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5 Popular Plants Gardeners Are Tired of Seeing in Every Garden
24.05.2024 - 11:45 / thespruce.com / Cori Sears
While every gardener will have their preferences regarding the plants in their garden, we wanted to know which popular plants don’t live up to the hype, according to experienced gardeners.
We asked two gardening experts what popular plants they secretly hate (and why), and their answers surprised us. Here’s what they had to say.
Hydrangeas are beloved for their massive blooms, vintage appeal, and stunning colors, but Diane Kuthy, gardening expert and founder of the blog How to Grow Everything, says they are among her least favorite plants to grow.
Kuthy explains how hydrangeas often don't bloom and are actually challenging to look after.
«They may look beautiful in pictures, but creating that magical hydrangea garden in real life seems like a fairytale,” she says.
If you’re interested in large flowers, try starting with a more accessible flowering plant such as peonies. Peonies may take a year or so to establish, but they are known to flower prolifically once they are happy.
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Similarly, Kuthy says that she can’t stand growing roses either. Not only are they high-maintenance, requiring regular pruning and fertilization to thrive, but they can be a literal pain to grow.
“I have young children and they are always falling into the rose bushes while playing or getting thorns in their little fingers,» Kuthy says. «Don't get me started on pruning, either.»
Kuthy often needs to wear a thick denim hazmat suit to properly prune her rose bushes every year.
Kuthy removed most of her rose bushes from her 5-acre property, except for a few climbing rose varieties that are still growing on trellises. Since then, they've required less maintenance and are mostly out of reach of her kids.
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