Tulips - they look plastic and false. Variegated foliage, its soooooo pretentious. After growing zinnias for the first time I've found them too garish...cosmos has a more understated beauty.
I find myself always drawn to hardy plants. Annual, biennial or perennial are all ok in my book. But why not have annuals in the border? There's nothing better than direct broadcasting of hardy annuals in autumn
Agree about the smell of pelagoniums and I can't stand the smell of tomato plants either but my biggest hate is yukky, sticky, hanging basket petunias. Dead heading something as sticky as they are is just disgusting!
I like most plants, but really dislike formal, manicured garden beds. I like a more natural informal look. Just let the plants grow to their own basic shape and let them fit in where they will. Perhaps it's because in an environment where plants grow naturally in the own environment is what I'm more used to. The Australian bush land would upset gardeners who like regimented, formal rows.
Just as well we are all different or the world would certainly be boring.
This thread has proved to be most useful, I had no idea Mahonia had to be pruned like that. I do like it but I don't like the way it is often positioned in a border, left to grow all leggy and crowded in with other plants, it really deserves a centre spot where it can be admired.
Same thing with fatsia, I love fatsia japonica but want to cry everytime I walk past the local co-op as the lovely shrub is crowded in with other shrubs that don't suit and has become squashed and lost it's gloss. It should be out there as a centre piece allowed to spread all it wants.
I'm planning on getting a witchhazel as a cerntrepiece for my new front garden and I will let it grow as it will - it doesn't need pruning does it?
I like most plants but they have to look appropriate.I try to grow things that will fit in here and go with the surrounding countryside, but in the borders they don't have to be native. I experiment with all sorts and love things that grow well here unexpectedly. I don't like 'easy' things that simply won't grow for me. Aubretia is one such, it just turns up its toes! And 'throw and grow' seeds that I throw and they don't! Lost count of the number of times I have tried to grow larkspur. I've grown delphiniums, no problem, larkspur nothing. Ever!
My choisya is on its last chance. I was all set to hoick it out this year but it has actually produced some flowers and new growth after many years of gangly nothing. The yellow leaved one went years ago and is not missed. It always looked sick. Lots of yellow leaved things do, even worse if they have pink flowers! Things with irregular variegation too; I don't mind spots or stripes or definite middles or edges to leaves but don't like ones that look like they've been splashed with bleach.
Love daisies but don't like sunflowers, except in fields in France. Might try some just for the birds one day though, and wonder if I might like some of the smaller flowered ones and non-yellow ones better. They are daisies after all...
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Tulips - they look plastic and false. Variegated foliage, its soooooo pretentious. After growing zinnias for the first time I've found them too garish...cosmos has a more understated beauty.
I find myself always drawn to hardy plants. Annual, biennial or perennial are all ok in my book. But why not have annuals in the border? There's nothing better than direct broadcasting of hardy annuals in autumn
Agree about the smell of pelagoniums and I can't stand the smell of tomato plants either but my biggest hate is yukky, sticky, hanging basket petunias. Dead heading something as sticky as they are is just disgusting!
Mines about 6' tall, I have never cut it down apart from dead flowers, would you recommend I cut that down to 6" and if so, when please.
Hi all, you wouldn't think that flowers go in and out of fashion but they do.
people used to like Heathers and while I'm on the subject Conifers are also out of fashion. Stupid isn't it?
just to say I hate it when people keep hanging baskets up for months with nothing in them!!!!!! Store them away it's not attractive.
I like most plants, but really dislike formal, manicured garden beds. I like a more natural informal look. Just let the plants grow to their own basic shape and let them fit in where they will. Perhaps it's because in an environment where plants grow naturally in the own environment is what I'm more used to. The Australian bush land would upset gardeners who like regimented, formal rows.
Just as well we are all different or the world would certainly be boring.
I can't stand that spotted laurel Acuba Japonica - it never looks well to me.
Also (and I'm taking my life in my hands here) I'm really not keen on Choisya 'Sundance' ..........
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Oooo the gloves are off now Dovefromabove haha
This thread has proved to be most useful, I had no idea Mahonia had to be pruned like that. I do like it but I don't like the way it is often positioned in a border, left to grow all leggy and crowded in with other plants, it really deserves a centre spot where it can be admired.
Same thing with fatsia, I love fatsia japonica but want to cry everytime I walk past the local co-op as the lovely shrub is crowded in with other shrubs that don't suit and has become squashed and lost it's gloss. It should be out there as a centre piece allowed to spread all it wants.
I'm planning on getting a witchhazel as a cerntrepiece for my new front garden and I will let it grow as it will - it doesn't need pruning does it?
I like most plants but they have to look appropriate.I try to grow things that will fit in here and go with the surrounding countryside, but in the borders they don't have to be native. I experiment with all sorts and love things that grow well here unexpectedly. I don't like 'easy' things that simply won't grow for me. Aubretia is one such, it just turns up its toes! And 'throw and grow' seeds that I throw and they don't! Lost count of the number of times I have tried to grow larkspur. I've grown delphiniums, no problem, larkspur nothing. Ever!
My choisya is on its last chance. I was all set to hoick it out this year but it has actually produced some flowers and new growth after many years of gangly nothing. The yellow leaved one went years ago and is not missed. It always looked sick. Lots of yellow leaved things do, even worse if they have pink flowers! Things with irregular variegation too; I don't mind spots or stripes or definite middles or edges to leaves but don't like ones that look like they've been splashed with bleach.
Love daisies but don't like sunflowers, except in fields in France. Might try some just for the birds one day though, and wonder if I might like some of the smaller flowered ones and non-yellow ones better. They are daisies after all...