Author Topic: top 5 plants ever (Read 6481 times)

cambourne7 · « **on:** November 14, 2011, 01:06:19 »

hi all

If you could pick 5 non veggie/herb plants for your garden what would they be??

mine are

roses
peonys
honeybush
eucalyptus
bleading heart

cam

Squash64 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 14, 2011, 05:17:25 »

Zinnia
Dahlia
Penstemon

and 2 which are vegetables but I would grow them for their foliage and ability to cover a greenhouse -

Chayote
Achocha

cambourne7 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 14, 2011, 13:11:05 »

never heard of Chayote before looks nice :)

goodlife · « **Reply #3 on:** November 14, 2011, 13:49:40 »

Only 5?!...Uh..
Well..after giving it thorough thought..Roses, Lilac, Lavender, Lily-of-the-Valley, Snowdrops, Apple..I just had to add that last one..not only because the fruit..but the flowers, sooo beautiful, worth growing for the bloom only. ;D

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #4 on:** November 14, 2011, 14:09:44 »

Roses for fragrance, for bouquets and tall arbor beauty

Coneflowers and zinnias for their medium height, drought and heat tolerance, long blooming period, for bouquets and they are attractive to butterfly, bee and birds

Sweet Alyssum for fragrance and mat-like habit

can't decide amongst all the spring bulbs and flowering shrubs that are beautiful in their season. Maybe our crab apple tree in bloom followed by apples for the deer?

ACE · « **Reply #5 on:** November 14, 2011, 18:11:54 »

Gardinia

Bougainvillea

Camellia

Clematis armandii

Verbena bonariensis

Not neccessarily in that order

small · « **Reply #6 on:** November 14, 2011, 19:24:41 »

Roses
Lily of the Valley
Wallflowers
Sweet William
Daffodils

This isn't fair. Can I have 20? or maybe 25?

betula · « **Reply #7 on:** November 14, 2011, 19:35:53 »

Rose......rather like The Lichfield Angel

Clematis...........Nelly Moser

Cosmos...........make me happy LOL

Lavender....................the smell

Fuchsia swingtime...............always loved it

ACE · « **Reply #8 on:** November 14, 2011, 20:49:56 »

Quote from: betula on November 14, 2011, 19:35:53

Clematis...........Nelly Moser

If I could have hade more than 5 good old nelly would be on the list A really cheerful flower that I look forward to every spring, but frowned upon in modern gardens, (Shh I've got one)

betula · « **Reply #9 on:** November 14, 2011, 21:01:39 »

Years ago I bought a half dead Nelly from the old Quick save.

Lived in a tiny one bed flat but had a patio door and a small bit of ground.I put a trellis on the wall and with a bit of TLC away she went.By the time I left she was a wonder to behold in full bloom.Everybody going in and out the block stopped to admire her.A good memory. :)

betula · « **Reply #10 on:** November 14, 2011, 21:25:32 »

In praise of Nelly Moser...........pic from wiki

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #11 on:** November 14, 2011, 21:30:12 »

Roses, snowdrops, hellebores, trilliums, cyclamens.

garrett · « **Reply #12 on:** November 14, 2011, 21:30:58 »

So hard to just pick five but I'm just going to pick the five I always grow and would never be without:

Bronze Fennel
Dianthus (Pinks, Carnations)
Polemonium (Jacob's Ladder)
Fritillaria Meleagris (Snake's Head fritillary)
Cyclamen Hederifolium

cambourne7 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 14, 2011, 22:01:37 »

Yes just 5 :) cant make it 2 easy for you all :)

Digeroo · « **Reply #14 on:** November 14, 2011, 22:24:51 »

Daffodils, Snowdrops, Pot marigolds, Chaenomeles, Apple trees

Mrs Ava · « **Reply #15 on:** November 15, 2011, 19:03:52 »

Snakes head fritillaria

peony

delphinium

cyclamen

common and garden foxgloves.

tomatoada · « **Reply #16 on:** November 15, 2011, 19:17:28 »

Sweetpeas.
Dr Rupple clematis.
Iceberg rose.
Schizostylis pink and red.
Azaleas.

caroline7758 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 15, 2011, 20:05:32 »

Crab apple
Perennial sweet peas
Cosmos (white)
Leycesteria formosa
Hardy geraniums

They all give long-lasting pleasure with little effort!

garrett · « **Reply #18 on:** November 15, 2011, 20:31:26 »

Ah, forgot sweet peas!

Ninnyscrops. · « **Reply #19 on:** November 15, 2011, 20:36:26 »

My favourites:
Rose
Fuchsia
Daffodil
Hydrangea
Delphinium

........but they don't always behave and I could have dismissed them quite easily and put in others that never fail.

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