Hi Salino. Do you know this PC of mine has a mind of its own - I just did before rplying to Berghill reply to you and its just vanished. Will try to reproduce similar text. Ref those "bangs" - I was not referring to "those" bangs ( though they possibly did not help - dare not explain) but to those "bangs" in which one has a mishap or disagreement and ones outlines are altered a little. Hope we are on the same wavelength here regarding our interpretation of "bangs"?. Seems I have me Lavenders all mixed up and sounds like mine are the same as yours - Hidcote. Have a few plants in a dry hot corner with Rue, Salvia sclarea, Curry plant (not to your liking) and a few other "drys". Love to pick-crush-smell as with the Herbs in the garden. Speaking of which i have a nice Bay in the front about 8 feet tall and 3-4 feet diameter which I clip at appropriate times - enjoy that for the scent.
...lol...oh dear Keen, we are in a muddle...I was aware of which 'bangs' you were referring to, but this time my attempt at humour obviously got a bit lost on the way there......tongue in cheek, and all that...
..here are my Lavender 'Hidcote' bushes on the left here... I love them, they flower for so long and one of my neighbour's insists on the dried flowers for arrangements when I cut them back...which is all nice..
...I should add, I haven't grown Rue for a long time but used to like it very much...the others you mention I've not grown I don't think....isn't gardening wonderful...
More mistakes by me than just thugs Thought I could control them. Live and learn...A "mile a minute vine"....ended up growing in my roof!
Put "mind ur own business" round my pond, it looked so lush and green and mossy like, spent the next ten years trying to get rid of it!
Loved listening to the "pop!" of the seeds exploding from my 5 planted Euphorbia characias. Knew I should deadhead but thought I would actually like a few more....could have supplied every nursery in the vicinity with them the following year.
Sweet violets, the worst!!!!!! So pretty, edible too. Thought could keep them confined to top wildish patch. Their seed heads explode too!!! Got into my alpine garden Had to dig out alpines, extract violets...roots so deep and resistant to pulling for such a dainty looking plant...replant and re-grit. Took forever!
BTW Bice to see you Keen Why is everyone so shy on this forum? Most I've been on post pics of themselves straightaway. Only reason I haven't is I don't have a recent one of me to post.
I did not even have my photo taken at any of our childrens; weddings. I think the lat one I have of me is from ours. Tried to avoid that one too!
Books? When I tell you I have 16 metres of shelving with Gardening books you might guess that I like reading about plants even more than growing them.
Wild violets are the bugbane of our life. They appear everywhere and since thay are all up and down the Lane there is not much chance of getting rid either.
Soil, we used to garden on a south facing sand dune. When I needed sand for concrete, I dug it out of the garden!
Water, we are in the rain shadow of the hills so we get about half the national average amount of rain. Rain aprroaches and one thinks Great, and then it stops about 100 metres away. Been known to walk down our Lane in sun and get soaked a few hundred metres down the road.
We are also in a Frost pocket so we have had frost in July and early September. Notice I never mention my absolute favourites Dahlias? Cannot grow them ,they die of cold long before they flower.
Another spreading one for us, Marjoram. Oh and Lemon Balm, don't even like the smell of that stuff.
Hi Berghill. So your set up not as good as I thought. Well never mind because we are as gardeners very versatile and famous for making the best of whatever situation crops up on our plot weatherwise or whatever. - so be it for you and so be it for me and all of us - we will overcome!. Good to see that you are a great reader and lets face it from this comes much knowledge added to our own actual experiences and even fumblings. I do believe however whilst looking seriously at what they say we must not be confounded or overawed by writers and "experts" be they actual or imagined - we must give things a try whatever I feel - "know alls" of course to be always given a wide berth as far as I am concerned. I am as previously stated a great disciple of Margery Fish and ask you have you read any of her books? - if not may I seriously suggest you have a look at them since they may well appeal to you being a great reader. I have enjoyed them all my gardening life and have derived great benefit from them - 56 years in my case - understand if taboo but may I ask how about yourself - how long have you been at it. Its very nice to be nattering to you - conversation rather than chat which ain't my thing. Regartds.
Hi addict. You are an honest gardener - quite prepared to admit to mistakes which goodness knows all of have made aplenty during our gardening lives. You have that great interest and obviously above your already probably considerable knowledge the adaptability to learn more. You enjoy and best wishes to you. Incidentally those wild Violets are given free rein on my plot and for sure they are everywhere but are easily plucked out as and when. Regards.
