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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2008 21:15:24 GMT
small short & smelly, tall and gangly but with potential, invisible but invasive, succulent but
high maintenance, what plant are you? are you edible, therefore recyclable? are you stoic
and have n't moved for 4,768 yrs (methuselah< california), are you scented only in the evening (u know)?
or are you there for ever (acanthus mollis) prehistoric .... how do you feel ?......
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Post by Chuckles on Jan 12, 2008 21:19:41 GMT
Well you've certainly got me thinking there Sandra ;D Mmmm very thought provoking.
So can I ask what's your fancy ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2008 21:37:01 GMT
ok, you got me, i wrote before i thought, sincerely it depends on the moon, perhaps a sunflower, perhaps a desert plant that flowers once in a hundred years,~~~all i know is i better smell better than i do. may be at the end~ a ghost orchid>>>>who remembers the book  |
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Post by Chuckles on Jan 12, 2008 21:48:11 GMT
Is that the A Ghost Orchid by Carol Goodman book  |
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Post by Spruance on Jan 12, 2008 21:49:15 GMT
That's a very interesting question.
Just on the spur of the moment, I think it would have to be an English Oak.
Strong and reliable, but perhaps not very exciting! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2008 22:21:21 GMT
exciting is not the most rewarding, think big, sir walter raleigh on his boat of oak, pudding lane, all built on the back of an english oak,
being a scots woman, we have pine, spruce and herring that bolsters our nations economics (gordon in england, i here he thinks
heather is a fine plant, if not for the whisky then for the honey)
an english is fine choice, better start sowing now!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2008 22:25:30 GMT
oohps ! an english oak is a fine choice not a person etc, sorryverytiered
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Post by Spruance on Jan 12, 2008 22:30:37 GMT
English Oak is the first thing that came to mind.
Don't read too much into it. Had I thought about it too deeply I wouldn't have been able to make up my mind.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2008 22:52:56 GMT
hey, i'm superficial, anyone listened to the garden quiz radio4, mondays 13.30 & sats 23.00
haspotential.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2008 23:09:27 GMT
yes carolgoodman IS responsible for my small but multiplying boudoir of orchids, i thank her with all my tiny stamen,
"others have millions we have few" orchdious lonilous"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2008 8:20:15 GMT
am thinking > desert island plants; your top 5 plants, a gardening luxury, obviously a garden bible all to be taken with you on your
very only garden desert island
1. to eat mmmm luv a mangetout or maybe strawberry
2. to look at, perhaps a perennial morning glory for daily delight
3. to smell, a white jasmine
4. a mango grove, just cause
5. and for impact a circle royal palms
and for my bible a RHS book of everything
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Post by Weeterrier on Jan 15, 2008 10:15:07 GMT
Without giving this too much thought, because it would get complicated, I would say I'm a Silver Birch. I am solid and reliable, but with a bit of give and flightiness. I give protection but don't overshadow. I'm relatively slim (but with age, becoming less so  ). And I am very good at sustaining wildlife. I'd rather be a pretty flower though  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2008 10:35:31 GMT
i guess i am something substantial ,showy,slightly gaudy but pretty and very sweet smelling
i have no idea what that would be though!!!!xxx
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2008 10:45:49 GMT
Ooh, good question! I think I'd be an old rose, attractive for a few weeks, thorny and prone to spots!  |
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Post by Amo on Jan 15, 2008 11:09:38 GMT
I think I'd by Ivy. I don't smell.  I can look attractive sometimes with a bit of special care.  I'm useful and clever.  I can be nosy and a pain in the bum.  |
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Post by Plocket on Jan 15, 2008 14:13:10 GMT
I know what I'd like to be ;D
I think I'd be something reliable, hopefully well liked, often cheeky and sometimes quirky - is there anything???
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Post by Barbara on Jan 15, 2008 18:26:02 GMT
i'll be a cream coloured california poppy |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2008 19:10:00 GMT
i have to add to my list of traits old fashioned and romantic
so thats substantial ,showy,slightly gaudy,but pretty and sweet smelling plus old fashioned and romantic.
i think i would be a dusty pink rambling rose!!!!!!
or something like that
xxx
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Post by Shrubrose on Jan 15, 2008 19:20:04 GMT
I'd be a cedar I think. Tall, spreading (with age!) and a bit of a specimen!!! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2008 22:36:52 GMT
quote : show me your garden and i shall show you what you are
alfred austin poet laureate 1896
etc etc
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Post by jean on Jan 15, 2008 22:48:53 GMT
quote : show me your garden and i shall show you what you are alfred austin poet laureate 1896 etc etc Lol wouldn't like to have my garden "read"  Poppies are my favourite flower, all that energy put into maybe just one or two beautiful days to flower and then leave seed in the ground that can last for up to 80 years - what a legacy |
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Post by Plocket on Jan 16, 2008 7:53:41 GMT
Oh I like that quote ScottishSandra - that's lovely. I'm going to sound so smug when I say this, but I LOVE my garden, but I can quite safely say I am NOT small ;D
It's an interesting theory though - perhaps we should ask people to describe their gardens in one sentance, and see what they come up with!
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Post by snowowl on Jan 16, 2008 14:22:26 GMT
My garden in one sentance. Funny shape faceing wrong direction not enough plants. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2008 17:32:04 GMT
dear chuckles, you did n't commit !
what's your fancy ?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2008 17:38:34 GMT
dear plocket, have considered, are you a sweet william ?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2008 17:40:56 GMT
rowanbellyjelly, are you a scented azalea ? ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2008 17:41:38 GMT
snow owl : move house
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Post by Plocket on Jan 16, 2008 18:36:40 GMT
dear plocket, have considered, are you a sweet william ? PML! I'm a girl!!! ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2008 18:40:55 GMT
dear plockette, so sorry,..... wilemenia,
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Post by Plocket on Jan 16, 2008 18:45:12 GMT
No problem - you aren't the first!!! ;D
How's France at the moment? We've had lots of lovely holidays in France - dare you share more specifically where you are? I don't mind if you want to keep it private btw ;D
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). And I am very good at sustaining wildlife.
