tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post7185047436208585651..comments2024-03-08T21:26:51.950+08:00Comments on A geriatric grandmother: MY FAVOURITE GARDEN FLOWERSMimsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-58263288582741577202015-09-27T14:01:10.348+08:002015-09-27T14:01:10.348+08:00Glads are perhaps a little daunting to grow, Gerb...Glads are perhaps a little daunting to grow, Gerberas can be temperamental but geraniums just repay us with colour even when neglected. Gardenias, like azaleas and camellias are very choosy regarding pH and don't like lime. We have used epsom salts to help our azaleas and the large camellia bush which thrives. The perfume of gardenias is amazing but can cause hay fever as do so many plants. xxxMimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-53969306063208903972015-09-27T13:56:57.166+08:002015-09-27T13:56:57.166+08:00Thank you and the colours win every time in my wor...Thank you and the colours win every time in my world.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-39118291564892782902015-09-27T13:56:28.554+08:002015-09-27T13:56:28.554+08:00We have tried to grow gardenias with little succes...We have tried to grow gardenias with little success. Had two healthy looking plants in the front gardenia and both flowered beautifully before one died almost overnight. The other hung on for a couple of years without flowering and then it too was gone.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-40789702664134030972015-09-27T13:55:14.055+08:002015-09-27T13:55:14.055+08:00I like to see picture of foreign towns where they ...I like to see picture of foreign towns where they use geraniums so much. They are so colourful.<br />I too find the perfume of gardenias rather overpowering.<br />During the pollen season I am never sure what it is causes the most problems. Definitely wattle and dandelions and the flower of weeping peppermints too. All out now.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-85013036842443156792015-09-27T13:53:29.948+08:002015-09-27T13:53:29.948+08:00I too love grevilleas but I am only including exot...I too love grevilleas but I am only including exotic garden flowers here and not natives.<br />I had a friend who was allergic to one species of grevilleas. Not sure but think it was perhaps Robyn Gordon. Just a touch of the leaves and she would come up in a rash.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-21698523886712311302015-09-25T15:13:02.993+08:002015-09-25T15:13:02.993+08:00Favourite G garden flower = Grevilleas. I love the...Favourite G garden flower = Grevilleas. I love them and have mass planted them in my front and back garden. There are so many varieties, especially since Kings Park Botanical Gardens started cross-pollinating them a good few years ago, everything from ground covers to trees. The birds love them too. Tezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15968504091315232161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-49989877565050392962015-09-24T15:07:58.459+08:002015-09-24T15:07:58.459+08:00My mum grew geraniums in every yard she lived in, ...My mum grew geraniums in every yard she lived in, not because they were her favourites, but because they would grow easily, quickly and anywhere. I like gardenias, but from a distance as the perfume can be too much during pollen season. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-67770227087356289462015-09-24T13:06:08.084+08:002015-09-24T13:06:08.084+08:00I do love gardenias, but have given up attempting ...I do love gardenias, but have given up attempting to grow them. They are something I have a decided brown thumb for. Love gerberas and geraniums, but am less fond of glads. <br />Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-67374453048833366592015-09-24T12:39:18.199+08:002015-09-24T12:39:18.199+08:00Hari OM
I have gerberas and geraniums in my top te...Hari OM<br />I have gerberas and geraniums in my top ten!!! Glads are lovely to look at but somehow never could think to grow them. I had a gardenia too... but it never did too well in my yard. The perfume is yumm.... YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-35039765537619901402015-09-24T05:50:36.705+08:002015-09-24T05:50:36.705+08:00beautiful
My fav or the colorful ones ;O]beautiful<br /><br />My fav or the colorful ones ;O]Author R. Mac Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679108828353499313noreply@blogger.com