Re(2): Gardening snootery (was hebes)
cyndik@hollinet.com writes:
>I want confessions, since I've been bold. Don't leave me out here on a
>zinnia limb by myself! I'll even admit this - Mediterranian or not, I like
>johnny-jump-ups, nasturtiums, and borage, too, because they self-seed and
>come up where and when they feel like, bloom with abandon, and feed the
>critters. What do you grow in your mediterranean garden that is a favorite
>but you know "shouldn't" be?
I too love nasturtiums. They are about the only flowers I can leave alone
and will bloom profusely and look lush and pest free. I absolutely adore
them, especially the red flowered kinds. And I know I shouldnt allow this
one to thrive, but i do like the Oxalis that come up each winter. Right
now they're putting out foliage, and it's about the only plant that is a
weed but I allow to survive. I like the yellow flowers, the foliage looks
good, and it covers up our slighly messy side yard (which has bermuda
grass all over it). It reminds me a lot of a forest floor, especially
combined with the ferns that I have.
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