Via Sekimori’s reference, a tale of Bad Plants and the Women Who Love Them.
I refuse to answer how many of the ones mentioned we actually have taking over growing in our garden, except that she left out Salad Bearnaise.
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Bad Boys of the Garden
Via Sekimori’s reference, a tale of Bad Plants and the Women Who Love Them. I refuse to answer how many of the ones mentioned we actually have taking over growing…
whoyah.
Let’s not talk about the amazing yellow toad flax I planted last summer. This summer I expected yellow flowers – what I got was toadflax that had already spread over a five foot radius. I have yanked out all the perennials that were in that border and quarentined them in pots and I spray the evil toadflax with round-up whenever another sprouts up.
I am also out to kill on sight any of the lovely perennial sweet pea I planted. Fool, I.
I get along well with other thugs. The Monarda Jacob Kline I plnated where it is dry. It looks a bit anemic, but is only creeping at a snail’s pace.
The Anise Hyssop I whack back into bounds twice a year.
The charming sundrop that I found in the neighbor’s lawn does quite well in pots. Perfectly happy, both of us.
I am sure I have more, but those are the ones I deal with the most.
Actually these days I’m less worried about what’s taking over the perennial bed than what’s taking over the lawn …