tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post3102418364216824539..comments2024-02-28T04:22:53.128-06:00Comments on Visit My Garden: UNfavorite Annualsspurgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-86494688252831804622012-02-29T17:22:03.185-06:002012-02-29T17:22:03.185-06:00Oh yes, that's a perfect description - perhaps...Oh yes, that's a perfect description - perhaps some evil wizard put a stink hex on them!spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-29287202658497675722012-02-29T17:17:21.063-06:002012-02-29T17:17:21.063-06:00Oh NO - I just bought moon flower seeds last weeke...Oh NO - I just bought moon flower seeds last weekend! Had never tried them before but picked them up on a whim at the store. Oh well, thanks for the warning. I too buy WAY more seed packets than I need every year. In winter, everything seems possible...spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-87086255625875305772012-02-28T21:58:42.206-06:002012-02-28T21:58:42.206-06:00Here I was looking forward to arresting someone fo...Here I was looking forward to arresting someone for plant calumny for the very first time in my life, and then you so nicely asked us not to. Oh, well. Some other blogger, then. Cosmos grow well here, but local gardening authors do recommend the dwarf varieties b/c of the wind/breakage issue. (Our spring winds are relentless, or at least they seem that way.) Between the smell you describe so unforgettably and the waving tentacles, the Bells of Ireland have something Harry Potter-ish about them. You didn't buy the seeds from someone in a pointy hat by any chance, did you?Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-24108254355849700672012-02-28T13:59:12.343-06:002012-02-28T13:59:12.343-06:00Rebecca thank you for stopping by my blog : )
I ha...Rebecca thank you for stopping by my blog : )<br />I had a great giggle over this post .. more gardeners should be doing posts like this to warn other gardeners of the dark side to some plants ? LOL<br />I am terrible with seeds .. I completely forget that I buy them in that garden madness haze we go through near the end of winter ... only to discover packets of them in an office box by October ? JEEZ !!<br />I had a great laugh with this post .. it was perfect ! Keep them coming : )<br />Joy<br />PS .. I have tried for 4 blanking years to do the Moon Flower vine and it always fails me .. I am begining to HATE that damn thing every time I see a seed packet in a store !!!CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-47844829200331376432012-02-28T09:00:01.230-06:002012-02-28T09:00:01.230-06:00You're welcome Ann! I look forward to seeing y...You're welcome Ann! I look forward to seeing your garden grow.spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-20619288246101960242012-02-28T08:57:39.292-06:002012-02-28T08:57:39.292-06:00There is probably a good home waiting for all of m...There is probably a good home waiting for all of my misfits! You are lucky cosmos grows nicely in your area - I do wish it were more suited to my region as I do think both the flowers and foliage are beautiful - so light and cheery. I love your idea of planting a "monster" garden - that would be great fun! I bet kids would love that.spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-8196096513402883392012-02-28T08:54:59.389-06:002012-02-28T08:54:59.389-06:00Yes, I actually really enjoy experimenting and gro...Yes, I actually really enjoy experimenting and growing new things all the time. It's fun to observe and see what happens - especially if the result is not what we expected.spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-48787081206490686832012-02-27T20:35:43.702-06:002012-02-27T20:35:43.702-06:00I have often felt that way about some annuals that...I have often felt that way about some annuals that are not performing well or have seemingly gone wild. Gardening is interesting, isn't it?The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-14948334483529932252012-02-27T18:31:34.562-06:002012-02-27T18:31:34.562-06:00What a great blog post this is. You had me gigglin...What a great blog post this is. You had me giggling a few times, there! Poor Gomphrena, rejected forever for one mistake. And picturing your Clarkia falling over in astonishment nearly had me falling out of my chair. I don't agree about Cosmos, because here it flowers from very early Summer and I always grow it in spaces between more robust plants that hold it upright. I agree it's probably not right in your cooler Summers. But it seems to me that there is some exciting potential for the Bells of Ireland, with its twisty, sea-monster tentacles. I have always thought that if I had more land, I'd plant a garden in a tucked-away corner and fill it with weird, other-worldly plants, ones that look ugly in normal gardens but that together might be fascinating rather than repulsive. Molucella would definitely be a serious contender for a spot, don't you think?Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11627975259420138572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-70635109783184696622012-02-27T17:38:40.196-06:002012-02-27T17:38:40.196-06:00Thanks for joining my blog. I quite agree about vi...Thanks for joining my blog. I quite agree about visiting gardens around the world. See you soon.annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668006270534204954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-50158950972557021242012-02-27T17:32:42.669-06:002012-02-27T17:32:42.669-06:00Thanks Ann! Your blog looks great and I look forwa...Thanks Ann! Your blog looks great and I look forward to hearing more about your garden. I just think it's so fun that we can visit gardens all over the world from our computer chairs.spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-22843640262946843462012-02-27T17:31:20.996-06:002012-02-27T17:31:20.996-06:00Good to know cosmos misbehaves down south as well ...Good to know cosmos misbehaves down south as well Deb. I didn't know butterflies particularly enjoyed cosmos, that's definitely a redeeming feature. I think I'll concentrate on planting other things they like though!spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-44898545380584917452012-02-27T17:29:03.735-06:002012-02-27T17:29:03.735-06:00It looks like a mutant - guess I should have just ...It looks like a mutant - guess I should have just pulled it out earlier. But I didn't want to go anywhere near it with that smell.spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-17860615683978330162012-02-27T17:27:46.340-06:002012-02-27T17:27:46.340-06:00Yes, and I would have enjoyed it for something biz...Yes, and I would have enjoyed it for something bizarre and different if only it didn't REEK and smash everything around it!spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-82382379651448383782012-02-26T23:44:19.774-06:002012-02-26T23:44:19.774-06:00Hi. I have just joined your blog as a fellow Zone ...Hi. I have just joined your blog as a fellow Zone 5 gardener. I live in the northern part of Colorado. Drop my garden sometime. Much luck growing your blog.annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668006270534204954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-30496851038611649062012-02-26T21:36:53.958-06:002012-02-26T21:36:53.958-06:00First, thanks so much for visiting my own blog! I ...First, thanks so much for visiting my own blog! I really appreciate your comment.<br /><br />Second, I like this tell-it-like-it-is post! Personally, I'm not offended by the gomphrena combination. But the cosmos I totally agree with. I live far south of you, and my cosmos doesn't bloom till late summer either, and its growth pattern is just as you describe. I hate how it sprawls and flops over everything around it. Its one redeeming quality is that the butterflies love it. <br /><br />P.S. I'm glad you led me to your own blog. I look forward to exploring it further!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-20375948570194697232012-02-26T20:33:35.376-06:002012-02-26T20:33:35.376-06:00Oh, this made me laugh. I love gomphrena and coul...Oh, this made me laugh. I love gomphrena and couldn't imagine why you didn't like it, but I do remember the one year I had it, it didn't really "go" with what I had planted it with. And then - Bells of Ireland. Always looks so regal in photos. But yours looks like it's auditioning for a clown's job!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-12887121767274732132012-02-26T17:02:37.370-06:002012-02-26T17:02:37.370-06:00I enjoyed reading about why you didn't like th...I enjoyed reading about why you didn't like these annuals. Bells of Ireland looks like a strange sculpture in your photo!nhgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09526505914548946987noreply@blogger.com