Re: [gardeners] Obsessions
Heather Hallworth (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 2 Nov 1997 22:08:45 -0800
I have several obsessions but the main one is collecting every perennial
geranium I
can get my hands on. I have about 30 different ones. I just love them.
Heather on Vancouver Island
>Lets take a shot at a thread that everyone who gardens probably
>holds near and dear to his or her heart: obsessions. Some folks are
>obsessed with tomatoes and basil, some with chiles, some with unusual
>herbs or spiky pink flowers or even garden "art" -- the schlockier
>the better. What's yours and how did you get it?
>
>I'll kick off with my obsession: fragrant plants. I adore plants
>with strong odors (except for the vile smelling ones). This is a new
>fixation with me and I'm having fun with it. So far it has lead me
>to trying different kinds of heliotrope (the whites are the strongest
>scented), various dianthus, oriental lilies, unusual sweet peas,
>night scented stocks, nicotianas and roses to name a few. The
>obsession with scent has lead me to old garden roses with one strong
>flush of bloom and flower forms that are very different from modern
>hybrid teas and floribundas. I'm putting togethor a border of
>various pinks interplanted with dwarf baby's breath with several
>different lavenders (and lavender cotton) for height and texture.
>
>This has begun to spill into the vegetable gardening. I now find
>myself sniffing the tomato leaves and bruising the arugula for it's
>fragrance. My new goal is to put togethor a bed over the next two
>years that will feature only highly scented plants.
>
>Ah, addictions! They lend a form to a life.
>
>Liz
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