Hi Salino. I was following you (I hoped) ref the "bangs" - "those" bangs I referred to coincide with what I thought you meant - not the smack in the gob. type. Ain't it a bind we cannot explain to each other what we are getting at on site like this. I am sure we both know what we are getting at so lets have a little giggle between ourselves.. If we go on about this our minds will become "over boggled".mnever mind banged..
Hi all. Now another plant which seeds very badly but is one I honestly feel I could not have a garden without - will try to explain. I am referring here to the common native biennial evening Primrose - Oenothera biennis.. This is another of those plants which just appeared in my garden many years ago (50's) and has stayed with me by seeding itself about ever since - as stated they get everywhere.- it has followed me from my first propertyy to this my third. I have always found they come in two types - either a small flowered one - 1 inch across flowers ot a bigger 2 in across one. After flowering they set a length of seed pods up the stems which duly open and spread. They are I find no trouble in that they are easil recognised and removed - this I do and always leave a selection (pot luck) to develop and flower during that year. Now heres that wonderful thing ( bonus) as i see it. The plants having grown during the year to flowering size (3 to 5 ft) and with a good head of flower buds - the bigger ones easily noted . One can on a nice hot sunny summer evening stand and watch these flower buds "twitch" open from bud to full size in jerky movements. A sight to see I think - nature actually at work. The flowers have a nice subtle scent as well. If you do have this plant in the garden do give it a go - you will be as I always have been enthralled.
I once had Rosa rugosa in my garden and it took a long time to get rid of it once I realised how invasive it is.
I do grow Euphorbia fireglow, also Vinca, but they are in a small patch which is totally surrounded by tarmac or a wall. The Vinca tries to escape by sending tendrils round the side of the wall but even I am faster than this plant with my snippers, and have so far kept it under control.
Some of these thug plants can be quite useful if you have very poor soil and can't get anything else to take. But the absolute exception to this is that blasted Himalayan balsam. I hate that plant and go up and down the lane pulling it up in the hope that it won't get into my garden but it is creeping closer every year.
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Hi Salino. Do you know this PC of mine has a mind of its own - I just did before rplying to Berghill reply to you and its just vanished. Will try to reproduce similar text. Ref those "bangs" - I was not referring to "those" bangs ( though they possibly did not help - dare not explain) but to those "bangs" in which one has a mishap or disagreement and ones outlines are altered a little. Hope we are on the same wavelength here regarding our interpretation of "bangs"?. Seems I have me Lavenders all mixed up and sounds like mine are the same as yours - Hidcote. Have a few plants in a dry hot corner with Rue, Salvia sclarea, Curry plant (not to your liking) and a few other "drys". Love to pick-crush-smell as with the Herbs in the garden. Speaking of which i have a nice Bay in the front about 8 feet tall and 3-4 feet diameter which I clip at appropriate times - enjoy that for the scent.
...lol...oh dear Keen, we are in a muddle...I was aware of which 'bangs' you were referring to, but this time my attempt at humour obviously got a bit lost on the way there...
...tongue in cheek, and all that...
..here are my Lavender 'Hidcote' bushes on the left here... I love them, they flower for so long and one of my neighbour's insists on the dried flowers for arrangements when I cut them back...which is all nice..
...I should add, I haven't grown Rue for a long time but used to like it very much...the others you mention I've not grown I don't think....isn't gardening wonderful...
More mistakes by me than just thugs
Thought I could control them. Live and learn...A "mile a minute vine"....ended up growing in my roof!
Put "mind ur own business" round my pond, it looked so lush and green and mossy like, spent the next ten years trying to get rid of it!
Loved listening to the "pop!" of the seeds exploding from my 5 planted Euphorbia characias. Knew I should deadhead but thought I would actually like a few more....could have supplied every nursery in the vicinity with them the following year.
Sweet violets, the worst!!!!!! So pretty, edible too. Thought could keep them confined to top wildish patch. Their seed heads explode too!!! Got into my alpine garden
Had to dig out alpines, extract violets...roots so deep and resistant to pulling for such a dainty looking plant...replant and re-grit. Took forever!
BTW Bice to see you Keen
Why is everyone so shy on this forum? Most I've been on post pics of themselves straightaway. Only reason I haven't is I don't have a recent one of me to post.
