Sick of it..........

Im sick and tired of reading different planting conditions for the same plant !!
I went to the garden centre, same plant from different suppliers saying different things ! Go on the 'tnet, different web sites, different planting conditions !!
Im also tired of the "preferred" bit on the tags !! You know "enjoys, well drained but moist soil" DONT THEY ALL !! Why dont they put a "tolerates" part and most of us do not have the "perfect soil".
Rant over.
G

 

Know what you mean. 'Well drained soil and full sun or partial shade' seems to apply to the vast majority of planting instrustions. Even for Lobelia Cardinalis which thrives in damp boggy conditions.

 

A howl from the heart Mr G. And all those PERFECT PRETTY PICTURES of what it's gonna look like in YOUR garden,
Ooh, even I feel a bit better for having said that .
Rant part 3 over. Anyone else care for a whinge today?

 

Yeah, I'm sick of the weather, I'm sick of paying taxes, I'm sick of plant failures, I'm sick of getting old, I'm sick of our football team, I'm sick of being stuck in traffic, I'm sick of greedy bankers.......

 

I guarantee you`re not half as sick as me and my team Freddy

Oh and if ryhming slang was ever invented for someone, it was 'bankers'

 

Worse than that, I bought a book written by a certain overrated famous gardener aimed at making the most of the shadier parts of my back garden. A large section of the book is a directory of plants for the various conditions. As is so often the case, next to each plant is a collection of symbols describing the conditions for the plant, so you look up what a certain symbol means, and it says....

...Prefers or tolerates some shade.

'Prefers or tolerates'? Which is it then?

 

The general rule seems to put on each label what the optimum growing conditions are for each plant. Most (granted not all) plants LOVE a moist but free draining soil. This is no good to me. I need to know what the plant can tolerate for it to survive and do ok.
How many of us have the perfect soil ?

Its no good saying to me Cornus loves a moist free draining soil when i know full well it does great in wet clay !!

G

 

I'm just sick of..........! I think what's needed is a good holiday for every one, we'll be able to tolerate the 'sick of's' a bit better after.

 

What we all need is some SUNSHINE!!! I think everyone is feeling the effects of this non-stop bad weather and seeing plants struggling or ruined!!!

Val

 

.....That's what i love about Gardeners Corner....we all grow plants/veg,in different parts of the country ,on different soils in all weathers with different results ,so it's everyones advice i take notice of now instead of misleading labels
Oh...i can't think of what i'm sick of at the minute.....but it'll come to me

 

Maybe you're sicking of forgetting what you're sick of?

 

That's the fella....thanks for reminding me Clueless

 

Your taste in graphics is so sophisticated Mr Searchfield,

 

Appologies if the lyrics are wrong, it was from memory, not copied & pasted.