Not a quality topic, but it sort of goes with the territory of gardening. These three plants which I bought last year seem to be really and truly gone.
Gone is the correct word for this first one. It is apparently also tasty. It was dug up three times last fall by something. Each time I replanted it. And then it totally disappeared. Although I paid a fair amount of money to get this 'Blue Pearl' sedum, I never thought that's actually what I received. See link at end. So, although it's annoying that an expensive one got eaten, I'm not too sad.
The one I'm really sorry about is the 'Deep Red' Rockfoil, Saxifraga x arendii. I think the rock garden was too dry for it. The store had more this spring, but not this color. I might try it again if I can find this one.
The loss of this one isn't a big surprise, but I'm moderately bummed. The Icelandic Poppies did not come back. It turns out that even though they are perennials, they are short-lived at best. I really enjoyed them last year, but I'm not paying money for what are essentially annuals.
I had a terrible time waking up today but managed to keep working on things all morning. After lunch, I realized I didn't feel very well so took a nap. That's really unusual for me. Had one of those strange dreams where I needed to move and just couldn't.
I feel better now. I'm sure I'll be fine tomorrow.
 | See The Mystery of the Blue Pearl |
4 comments:
Too bad about the plants that were lost. I guess you'll have that though.
Java Bean: "Ayyy, our Dada planted a bunch of this purple succulent once, and it turns out the snails just love it and demolished it! Maybe it is grape flavored ... What little bit Mama and Dada managed to rescue is now in a hanging pot where the snails can't get to it. OR CAN THEY?"
Ann- I lose fewer than I used to- I'm a little smarter about what will grow here
Bean- so far I haven't had to deal with killer snails. I can be thankful for that.
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