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Are there plants that you don’t like?

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Bazza Wed 01-Apr-26 15:24:47

We have a smallish garden which is cared for by my DH and mostly I’m very happy with it. I see the beauty in most plants and flowers but there’s just something about a shrub which I think is called Robinia or red robin which I really don’t like, and the other one is called sedum which has a pink flower and fleshy leaves. Just typing this makes me feel that I’m a bit weird, so I’d really like to know if any other grans have plants or flowers that they don’t like. Just for the record my favourite flower is snowdrops. We have quite a lot of red robin and my DH refuses to cut it back as it is blocking out some houses behind it, so I see his point. I did read the other day that Alan Titchmarsh doesn’t like gladiola so I’m not the only one!

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Esmay Mon 25-May-26 11:31:15

I forgot to add - I really hate Pampas grass .
It was so popular at one stage .
There's just one garden near me with a massive one . It takes up most of the front garden.
I don't think that the house is attractive but I acquired it - that Pampas grass would be eradicated on day one before I'd done anything to the house!

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nanna8 Mon 25-May-26 11:56:26

Those white arum lilies. They grow everywhere as if by magic. Also ginger lilies, same applies. I dug out a huge number of them a couple of years back and they are starting to reappear. I really thought I had dug all their roots out.

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