I did not even have my photo taken at any of our childrens; weddings. I think the lat one I have of me is from ours. Tried to avoid that one too!
Books? When I tell you I have 16 metres of shelving with Gardening books you might guess that I like reading about plants even more than growing them.
Wild violets are the bugbane of our life. They appear everywhere and since thay are all up and down the Lane there is not much chance of getting rid either.
Soil, we used to garden on a south facing sand dune. When I needed sand for concrete, I dug it out of the garden!
Water, we are in the rain shadow of the hills so we get about half the national average amount of rain. Rain aprroaches and one thinks Great, and then it stops about 100 metres away. Been known to walk down our Lane in sun and get soaked a few hundred metres down the road.
We are also in a Frost pocket so we have had frost in July and early September. Notice I never mention my absolute favourites Dahlias? Cannot grow them ,they die of cold long before they flower.
Another spreading one for us, Marjoram. Oh and Lemon Balm, don't even like the smell of that stuff.
Hi Berghill. So your set up not as good as I thought. Well never mind because we are as gardeners very versatile and famous for making the best of whatever situation crops up on our plot weatherwise or whatever. - so be it for you and so be it for me and all of us - we will overcome!. Good to see that you are a great reader and lets face it from this comes much knowledge added to our own actual experiences and even fumblings. I do believe however whilst looking seriously at what they say we must not be confounded or overawed by writers and "experts" be they actual or imagined - we must give things a try whatever I feel - "know alls" of course to be always given a wide berth as far as I am concerned. I am as previously stated a great disciple of Margery Fish and ask you have you read any of her books? - if not may I seriously suggest you have a look at them since they may well appeal to you being a great reader. I have enjoyed them all my gardening life and have derived great benefit from them - 56 years in my case - understand if taboo but may I ask how about yourself - how long have you been at it. Its very nice to be nattering to you - conversation rather than chat which ain't my thing. Regartds.
Hi addict. You are an honest gardener - quite prepared to admit to mistakes which goodness knows all of have made aplenty during our gardening lives. You have that great interest and obviously above your already probably considerable knowledge the adaptability to learn more. You enjoy and best wishes to you. Incidentally those wild Violets are given free rein on my plot and for sure they are everywhere but are easily plucked out as and when. Regards.
Hi Salino. I was following you (I hoped) ref the "bangs" - "those" bangs I referred to coincide with what I thought you meant - not the smack in the gob. type. Ain't it a bind we cannot explain to each other what we are getting at on site like this. I am sure we both know what we are getting at so lets have a little giggle between ourselves.. If we go on about this our minds will become "over boggled".mnever mind banged..
Hi all. Now another plant which seeds very badly but is one I honestly feel I could not have a garden without - will try to explain. I am referring here to the common native biennial evening Primrose - Oenothera biennis.. This is another of those plants which just appeared in my garden many years ago (50's) and has stayed with me by seeding itself about ever since - as stated they get everywhere.- it has followed me from my first propertyy to this my third. I have always found they come in two types - either a small flowered one - 1 inch across flowers ot a bigger 2 in across one. After flowering they set a length of seed pods up the stems which duly open and spread. They are I find no trouble in that they are easil recognised and removed - this I do and always leave a selection (pot luck) to develop and flower during that year. Now heres that wonderful thing ( bonus) as i see it. The plants having grown during the year to flowering size (3 to 5 ft) and with a good head of flower buds - the bigger ones easily noted . One can on a nice hot sunny summer evening stand and watch these flower buds "twitch" open from bud to full size in jerky movements. A sight to see I think - nature actually at work. The flowers have a nice subtle scent as well. If you do have this plant in the garden do give it a go - you will be as I always have been enthralled.
I once had Rosa rugosa in my garden and it took a long time to get rid of it once I realised how invasive it is.
I do grow Euphorbia fireglow, also Vinca, but they are in a small patch which is totally surrounded by tarmac or a wall. The Vinca tries to escape by sending tendrils round the side of the wall but even I am faster than this plant with my snippers, and have so far kept it under control.
Some of these thug plants can be quite useful if you have very poor soil and can't get anything else to take. But the absolute exception to this is that blasted Himalayan balsam. I hate that plant and go up and down the lane pulling it up in the hope that it won't get into my garden but it is creeping closer every year.