The daftest thing you've done in your garden
If you've already had this subject please tell me.
The daftest thing I've done in terms of plants is introducing Alchemilla Mollis (Lady's Mantle) into the garden. I blame Mr. Titchmarsh, who said how lovely it looked holding raindrops, and so good for insects to drink from, easily controlled if you remove flowerheads. I've done my best but now have it all over, even in lawn.
Daftest thing by me...so many but the most recent was having given a foliar feed to ordinary pot plants who were looking a bit pale, I mixed a new lot and did the the eric' ones. Choisya Sundance was the last and I had some left so I poured the remaining acid feed on the Fatsia Japonica. Why? I knew it wasn't an acid lover. Think my arm was working faster than my brain.
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Verdun you sound very like me. Thankfully I don't have a pond.
Telling the tale here, some years ago I asked hubby to fetch some basil from greenhouse as I cooked pasta sauce. Came back with leaves he'd pulled off pepper plants. He's not lived it down yet.
My trick is to leave a tissue in a pocket, even after checking.
made a brew .with the water from our hot water bottle .
A favourite here, especially in a black load, grrrrr!
When I first moved here there was a fairly attractive (single) plant which I thought the previous owner had grown, so left it to see what it was. Lovely tall purple flower spikes followed so I collected seed and spread it around a bit.
I've been pulling-up examples of my self-induced purple toadflax invasion from my borders for the last 30 years.
I introduced Enchanter's Nightshade, against the advice of the gardener I got it from.
It looked pretty
In the sticks near Peterborough
Verd glad I don't have a dog....always leaving lipsalves in jackets and then washing though- have now found one that survives it!
Daughter's expensive purple lippy didn't though-that'll teach her to empty her pockets....
In the garden- I was lifting slabs and leant one against a wall- except it wasn't at enough of an angle...fell over, caught the face of the spade which flipped up in the air and hit my cheek....children thrown in car and trip to A&E..
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...