panics and poops all over.
Pansyface, I'm late getting to this thread, but you have given me such a lovely moment with your Ogden Nash quote and your 'two Scotsmen in the bed'. Set me up for the day, thank you!
They are talking about May the plant not the month Bekkie.
I dread to think Pansy.
My mom was very superstitous and full of sayings. I went the dead opposite and took great delight in putting 'new shoes on the table' and 'walking under ladders' just to see the look of panic on her face.
One of her favourites was whenever an item of clothing was too big she would always say 'it would fit Harry Nightingale' I always thought this was a national saying until I found out that there was actually a really big man called Harry Nightingale who lived in our area many years ago.
My mom used to say not to plant some things togeter of they would fight..not surw if she meant some plant stop others growing, is it dill that can stunt other plants?
The kids I used to teach weren't gardeners and didn't know many plants, but they did know cow parsley. They didn't call it that though, or Queen Anne's lace, to them it was 'Mother die' and was bad luck.
Another superstition I've read of, though not actually encountered, is that some people don't like red and white flowers together. They call it 'blood and a shroud' !
You can't plant dill and chervil near each other as it affects growth in some way I can't remember!
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Ne'er cast a clout till May is out.
Someone once said that if you see a farmer in shirt sleeves in January (meaning it's mild) that there's bad weather to come.
My mum thought Christmas roses, hellebores, were unlucky for some reason.
Also a bird coming in the house meant a death. A cheeky robin quite often comes in my house if I leave the back door open then panics and poops all over.
Pansyface, I'm late getting to this thread, but you have given me such a lovely moment with your Ogden Nash quote and your 'two Scotsmen in the bed'. Set me up for the day, thank you!
Another old saying , If you can sit on the earth with your trousers down and it feels alright, sow your barley and it will be up in three days!!
They are talking about May the plant not the month Bekkie.
I dread to think Pansy.
My mom was very superstitous and full of sayings. I went the dead opposite and took great delight in putting 'new shoes on the table' and 'walking under ladders' just to see the look of panic on her face.
One of her favourites was whenever an item of clothing was too big she would always say 'it would fit Harry Nightingale' I always thought this was a national saying until I found out that there was actually a really big man called Harry Nightingale who lived in our area many years ago.
The kids I used to teach weren't gardeners and didn't know many plants, but they did know cow parsley. They didn't call it that though, or Queen Anne's lace, to them it was 'Mother die' and was bad luck.
Another superstition I've read of, though not actually encountered, is that some people don't like red and white flowers together. They call it 'blood and a shroud' !
You can't plant dill and chervil near each other as it affects growth in some way I can't remember!
Blood and bandages here too
Love lilac blossom, pinch it when i go for walks along the canal!