Planted for its happy early spring blooms, kerria gave the surprise of engulfing a post of the Summer House this week.
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Good garden accidents. Revel in them.
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Don't know kerria?
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When I began gardening nurseries were concerned about getting you the best plants for your garden.
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Nurseries now push patented plants ( preferably advertised in Better Homes & Gardens or Southern Living magazines) with better profit margin.
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Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Pic taken last week in my garden.
No, dont know Kerria. Could you elaborate? And, when I was growing up, Clover was a part of all lawns. It was not a weed. As i understand it, clover 'became' a weed when broadleaf weed killers became available for lawn use..... Hmmmm.
ReplyDeleteCould you elaborate more about this beautiful plant? When I was growing up, clover was part of every lawn. It fixes nitrogen in the soil, is hardy, green... But as i understand it, if broadleaf herbicides were to became standard lawn groomers, clover had to be redefined as a 'weed'. I like my clover. Don't mind supporting the bees either.
ReplyDeleteWe must have grown up together. Clover was part of the lawn. Bees, butterflies, picking, fragrance.
ReplyDeleteNoticed lack of clover in subdivisions ca. 1985. Deed restrictions, all had to be Bermuda.
Those neighborhoods had no smell, very Stepford Wives stuff.
Older neighborhoods smelled so good, looked good and people outside as part of the landscape.
So, HOA & deed restrictions are to blame for a lot of the demise of clover.
Kerria japonica. Sun/shade, arching canes, and spreads nicely, deciduous with green winter stems. TOUGH.
XO T
We must have grown up together. Clover was part of the lawn. Bees, butterflies, picking, fragrance.
ReplyDeleteNoticed lack of clover in subdivisions ca. 1985. Deed restrictions, all had to be Bermuda.
Those neighborhoods had no smell, very Stepford Wives stuff.
Older neighborhoods smelled so good, looked good and people outside as part of the landscape.
So, HOA & deed restrictions are to blame for a lot of the demise of clover.
Kerria japonica. Sun/shade, arching canes, and spreads nicely, deciduous with green winter stems. TOUGH.
XO T
I need to list all the desert versions of your Kerria japonica! Abq and region still share many cool, tough plants, from morning glories to cacti.
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