Oh dear, I've just planted a purple toadflax. But my alchemilla mollis that I wanted to spread a bit just won't. It's made 1 baby in 5 years!
Several years ago I saw a pretty flower in my daughter's garden so I took some home. It's still pretty and it brightens a dark corner, but it seeds itself like mad - everywhere! But it is quite easy to pull up. Impatiens balfourii or Kashmir balsaam. But I still rather wish I'd left it where it was!
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I used to buy plants on 'sight'. Never checked how big/.wide they would grow so have over the years had to reposition many which turned out to be whoppers and totally in the wrong position. Funny thing is one I bought 3 years ago, which should grow to 2m x 2m, for the sole purpose of filling a largish area, has made hardly any growth at all. I can't win.
The other thing I regret is letting the buttercups take such a hold of ground behind Magnolia tree. Now all amongst the ground cover and gradually creeping further across and down the garden.
Verdun, I too have swum with the fishes. Good job it was summertime.
That's right FG. Where my new flower bed is now stood a huge connifer tree. It was lovely when I bought it, about 4ft tall, very sweet. Grew into a big, ugly thing which took all the goodness from the ground, killed the grass and stopped the sunlight. Fortunately, errant son does like chopping things down and he went to town on it. I am learning!!
Yes, is the answer to your next question. Don't like pancakes. Don't really like weetabix either.
Tina- my ex has an area next to his path that contains 4 different conifers that someone must have thought looked so pretty when they bought them....the size of the area?
About a square yard
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Oh dear, I've just planted a purple toadflax. But my alchemilla mollis that I wanted to spread a bit just won't. It's made 1 baby in 5 years!
Several years ago I saw a pretty flower in my daughter's garden so I took some home. It's still pretty and it brightens a dark corner, but it seeds itself like mad - everywhere! But it is quite easy to pull up. Impatiens balfourii or Kashmir balsaam. But I still rather wish I'd left it where it was!
I used to buy plants on 'sight'. Never checked how big/.wide they would grow so have over the years had to reposition many which turned out to be whoppers and totally in the wrong position. Funny thing is one I bought 3 years ago, which should grow to 2m x 2m, for the sole purpose of filling a largish area, has made hardly any growth at all. I can't win.
The other thing I regret is letting the buttercups take such a hold of ground behind Magnolia tree. Now all amongst the ground cover and gradually creeping further across and down the garden.
Verdun, I too have swum with the fishes. Good job it was summertime.
Tina- that's why you see so many front doors with gigantic conifers 2' away from them...
Have you had your weetabix?
Was thinking of making pancakes....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That's right FG. Where my new flower bed is now stood a huge connifer tree. It was lovely when I bought it, about 4ft tall, very sweet. Grew into a big, ugly thing which took all the goodness from the ground, killed the grass and stopped the sunlight. Fortunately, errant son does like chopping things down and he went to town on it. I am learning!!
Yes, is the answer to your next question. Don't like pancakes. Don't really like weetabix either.
Archie-I just saw your post....brilliant!
Did it taste awful?
Tina- my ex has an area next to his path that contains 4 different conifers that someone must have thought looked so pretty when they bought them....the size of the area?
About a square yard
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I spent hours one day last week spraying tough weeds. I'd waited till they were starting to grow, and a still dry day came along, and off I went.
Afterwards I realised I'd mixed up the weedkiller too thin. Several times.
I'm not very good at mental arithmetic
I've never fallen in a pond - but I have come close (and looked around to see if anyone saw me).
ha just rememberd . put grandads fork throw. my plastic woolies sandals in to my big toe
cica 1962
BBoots-pond...
Archie...I remember those sandals well!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'll have you know FG, that falling in the pond can be a very frightening experience
and is not something to be laughed at. 