On 13/1/08 19:19, in article ,
"David in Normandy" wrote:

The Mrs spotted some unusual house plants in the garden
centre the other day. Small bushy green plants a bit like
box, but with small yellow flowers at the tips. Another,
similar variety had orange flowers. On closer inspection
all these flowers had been stuck on with glue!!!

The plants were real enough, just the flowers were plastic.
Surely there is a wide enough range of attractive house
plants without buying such monstrosities? Or am I being old
fashioned?

Each plant was covered in flowers - to think that someone
must have sat for ages gluing them all on.

When my brother was an art student - long time ago! - we had an argument
along those lines. Sort of "if you see something scarlet in the hedgerow
and finding it beautiful because you think it's a flower, is it less
beautiful when you discover it's a cigarette packet?" sort of thing. I saw
his point but clearly my illusions are too easily shattered.
To me, what you describe is akin to the brightly coloured, dyed, flowers
found in garage forecourt 'bouquets' or brightly coloured glass chippings on
graves. I hate them, others love them or they wouldn't be made.
A resounding naff from us.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

"Sacha" wrote in message
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... or brightly coloured glass chippings on
graves. I hate them, others love them or they wouldn't be made.

I know I posted earlier but I just had to respond to this: how I hate those
green glass chippings too. Why can't people just plant rosemary on a grave?
There is something so depressing about the green glass stuff.

someone

On 13/1/08 23:11, in article ,
"someone" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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... or brightly coloured glass chippings on
graves. I hate them, others love them or they wouldn't be made.

I know I posted earlier but I just had to respond to this: how I hate those
green glass chippings too. Why can't people just plant rosemary on a grave?
There is something so depressing about the green glass stuff.

Low maintenance=salved conscience, I'm afraid. There are a couple of graves
in our old Victorian, country churchyard with plastic flowers on. I have to
restrain myself from chucking them in the bin. Not my family, not my
flowers, not my business but definitely not 'right', either. Nothing and
nature would be kinder, IMO.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

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On 13/1/08 19:19, in article ,
"David in Normandy" wrote:

The Mrs spotted some unusual house plants in the garden
centre the other day. Small bushy green plants a bit like
box, but with small yellow flowers at the tips. Another,
similar variety had orange flowers. On closer inspection
all these flowers had been stuck on with glue!!!

The plants were real enough, just the flowers were plastic.
Surely there is a wide enough range of attractive house
plants without buying such monstrosities? Or am I being old
fashioned?

Each plant was covered in flowers - to think that someone
must have sat for ages gluing them all on.

When my brother was an art student - long time ago! - we had an argument
along those lines. Sort of "if you see something scarlet in the hedgerow
and finding it beautiful because you think it's a flower, is it less
beautiful when you discover it's a cigarette packet?" sort of thing. I saw
his point but clearly my illusions are too easily shattered.
To me, what you describe is akin to the brightly coloured, dyed, flowers
found in garage forecourt 'bouquets' or brightly coloured glass chippings on
graves. I hate them, others love them or they wouldn't be made.
A resounding naff from us.

Not just naff, its dishonest.
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea