Why, oh why, did I do that?

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Anyone else made really silly gardening mistakes? When we dug up the garden I planted lots of climbers. But for some reason, on the wall opposite the kitchen sink - my main view of the garden in winter - I planted a (deciduous) Boston ivy . Looks spectacular summer and autumn. Looks dead in winter - all I can see is the hideous breezeblock wall behind it. I've planted a native Irish ivy seedling to take over, but that will take years ... am I the only one to be so silly ?

[Weeterrier]

Don't be silly CC We all do daft things I'm sure. Why did I buy two new Camellias when I know the deer eat them for breakfast

[Chuckles]

Yep we've all done it one way or another CC.

Why did I plant 2 bl@@dy great Lime trees, 2 Rowans and a Type of Cherry in a small cottage garden. Thought I would have learnt my lesson with the Conifers we planted at the top of the garden, long gone now I might add ;D

[Chuckles]

CC have you thought about fixing some of those half wall baskets on the hidious breeze block wall, filled with some ivy and maybe some of the dwarf wallflowers or pansies, just a thought ;D

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Chuckles, thanks for that ... I'd already been thinking along similar lines, an 'auricula theatre' using small terracotta pots (saw one in Gardens Monthly), but I'm still trying to source suitable brackets for the pots. In the meantime, the little ivy seedling is putting on decent growth, so perhaps in three or four years time it'll have covered the wall ;D At least one always has something to look forward to when gardening ;D ... cheers ...

[chickadeedeedee]

LOL! I can top all of these mistakes. I am not one to boast but I am sorry. I win! ;D

A few years ago I was weeding the flower beds in spring. I saw a beautiful vine that had volunteered / self-seeded himself under the Magnolia. Beautiful vine with three lobed leaves! How lovely is that?!?!?

I carefully dug out this most precious of plants and placed him in another flower bed. I added quite a bit of compost to the soil and made it as best an environment as possible for this beauty!

Hmmmmmmmmm! Within a few hours I had a horrid itchy rash on my hands and arms! What the heck? The following day I had blisters on my hands and arms. I could *easily* have chewed my arms because of the intense itchiness!

What caused this horrible reaction? I had transplanted something called Poison Ivy! Something that grows here and causes horrible allergic reactions when contacted! I had never met the plant before and was not familiar with it. I am now!!!

To add insult to injury ..... My lovingly transplanted ivy died soon after the move! LOL!

[jean]

Thank goodness we don't have poison ivy over here C3D.

I planted a hedge of Rosa Rugosa which turned out to be a nightmare. I am still finding small suckers that get yanked out as soon as I see them. The small spines on the stems caused an allergic reaction and I was picking out the splinters for ages after trying to shred them. Not a plant I would suggest for a garden

[Shrubrose]

jlotie said:

Thank goodness we don't have poison ivy over here C3D.

I planted a hedge of Rosa Rugosa which turned out to be a nightmare. I am still finding small suckers that get yanked out as soon as I see them. The small spines on the stems caused an allergic reaction and I was picking out the splinters for ages after trying to shred them. Not a plant I would suggest for a garden

Oh, had loads of rosa rugosa in the back garden when we moved here jlo. It was a nightmare to shift. The only way to do it was to get stuck in and dig/rip it out. Which I had to do over about 3 years as it just kept coming back (albeit less and less each time). I've managed it thankfully but it was an absolute 'b****r!