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Friday, May 5, 2006
Confessions: Do you have a plant you hate?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It’s that time of year to change out the flowers in the neighborhood entryway. Every year we do begonias. Red, pink, white, whatever. I know they stand up to heat, humidity, reckless trucks and runaway dogs, but I have to admit I hate them, even if they do look nice from the street.
Do you have a plant you hate? Or dislike immensely? A relative who shall remain nameless hates petunias — mainly because she was forced to deadhead them as a child. (Now that’s a punishment!) Are you brave enough to put something bold in your neighborhood gardens?
My begonia bashing is mainly because they clump. They don’t spread and fill spaces, they clump. Marigolds are also on my death list, mainly because they always die of slug damage.
So it’s off again to the begonia store to fulfill the neighborhood wishes. Maybe I can sneak some ‘whirling butterflies’ gaura in when they’re not looking!
