Do you have any opinions like this when it comes to gardening? I think my most controversial take is that I find orchids aren’t worth the effort it takes
Do you have any opinions like this when it comes to gardening? I think my most controversial take is that I find orchids aren’t worth the effort it takes
I think grass lawns are an absolute waste of space, and people could do much better for their gardens and wildlife around them. It’s an argument I’ve seen a lot.
mountain_moose_
That there’s no such thing as a weed 👀
gorgo100
If it’s green and short, it’s a lawn. I couldn’t give a shit if it’s 40% moss and dandelions.
maybenomaybe
It’s ok to use slug pellets.
Pirate_Testicles
If you like your lawn weed free and kept short – so be it. It’s your lawn.
If your garden is a complete wild jungle of weeds and stingy things – so be it. It’s your garden.
locktamusprime
It’s ok to not like “weeds”. I personally think dandelions are ugly so get rid of them.
swirlypepper
Mine is that orchids are the least fussy plants in my house – drench then in water every other week and then spray with nutrients and they happily rebloom. But I can’t keep spider plants alive.
Spadders87
The hatred towards people who want a nicely manicured lawn.
Someone posts a pic of a 4ft tall weed infested tiny patch of grass asking ‘where do i start?’ and every comment saying leave it, that looks lovely, its what grass is supposed to look like. Screw that, ive got a 20ft sq garden that backs on to a 26 acre largely wild parkland, me having a patch of grass that i cant lose my child in or have her get stung every time she goes in it in isnt fucking up the local eco system.
Moon-Strands
I think people overstate how “invasive” plants like mint are. I’ve always been able to put it straight in the ground where I want it, and never had any issues with it spreading too far. I also have fond memories of the small patch of mint growing in my grandparents garden, and smelling it as I brushed past it on the steps. It grew in that one spot and didn’t take over in spite of having no competition. .
It’s just my experience but it’s nowhere near as aggressive as people like to make out.
ScratchFamous6855
Lawns are great as a vantage point to enjoy flower beds, it’s important to have an open area to display the rest of the garden. They also give shape to a garden and are very good for children and pets. People complain a lot about lawns here but they are much better for wildlife than gravel, decking or patios.
Everyday I get blackbirds feeding on my lawn and in the summer there is green woodpeckers feeding on ants. You get none of that on a patio
Tyrfish
Outdoor seating sucks. I’ve never found a good seat that is comfortable to sit in (I don’t want to lie down cause I want to read and stuff). People love their deck chairs and hammock seats and whatever but to me they are so uncomfortable! 🙁
And not so much an opinion but when I make an enemy I do envision putting a slice of Japanese knotweed in their garden near their house foundation (I would never under any circumstances actually do this but as a thought experiment I can microdose vengence lol).
MotherEastern3051
The vast majority of borders I see on here are far too narrow for my liking, and not wide enough to get the texture, flowiness and abundance that is the style I enjoy.
I often (not always) really dislike the very bright flowers that have a disproportionately high amount of flowers to foliage. Think bright red begonia, bright pink gladioli and bright orange marigold. I love the buttery yellow and white primulas, but the bright red, pink and purple ones are not for me, especially when it’s more than one bright colour combined.
Gappy, sparse and overly neat borders with too much soil and plants all in their own individuall neat little mounds. I prefer an abundance of plants and natural looking border.
panookies
Bulbs are overrated. Sure they’re nice for one season but the effort and cost is not worth it
Rainbow_Tesseract
I don’t give a shit if a garden/space has Spanish bluebells and I’m not ripping them up.
byjimini
If it flowers, it stays.
Asleep-Lead2510
Lots of the Mediterranean plants people say ‘must’ be brought in doors over autumn/winter are much harder than people think.
What they can’t tolerate well is wet+cold, but often they’re much more resistant to the cold than people think.
E.g. I grow lemons, kumquats, calamoninds and bougainvillea outside all year, not in a greenhouse (albeit in the South-West).
luala
The obsession with privacy drives me nuts. You live in a town – stop trying to block out your neighbours window with some fast-growing monstrosity. No one is that interested in what you do in your bloody garden anyway.
luala
If I can see soil or fence you’ve failed.
hokeycokeyrarrarrar
I am ready to get annihilated into oblivion, but glyphosate has a time and place.
My Front driveway is over 200sqm of stone setts, about every five years our gardener will hit it with glyphosate two years in a row so that it kills the seed bank. For the next 3-4 years its pretty much weed free.
There are a few plants that grow in it near our front door and the borders that he has cultivated that are not weeds, and he doesn’t spray those and they have slowly started taking over the few meters as you approach the door and borders. I believe they are Mexican fleabane, thyme and london pride.
Thestolenone
No mow May or leaving areas of grass to grow long and rank. Grassland as a habitat needs careful, knowledgable management or most of the wild flowers will be choked out. We mow on a longer cut and have a succession of different wildflowers in the lawns over summer. Also pebble beds, our small back garden is half lawn half river pebbles (previous tenant’s work). At night the hedgehogs come out and spend ages rooting through the pebbles for invertebrates, they leave the lawn totally alone except for walking over.
discustedkiller
Now mowing May is virtually pointless.
Appropriate-Sound169
I don’t think anyone should be attacked for their opinion, whether folk agree with it or not. How can you say an opinion is wrong?
Aggravating-Tip3641
Whenever i see a weed free front yard with mulch or rocks i secretly judge them about all the roundup use. Also any time i see landscape fabric I laugh about their ignorance
jeremyascot
When people get attacked for planting trees to close to fence.
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I think grass lawns are an absolute waste of space, and people could do much better for their gardens and wildlife around them. It’s an argument I’ve seen a lot.
That there’s no such thing as a weed 👀
If it’s green and short, it’s a lawn. I couldn’t give a shit if it’s 40% moss and dandelions.
It’s ok to use slug pellets.
If you like your lawn weed free and kept short – so be it. It’s your lawn.
If your garden is a complete wild jungle of weeds and stingy things – so be it. It’s your garden.
It’s ok to not like “weeds”. I personally think dandelions are ugly so get rid of them.
Mine is that orchids are the least fussy plants in my house – drench then in water every other week and then spray with nutrients and they happily rebloom. But I can’t keep spider plants alive.
The hatred towards people who want a nicely manicured lawn.
Someone posts a pic of a 4ft tall weed infested tiny patch of grass asking ‘where do i start?’ and every comment saying leave it, that looks lovely, its what grass is supposed to look like. Screw that, ive got a 20ft sq garden that backs on to a 26 acre largely wild parkland, me having a patch of grass that i cant lose my child in or have her get stung every time she goes in it in isnt fucking up the local eco system.
I think people overstate how “invasive” plants like mint are. I’ve always been able to put it straight in the ground where I want it, and never had any issues with it spreading too far. I also have fond memories of the small patch of mint growing in my grandparents garden, and smelling it as I brushed past it on the steps. It grew in that one spot and didn’t take over in spite of having no competition. .
It’s just my experience but it’s nowhere near as aggressive as people like to make out.
Lawns are great as a vantage point to enjoy flower beds, it’s important to have an open area to display the rest of the garden. They also give shape to a garden and are very good for children and pets. People complain a lot about lawns here but they are much better for wildlife than gravel, decking or patios.
Everyday I get blackbirds feeding on my lawn and in the summer there is green woodpeckers feeding on ants. You get none of that on a patio
Outdoor seating sucks. I’ve never found a good seat that is comfortable to sit in (I don’t want to lie down cause I want to read and stuff). People love their deck chairs and hammock seats and whatever but to me they are so uncomfortable! 🙁
And not so much an opinion but when I make an enemy I do envision putting a slice of Japanese knotweed in their garden near their house foundation (I would never under any circumstances actually do this but as a thought experiment I can microdose vengence lol).
The vast majority of borders I see on here are far too narrow for my liking, and not wide enough to get the texture, flowiness and abundance that is the style I enjoy.
I often (not always) really dislike the very bright flowers that have a disproportionately high amount of flowers to foliage. Think bright red begonia, bright pink gladioli and bright orange marigold. I love the buttery yellow and white primulas, but the bright red, pink and purple ones are not for me, especially when it’s more than one bright colour combined.
Gappy, sparse and overly neat borders with too much soil and plants all in their own individuall neat little mounds. I prefer an abundance of plants and natural looking border.
Bulbs are overrated. Sure they’re nice for one season but the effort and cost is not worth it
I don’t give a shit if a garden/space has Spanish bluebells and I’m not ripping them up.
If it flowers, it stays.
Lots of the Mediterranean plants people say ‘must’ be brought in doors over autumn/winter are much harder than people think.
What they can’t tolerate well is wet+cold, but often they’re much more resistant to the cold than people think.
E.g. I grow lemons, kumquats, calamoninds and bougainvillea outside all year, not in a greenhouse (albeit in the South-West).
The obsession with privacy drives me nuts. You live in a town – stop trying to block out your neighbours window with some fast-growing monstrosity. No one is that interested in what you do in your bloody garden anyway.
If I can see soil or fence you’ve failed.
I am ready to get annihilated into oblivion, but glyphosate has a time and place.
My Front driveway is over 200sqm of stone setts, about every five years our gardener will hit it with glyphosate two years in a row so that it kills the seed bank. For the next 3-4 years its pretty much weed free.
There are a few plants that grow in it near our front door and the borders that he has cultivated that are not weeds, and he doesn’t spray those and they have slowly started taking over the few meters as you approach the door and borders. I believe they are Mexican fleabane, thyme and london pride.
No mow May or leaving areas of grass to grow long and rank. Grassland as a habitat needs careful, knowledgable management or most of the wild flowers will be choked out. We mow on a longer cut and have a succession of different wildflowers in the lawns over summer. Also pebble beds, our small back garden is half lawn half river pebbles (previous tenant’s work). At night the hedgehogs come out and spend ages rooting through the pebbles for invertebrates, they leave the lawn totally alone except for walking over.
Now mowing May is virtually pointless.
I don’t think anyone should be attacked for their opinion, whether folk agree with it or not. How can you say an opinion is wrong?
Whenever i see a weed free front yard with mulch or rocks i secretly judge them about all the roundup use. Also any time i see landscape fabric I laugh about their ignorance
When people get attacked for planting trees to close to fence.
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