Jovial Monk wrote on Feb 14^th, 2023 at 9:23pm:


So? This is a topic about Valentine’s Day you imbecile!

Jovial Monk wrote on Feb 15^th, 2023 at 9:38am:


Huh! The best I can do with gardening… just hapsadaysically plant wherever… and hope it’s in the right spot to survive! Some do! 
For I am just a pot luck gardener and an exasperated one at that with conclusion in mind of “oh no you bought me a plant present, how nice”  
One thing grows well for me…rosemary!
Oh and also those pink roses and… agapanthus!

Planning to grow birch and maple on the nature strip (nature strip is like 10 metres wide!) and my three crab apples closer to the house. So—blossoms, fruit and striking yellow/red leaf colors in the fall!

I have something like a rockery here with red and pink roses blooming in great profusion. All to be ripped out to make way for apple trees! Some pine trees to be lopped.

Vege and herb patch, polytunnel or greenhouse, plenty of room for all!

Who knew?

As it's a Christian celebration, Valentine's Day is banned in
Indonesia, Pakistan, Iran and Saudi Arabia due to beliefs
that it conflicts with Islamic culture.

AusGeoff wrote on Feb 15^th, 2023 at 11:01am:


Islam is too busy hating/killing/undermining women etc so of course it can’t be bothered with celebrating love.

Does anybody have a favorite flower/decorative tree etc they like to grow?

Any species birch or maple give the best fall leaf color display? Most vivid color etc?

I need to grow some gerberas. Gerberas were Mum’s favorite flower. Younger sis and I were talking to the funeral director planning the funeral with texts/calls to other sis and nieces etc. One niece came up with the incredible idea that the flowers on Mum’s coffin should be gerberas. That was done.

I don’t greatly care for gerberas myself, especially the original ones with just one ring of petals but this is not about me.

Younger sis should have retrieved Dad’s ashes from Centennial Park and when ready I will get sis to send me a small jar each of their ashes.

I envisage a ring of what is wrongly called Imperial Bamboo or some other tough perennial to form a windbreak then some gerberas and other daisies—Annie loved daisies or so she said—I guess she never grew flowers but knew of daisies? (Apartment living.) Some rosemary or more likely some sprigs of rosemary in a jar for Mum’s birthday and date of death with the flowers hopefully in bloom (what flowers in November??) Mum and Dad’s ashes to be scattered into the bed of daisies, rosemary and gerberas.

To most it will just be a flower bed—no need to talk to them about death.

Dunno what flower would represent Dad best. Possibly a small tree? A weeping {whatever?} Nah, keep the memories happy. A small tree tho be good, will think about it.

LOL, Dad did not like painting, no sirree! Time came to paint the downpipes. Out rushed Mum—too late! Dad painting the downpipes did not hold a sheet of cardboard between pipe and the bricks of the wall—paint all over the bricks. Mum not happy, LOl!

Mum’s birthday is coming up. Have a nice vase can take a single rose, a candle all ready to be lit. DON’T have a photo of Mum—all in temporary storage! Drat!

Won’t grow here!