' Help Me !!! '

16 years ago

I'm really upset. I mean there's worse things. In life than a less than perfect garden. This year my daisies seemed to last about a day or so. I think I didn't water as often as I should have. For some reason I thought. Daisies didn't need to be watered that often! We had a real downpour in Rockland County. About three weeks ago. My daisies flopped. I tried tying and staking. Then the centers get really big. The petals curl. There's nothing uglier than a spent daisy. Did others have experiences this year with these horrid things. I feel like starting the car up and mowin her down. Also my hollyhock didn't bloom right. The buds were shriveled and ragged. I watered but all the buds were shriviled and ragged like an old hags face!!! Forgive me it's just that my garden is not to my liking this yr!! Also I transplanted some hollyhocks to pots they are growing great guns. I know they need space. the one that didn't bloom this year. I guess got crowded it bloomed last yr. I guess when this ny heatwave passed. I'll start rearranging and weeding more. Thanks for letting me vent. When I was a kid I wanted a garden like the Better Homes and Gardens hardcover book. Then reality sets in!!!Thanks for letting me vent:(

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lavender_lass
16 years ago
You probably do need to water more, if that's what you think...but don't be too hard on yourself. It sounds like you're already thinking about what to try next year...and that's the key to a great garden :)

If they're still available, maybe go out and buy a few annual cosmos or marigolds and put them where you need some color. You'll probably feel much better about your garden...which is really the point. Creating something you like that is easy for you to take care of...not a magazine cover, which is often not real.

There's a thread over on the rose forum (or antique rose forum), which shows a beautiful cover to a magazine...which apparently is not real.
kathi_mdgd
16 years ago
Hollyhocker,Are you in Rockland county N.Y.??? If so where? I was born and raised back there,but now live in S.Ca,still have lots of family and friends all over back there.
Just curious.
Kathi
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organic_kitten
16 years ago
It has been a bit of a hard year with unusual weather. maybe that has affected your plants, too.
kay
totallyconfused
16 years ago
My daisies didn't do very well this year either. I pinched them back in early June, as I have been doing for the last few years, but this year, they never really budded up again. I don't know if they need to be divided or if the hot dry weather that began in June prevented them from setting buds. Regardless of the reason, they are a huge disappointment this year.

Totally Confused