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Noturf
Marquesas Islands
Polynesia (French)
August 25, 2008
09:29 AM Post #5464859
| I decided some time ago to develop some criteria regarding weeds. Some are attractive and add a wild, natural sense to a garden.
Those not considered attractive are pulled and others stay. Except for situations in edible gardens, weeds do not create problems
of stealing nutrients/sun to the surrounding planted areas. Therefore I recommend to those who enjoy pragmatic/critical gardening
to look at weeds with new eyes. Some are really attractive and feed birds and insects...On the other hand your solution is perfect
to enjoy gardening without the unnecessary waste of energy.
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crimsontsavo
Crossville, TN
(Zone 7a)
August 25, 2008
10:08 AM Post #5465004
| I must say, I do love your "weedy" garden! Sooo lush! |
Fitsy
Hayesville, NC
(Zone 7a)
August 25, 2008
12:00 PM Post #5465469
| Thanks for the list of plants. I never heard of
appleblossom grass - sounds pretty! And
thanks for the dandy garden ideas.
Fitsy |
crimsontsavo
Crossville, TN
(Zone 7a)
August 25, 2008
01:34 PM Post #5465887
| :-)
Fitsy, it is SO much fun to browse through the PlantFiles looking for plants! I found so many I had to have, it's almost scary hehehe.
Edited my dyslexic error LOL!
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Eleven
Royal Oak, MI
(Zone 5b)
August 26, 2008
10:07 AM Post #5469672
| Noturf, I've been using the "is it attractive?" criteria this summer! It's our first year in a house with an established garden. Although I've managed to identify most, there remain a few unidentified plants that I'm fairly certain are weeds. I mentioned this to my husband (as I was feeling a little guilty), and he said "well, at least they look pretty!" |
2hot2plow
Garden Grove, CA
(Zone 9b)
August 26, 2008
02:42 PM Post #5470719
| My favorite "weed" is Wandering Jew. I love the little blue flowers.
Anyway, my favorite anti-weed mulch is Red Lava Rock. I found my overly lush side yard needed some relief from the green (such a problem...) so I began to add large rocks I happened to have a lot of from a former owner who grew them, apparently, instead of plants. Not enough. So I go to Home Depot and grab a few bags. Wherever I see unwanted green, I clear it (I am so cruel) and down goes another bagful. I suppose a cloth underlayment would be smart, but I never claimed to be. Only real prob is the doggoned bermuda grass, with which Southern California is carpeted muchly. What I like about the little bitty rocks is they are sharp, which keeps the blasted cats from doing their business AND they can be removed easily when a new plant hits my fancy. Like every 3 days. |
crimsontsavo
Crossville, TN
(Zone 7a)
August 27, 2008
11:38 AM Post #5474237
| LOL@every 3 days.
I looove using rocks/pebbles in the landscape. The red mulches/rocks look sooo good under a shady tree. My friend Ginger_H used some red mulch in her shade garden and it looked really snappy. I love how it 'ages' over time and gets more subdued. So pretty. |
mardijoy
Washington, PA
(Zone 6a)
August 28, 2008
03:12 PM Post #5479352
| I have always loved Queen Anne's Lace. At our last house I had a whole garden of it under our crabapple tree. We live in the country now and I have thousands of them!
I also love chicory. Until I knew what it was I called it cornflower because the blue of the flower looks like my favorite blue crayon "cornflower blue". It's not very pretty when the flowers are closed, but when they open...well, I think they are gorgeous! I have one plant that is about 30" tall and 18" wide and I hope it reseeds for next year. |
crimsontsavo
Crossville, TN
(Zone 7a)
August 28, 2008
03:54 PM Post #5479515
| Oh so cool Mardi. Cornflowers are one of my favs as well. |
