carrie26 wrote:
Hi, Im new to this site and know very little about gardnening,
however I am going to be meeting my partners mother for the first
time soon and she is a keen gardnener and I would like to take her a
rare plant as a gift and also learn a bit about gardnening so it
might be something we can bond over and do together. So what I'm
asking is... Does anyone know what kind of rare plant i could get for
her and will anyone be able to give me any knowledge on gardnening?
please?
Take care here.........rare may = hard to look after. Just imagine partners
mothers feelings if she accidentally let it die.
--
Pete C
London UK

"carrie26" wrote via gardenbanter

Hi, Im new to this site and know very little about gardnening, however I
am going to be meeting my partners mother for the first time soon and
she is a keen gardnener and I would like to take her a rare plant as a
gift and also learn a bit about gardnening so it might be something we
can bond over and do together. So what I'm asking is... Does anyone
know what kind of rare plant i could get for her and will anyone be
able to give me any knowledge on gardnening? please?


Welcome to this newsgroup, lots of knowledgeable gardeners here on lots of
subjects so just ask.

Regarding a rare plant (or do you mean unusual?) for your partners Mum, it
depends what her gardening passion is. Buying something she isn't interested
in or something she already has would be the worst possible outcome so ask
your partner what her interest is and if there is anything she really wants.
If you can't find out then the Citrus Tree idea is a good one as long as she
will have somewhere very light and frost free for it during the winter and a
S. facing wall for it for the rest of the year. I would recommend a Lemon
Tree or Tahiti Lime as the fruit are always useful.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden

On 25/8/08 19:24, in article , "carrie26"
wrote:

Hi, Im new to this site and know very little about gardnening, however I
am going to be meeting my partners mother for the first time soon and
she is a keen gardnener and I would like to take her a rare plant as a
gift and also learn a bit about gardnening so it might be something we
can bond over and do together. So what I'm asking is... Does anyone
know what kind of rare plant i could get for her and will anyone be
able to give me any knowledge on gardnening? please?


Until you know a bit more about her and her garden, I'd steer away from rare
plants myself. Some people are seen as keen gardeners but restrict
themselves happily to Bizzy Lizzies and bedding plants while others go in
for really pushing the boundaries with super tender stuff. Until you know
which she is, for now, I'd take her a pretty, glazed, frost-resistant pot,
planted up with e.g. winter flowering pansies. She can tuck those into the
right place in her garden or put them outside her door to see every time she
goes in and out.
Asking her questions about gardening and how to do it will create a fast
bond, believe me!
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

Hi, Im new to this site and know very little about gardnening, however I am going to be meeting my partners mother for the first time soon and she is a keen gardnener and I would like to take her a rare plant as a gift and also learn a bit about gardnening so it might be something we can bond over and do together. So what I'm asking is... Does anyone know what kind of rare plant i could get for her and will anyone be able to give me any knowledge on gardnening? please?

I'm not an expert...yet lol but ornamental citrus trees always seem to go down well. lemon are probably the easiest to grow, along with calamondin (little orange fruits). tahiti lime are a tiny bit more challenging. all of these are widely available at a garden centre. They produce beautiful clusters of lovely flowers, their fruit (hopefully) tastes great, and even the leaves are used for seasoning - crush one up and they smell strongly of the type of fruit they bear.

That just an idea though - it might be worth asking your partner what her mums passion is. if she loves orchids and lilies she might not want fruit!

good luck meeting her, i'm sure you'll get along great!

danny

In article , carrie26
writes

Hi, Im new to this site and know very little about gardnening, however I
am going to be meeting my partners mother for the first time soon and
she is a keen gardnener and I would like to take her a rare plant as a
gift and also learn a bit about gardnening so it might be something we
can bond over and do together. So what I'm asking is... Does anyone
know what kind of rare plant i could get for her and will anyone be
able to give me any knowledge on gardnening? please?






I would hate to be given someone's idea of a rare plant It probably
isn't (unless the giver is a fellow gardener) or might not suit my soil
etc.

A lovely hand fork or trowel might be welcome as you always lose them,
or as Sacha says, a frost resistant pot though that might be abit bulky
to transport.

I've recently bought several people that plastic elastic stuff for tying
up plants, not sure what it's called but it's like the old tubing for
scooby dos (you'll only remember them if you are as old as the hills
like me!) or french knitting. It comes on a roll like string but
consists of a very long, very fine rubber tubing which can be cut
easily and tied around plants and yet be untied easily as well.

Another fiend who was unwell got a pile of all the latest gardening
magazines, those she liked but with which she would never have treated
hereself.

My best presents at christmas include 5 inch pots, plastic seed trays,
very large white labels or gardeneing tokens

Janet


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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

Thanks very much for your advice Janet. It really isn't going to be as easy as I thought and now my partner has set me the task of learning the latin names for plants... I think I need a tutor haha

Carrie

Oh dear! So much to consider! Thanks to everyone for all your advice. I know she is invited to the Chealsea flower show so I'm guessing she likes flowering plants, but as I have no idea at all about gardening I think I'm risking it quite a bit on first impressions. Maybe I should learn abit about it first..don't suppsoe anyone is willing to teach me? I'm a quick learner I promise. I just want to get it absolutely perfect the first time I meet her as I get the impression she is a hard woman to impress.

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Thanks very much for your advice Janet. It really isn't going to be as
easy as I thought and now my partner has set me the task of learning
the latin names for plants...

Why?

I think I need a tutor haha

I think you need a rolling-pin...

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Rusty
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