tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post2169795681968392342..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: Wildflower Wednesday: Streetside Delights?VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-77574321506683512742011-09-29T21:36:13.819+01:002011-09-29T21:36:13.819+01:00Rose - I loved them too. It's interesting how ...Rose - I loved them too. It's interesting how there's so many different perspectives on what appears at the side of our roads.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-86962172427132422162011-09-29T21:13:11.337+01:002011-09-29T21:13:11.337+01:00I think it's all in your perspective whether y...I think it's all in your perspective whether you see a plant as a weed or a wildflower. I love seeing all the blooms and grasses along the roadsides, but not everyone agrees. I'd love to plant some milkweed here for the butterflies, but most farmers would be horrified that anyone would purposely plant it:)<br /><br />Love the sweetpeas!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-47428975883969220182011-09-29T09:11:12.209+01:002011-09-29T09:11:12.209+01:00i doodle garden - taking part in this meme has str...i doodle garden - taking part in this meme has strengthened my resolve to feature some of our wildflowers too :)<br /><br />Monica - it's a lucky shot if you think them orderly as they were all over the cliff!<br /><br />Town Mouse and Margurite - you're right, to most people a flower is just a flower and pretty. They don't necessarily know what's in the right place and what might be invasive and surpressing even more flowers or a greater variety of them.<br /><br />Barbarapc - quite a few of our flowers have been tricked into reblooming this autumn owing to our indifferent August/September and now some very unseasonally warm weather. It'll be interesting to see exactly what colour scheme we end up with over the next week or so!<br /><br />Brotchie - thanks for the link that's a very interesting article. The perspective and information you've given in your comment was exactly what I was looking for when I wrote this piece.<br /><br />I have very clear childhood memories of fireweed as you call it. In Birmingham during the 1960s it was to be found everywhere (and in massive numbers)on WWII bombsites which had yet to be redeveloped. I suspect fire was a key factor in their appearance over here as well.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-44136512678586839532011-09-29T07:25:58.189+01:002011-09-29T07:25:58.189+01:00Since I garden on a Victoria sea cliff, here's...Since I garden on a Victoria sea cliff, here's the view from the other side....<br /><br />The foxglove is another garden escapee of European origin, but is not sworn at too vigourously around here, as it is both lovely and fairly easy to squelch if it gets uppity. <br /><br />The unsweetened peas, though beautiful, have rather more imperialist propensities. For more, see Seattle gardener Paghat's comments at http://www.paghat.com/sweetpeas.html.<br /><br />I believe that fireweed is native around the northern hemisphere. The local name refers to its habit of being one of the first plants to reappear after a forest fire, and it certainly looks dramatic blooming against a field of charcoal.brotchienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-64469219076327196192011-09-28T18:08:13.431+01:002011-09-28T18:08:13.431+01:00Like Town Mouse, I think most people appreciate fl...Like Town Mouse, I think most people appreciate flowers of any sort and most probably wouldn't know if something was invasive or not. Those who know what Japanese Knotweed is are likely in the minority.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-36912783750225636252011-09-28T16:14:13.644+01:002011-09-28T16:14:13.644+01:00Scent or not, it has beautiful blossoms. So much ...Scent or not, it has beautiful blossoms. So much fun seeing what's blooming around the continent. Very little pink here, it's all yellow, purple and cream.Barbarapchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990013417063903768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-9617120617120044342011-09-28T15:29:07.110+01:002011-09-28T15:29:07.110+01:00Usually, most people like seeing things flower and...Usually, most people like seeing things flower and are oblivious to the fact that those things might be invasive. Of course, there's the small minority who is horrified at ice plant and pampas grass in California and might not like sweat pea in Seattle, but even I prefer some plants to nothing inside the cities.Town Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-46753282955100995332011-09-28T14:11:50.640+01:002011-09-28T14:11:50.640+01:00Sweet peas are indeed sweet! Love this rather orde...Sweet peas are indeed sweet! Love this rather orderly grouping. :)Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-43110949711387454102011-09-28T10:30:24.210+01:002011-09-28T10:30:24.210+01:00I love seeing wild flowers on the side of the road...I love seeing wild flowers on the side of the road... there was a beautiful display near my house, will have to go check if its still there and take a snap!i doodle gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099857285092721773noreply@blogger.com