Comments on: Home for wayward agapanthus

By: Moon Over Martinborough

Moon Over Martinborough — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:38:34 +0000

Never fear. If you remove the seed heads after the flower has bloomed, they won’t spread. Now if only there were some way to get rid of the jasmine that has taken up residence under our deck, and has been found growing inside walls!!!

By: JeanD

JeanD — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:57:32 +0000

Oh dear, I planted a row of them just a couple of weeks ago! I wonder if I can get rid of them or have they already become shovel resistant? I should have known better. It’s taken me 13 years to get rid of a wisteria that a “friend” gave me when she wanted the pot it was in. At least, I THINK I’ve got rid of it.( But then I thought so many times.)

By: expotjarred

expotjarred — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:00:42 +0000

to buy with confident for less

By: Moon Over Martinborough

Moon Over Martinborough — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:35:14 +0000

Oh, but those agapanthus are nothing compared to the jasmine that’s threatening to take over our entire house. We found some growing up through the walls!

By: Ginny

Ginny — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:46:22 +0000

p.s. they make a lovely combo with sheep.

By: Ginny

Ginny — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:44:17 +0000

They are quite pretty but I understand the weed-mentality. I have been hacking at Rose’o Sharon that has been trying to take over my garden for years. I chopped a tree to a 2 foot stump with a small rusty saw and the damn thing was back in a year, with friends. At least this plant is very pretty, they kind of remind me of a Long Island favorite – the hosta which is everywhere.

By: Alison

Alison — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:08:21 +0000

I just lurve agapanthus. They make the most beautiful photographic subjects – always there when you want them to be, very photogenic and never winge when you take 5 minutes to compose the shot.

By: Moon Over Martinborough

Moon Over Martinborough — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:23:00 +0000

Ruby! You crack me up!

By: Ruby

Ruby — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:44:11 +0000

Melissa – it was Twinings. There is just no pleasing some people

By: Ruby

Ruby — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:42:40 +0000

Sandra – all the agapanthus you saw in Thames were probably the ones that have taken over my mothers place. I told her once she goes, that I am going to pour petrol over them and set fire to the whole lot! She thinks they are lovely too.
By the way Rick, I was thinking of you the other day as I was destroying the few Aggies I have here. I almost sent them up to you as a present.
The South Island aggies are pussies – didn’t even break a shovel on them, but did bend it slightly.

Satans scourge down South here is Ivy and I have been using everything in my guerilla gardeners arsenal. I have done battle with this demon spawn before in Kapiti and after many months finally won, but I have come up against a much stronger opponent here – the stuff is so established it WAS a tree! Its now a stump in the ground which is going to get the chainsaw treatment. I think I have found a new plant to hate – I’m a happy gardener.