I promised No More Plants.....But......

Category: FRED - the garden | Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:33 pm

I am weak, I know that, I have acknowledged the weakness. So I figure if I am going to learn to accept myself for what and who I am, then giving in to temptation is not really a problem, it is just part of the acceptance process. When the weakness hits then go with it and do not browbeat myself for not resisting.

So with that in mind I talked Randy into taking me to a really wonderful garden center about one and a half hour from us. They have plants that the franchise garden centers don't carry because they grow their own stock.

I have these two triangle shaped plants that were in front of the house my daughter and her hubby bought a few years ago and didn't want them. I needed something that will grow in full shade and get large enough to block the view between the neighbors yard and mine. They aren't planted yet, I need to get more potting soil to finish filling up the planters.

This is an Aromatic Sumac

This one is an American Beautyberry

Also had this spot in front of my gargoyle. Yes he has a name and it is Hector. The plant is a Coral Berry.

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Gardenstew wrote on Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:41 pm:

The triangle planters are very pretty Toni. Why the name Hector if I may ask? Do you name absolutely everything?

>>> I am weak, I know that, I have acknowledged the weakness. So I figure if I am going to learn to accept myself for what and who I am, then giving in to temptation is not really a problem, it is just part of the acceptance process. When the weakness hits then go with it and do not browbeat myself for not resisting.

That was too funny :)

toni wrote on Sun Apr 09, 2006 7:04 pm:

No, I don't name everything .... just the gargoyles, the dragon and the garden itself of course. I take that back, I have named the squirrels but they all have the same name .... Damn Squirrel

I found Hector on sale 50% off at the garden center a couple of years ago. When I brought him home, Randy asked what it was and why I bought it and I said Heck, he needs a home. Randy thought I had named him Heck and but that didn't sound like a friendly name so I changed it to Hector.