"Sacha" wrote
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I think quite a lot of people plant trees because a friend has one or
they've seen it somewhere in a much larger garden and want one
themselves.
In my old house there was a young blue cedar and I had the horrible
job of cutting it down because it was much too close to the house and
when it was fully size, would have prevented anyone getting to the
front door!
That had been planted because the people next door had a much larger
garden and had a blue cedar planted well away from the house but in
line of sight with mine. I can only imagine that the original planter
thought that two such trees fairly close together would one day look
magnificent. But their thinking obviously hadn't gone further than
that.

Another reason gardeners can get choice of trees or spacing/position
wrong is misleading info when they do look for advice. One thing that I
blame is the tendency of some plant labels, and often also books, to
give the height and spread of trees and shrubs as a rough size *after
ten years* but neglect to give any idea of mature eventual size. The ten
year bit isn't always stated, either.

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Sue

"Sue" wrote in message

Another reason gardeners can get choice of trees or spacing/position
wrong is misleading info when they do look for advice. One thing
that I
blame is the tendency of some plant labels, and often also books, to
give the height and spread of trees and shrubs as a rough size
*after
ten years* but neglect to give any idea of mature eventual size. The
ten
year bit isn't always stated, either.

Plant labels! Now that is a subject that makes me very cross! I
dunno about the UK, but here the trend in plant labelling seems
designed to mislead or keep people ignorant.

For example, Alstromerias here are being sold under the name of
"Princess Lilly" and nowhere on the label could a mug garden find out
it's real name. I was so cross when I saw this that I simply refused
to buy some that I would rather like in my garden. Since they cope so
well with dry conditions I thought that they'd make a useful addition
to my drought ravaged garden but I simply won't encourage the plant
producers shoddy behaviour by buying them.

"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message
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"Sue" wrote in message

Another reason gardeners can get choice of trees or spacing/position
wrong is misleading info when they do look for advice. One thing
that I
blame is the tendency of some plant labels, and often also books, to
give the height and spread of trees and shrubs as a rough size
*after
ten years* but neglect to give any idea of mature eventual size. The
ten
year bit isn't always stated, either.

Plant labels! Now that is a subject that makes me very cross! I
dunno about the UK, but here the trend in plant labelling seems
designed to mislead or keep people ignorant.

For example, Alstromerias here are being sold under the name of
"Princess Lilly" and nowhere on the label could a mug garden find out
it's real name. I was so cross when I saw this that I simply refused
to buy some that I would rather like in my garden. Since they cope so
well with dry conditions I thought that they'd make a useful addition
to my drought ravaged garden but I simply won't encourage the plant
producers shoddy behaviour by buying them.


You are lucky to get even that info on a plant. Many of the local
supermarket plants are just labelled "Herbaceous perennial" or "Houseplant".
I once asked for the actual name and the assistant grabbed the label and
said it was called Herbaceous.

"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message
"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message

Plant labels! Now that is a subject that makes me very cross! I
dunno about the UK, but here the trend in plant labelling seems
designed to mislead or keep people ignorant.

For example, Alstromerias here are being sold under the name of
"Princess Lilly" and nowhere on the label could a mug garden find
out
it's real name. I was so cross when I saw this that I simply
refused
to buy some that I would rather like in my garden. Since they
cope so
well with dry conditions I thought that they'd make a useful
addition
to my drought ravaged garden but I simply won't encourage the
plant
producers shoddy behaviour by buying them.


You are lucky to get even that info on a plant. Many of the local
supermarket plants are just labelled "Herbaceous perennial" or
"Houseplant".
I once asked for the actual name and the assistant grabbed the label
and
said it was called Herbaceous.

Snort! If it wasn't so sad, it'd be funny.