Rose and some other things
Nov. 22nd, 2009 02:20 pmLast summer, two dry periods killed off almost all the container plants in my garden, including the rosemary and natives :( Four plants survived, a thyme that I can't remember what is (either T. vulgaris or officinalis), soapwort and my two "old world" roses.
If I'd made a list of which plants would survive a bad dry spell, soapwort and roses would not have been on it. That encouraged me to buy another one, so this spring I added Madame Hardy, which rewarded me with three flowers and more to come. Not bad for a new container grown rose.
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Not my garden :) That's my mother with her Echium but it was a bit past its peak when I had my camera out there.
If I'd made a list of which plants would survive a bad dry spell, soapwort and roses would not have been on it. That encouraged me to buy another one, so this spring I added Madame Hardy, which rewarded me with three flowers and more to come. Not bad for a new container grown rose.
Not my garden :) That's my mother with her Echium but it was a bit past its peak when I had my camera out there.
