Do You Buy?

Bonkers1 · ‎07-29-2012

Plants that won't flower until the second season. I'm too anxious and would like to see blooms as soon as possible.

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@Bonkers1 wrote:
Plants that won't flower until the second season. I'm too anxious and would like to see blooms as soon as possible.

@Bonkers1

Depending on where you garden, your budget, and various other considerations, I think you should plant both.

A garden should be a work in progress, not just for what plants flower most quickly.

Then again, if you're planning to move soon, maybe not.

JMO, of course.

just bee · ‎03-10-2010

@Bonkers1

Nature doesn't rush, yet everything gets done. The seed becomes a tree, the seasons shift, and life unfolds in its own time. There's a quiet wisdom in learning to trust the process,

~My philosophy: Dogs are God's most perfect creatures. Angels, here on Earth, who teach us to be better human beings.~

Biftu · ‎02-05-2011

I've bought plants from Roberta's where they say you will see flowers the first season but it doesn't always happen. When it doesn't I begin to wonder if they will ever flower and become disappointed. Guess patience is what is called for with live plants.

Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

I do not buy plants sight "unseen." I must see them in person to see what I am REALLY purchasing.

"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

Icegoddess · ‎03-19-2010

I like to see the flowers before I buy. Ordering online I do have to trust that they will send what they advertise, but once I bought a large bush and the tag showed a white flower with a red center. When it finally bloomed I was so disappointed because it was a solid white flower. By then, I was stuck with it unless I wanted to dig it up. The nursery wasn't going to take it back.

Also, a lot of times, the pictures are not realistic photos as to the size of the flower. They're often enlarged.

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

My mother spent her entire life bemoaning the fact that I look nothing like her...

♥Surface of the Sun♥

AuntMame · ‎10-16-2010

If you mean biennials, yeah I do. Like foxgloves and hollyhocks. I love them. It is sad that they bloom only the second year, then die off. But what can you do?

Grade1Teach · ‎03-09-2010

No, I personally don't buy flowers that won't bloom that season. When I buy flowers, I like instant gratification. I buy them because I have a vision of what they will look like in my garden and I need to see it come to life right away.

However, I have patience with the fact that most new perennials will not put on their true "show" for at least three years. I have no problem with that. I just like to see the color right away. I'm okay with flowers taking some time to show their full potential.

wagirl · ‎03-09-2010

I like instant gratification---for flowers at least😄💐 too. I did buy Robertas rose lily bulbs when they were the TSV and those will bloom in July/Aug magnificently and year after year. Had them before and they did great. I ended up with 6 stems instead of the 5 in the package and 3 of them are almost to my knees. Have them in a big pot on my patio.