Things that are REALLY annoying me in my gardenš”
I'mĀ going to name and shame things in my gardenĀ that are murderouslyĀ beyond a PITA
You canĀ name yours if you want, but in the absenceĀ of properĀ EnglishĀ weather, IĀ need to vent. š”
Geraniums IĀ bought in desperationĀ in lockdown that turned out to be the municipal ones you find hanging from lamp postsĀ

Nice roseĀ wonderful scent - if you've got a jet pack. I'dĀ never even heard of pillar roses. Great if you want something to clad the parthenon or the Eiffel TowerĀ

Rampant gaura I'mĀ not admittingĀ it'sĀ my fault .

Three yearsĀ ago I knew these sprawlers had to go but Iforget what a PITA they are and then they flower. When I harvest the seeds, they're going. I've even got their replacements


Spikey bits on top of a variety of mature shrubs that I can'tĀ reach.Ā Well IĀ can with a step on and my friskar wonder tool. But IĀ can't be a***d
I will stopĀ nowĀ I'veĀ gone off the boil but many more are availableĀ
You canĀ name yours if you want, but in the absenceĀ of properĀ EnglishĀ weather, IĀ need to vent. š”
Geraniums IĀ bought in desperationĀ in lockdown that turned out to be the municipal ones you find hanging from lamp postsĀ

Nice roseĀ wonderful scent - if you've got a jet pack. I'dĀ never even heard of pillar roses. Great if you want something to clad the parthenon or the Eiffel TowerĀ

Rampant gaura I'mĀ not admittingĀ it'sĀ my fault .

Three yearsĀ ago I knew these sprawlers had to go but Iforget what a PITA they are and then they flower. When I harvest the seeds, they're going. I've even got their replacements


Spikey bits on top of a variety of mature shrubs that I can'tĀ reach.Ā Well IĀ can with a step on and my friskar wonder tool. But IĀ can't be a***d
I will stopĀ nowĀ I'veĀ gone off the boil but many more are availableĀ
In London. Keen but lazy.
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I can't think of any plant that I steeled myself to kill that I regretted its demise
Really can't think of much else, but have been on a major drive recently to remove or improve repeated annoyances from the garden, like bits that needed perpetual weeding or were difficult to maintain, plants in silly places etc.
We do have a younger family moved in next door recently. I just take it in my stride as I wouldn't expect them to live like they were in a mortuary. I'm on the young toddler's side because he has a little veg plot and demands none of his visiting friends go near his 'garden' as he calls it, so I can relate to him. It helps me not notice so much when he is running up and down the garden all afternoon making siren noises etc.
There is a wind of change locally, it was a village of fairly old couples or at least couples with grown up kids. Not really got a problem with it, but do feel it might be time soon to move somewhere more secluded and let a younger family enjoy our three bedroom house and the younger atmosphere that is developing.
I think somewhere with a smaller house and more land without neighbours might appeal. Hopefully without too many annoying things in the garden.
Convolvulus and mareā tail.
A crab apple that just wonāt grow
The previous owners planted a tree under the electricity line that crosses garden, so we have to prune it every two years. Itās a beautiful maple so we canāt bear to think about chopping it down.
And whoever it is that comes into the garden at night and digs holes and has eaten all the crocus. Ā
Things that look great in the first flush of youth and then don'tš