Noooooo, if you see a plant you covet, you must find out if it will grow as a cutting, and what type and when ........ then you locate a plant, and take a cutting. If / when it grows, you have a real feeling of achievement, even if you could have bought it for £2 and saved a lot of mucking about.
Same for me, I do less and less gardening and more "curating".
100% agree with this. Its not just the end goal, but also how you get there.
Exactly that. As a kid I’d follow dad around Kew for instance, and when he thought no one was watching he’d produce a plastic bag and take the odd cutting while mum kept a lookout. Of course Bonnie and Clyde would claim their high stakes botanical larcenies were altruistic. I think the excuse was something to do with plant conservation, supporting National Plant Collections etc. True to his word dad would inevitably grow the cuttings on and share or swap with fellow gardeners. And for me this still remains part of the gardening experience.
I entirely agree with you, I'm the sort who picks up broken plant stems at garden centres to see if they'll grow & I'm always buying the "reduced to clear" ones to give them a chance!
This reminds me of my grandfather who would occasionally, when we were visiting some stately garden or other, quietly produce his pocket knife and take a cutting. We would pot it up later and find a place for it in his greenhouse.
^ totally agree. With water being such a precious resource and the processing required before it gets to our houses to make it potable, it's a waste to pour it on the garden. Not to mention that accumulation of minerals in pots is detrimental to plants.
That looks great, it would make me happy every time I saw it. I just love the Helianthemum, Erigeron, Osteospermum, Aquilegia, Campanula, Sedum, Verbena bonarensis etc. I definitely think <"not watering"> and <"limited intervention"> is the way forward.
Same for me, I converted the little patch of <"front lawn into a pond"> and the <"spare" car parking"> into a <"gravel garden">. It is just a win, win situation, less maintenance and an attractive biodiverse environment.
Thanks Darrel
I do, thank you again for ID'ing it for me. I now have 3, also through cuttings. The flower buds have just started to appear on mine.
That is the real question, how many people sit on their front garden lawn? I'm going to guess it is a very small proportion of front lawn owners, and that 99% of <"front lawn interactions"> involve a single home owner and a mower.
True story. In my city the ordinance says that lawns much be maintained and grass not exceed 8 inch in height. If in violation you can be cited and the city can choose to mow your lawn at your expense. The reality is that this ordinance is rarely ever enforced, at least not in my neighborhood. With the city's push for more urban forrest and nature gardening (leave nature alone), no-mow movement etc. I doubt this ordinance will ever be enforced again.
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