Comments on: Spring carpets http://blog.blithewold.org/spring/spring-carpets/ a garden journal about public garden maintenance, seasonal tasks, garden events, stories about gardening, volunteers, flowers, bugs and wildlife Sun, 19 May 2013 12:25:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: val gillman http://blog.blithewold.org/spring/spring-carpets/comment-page-1/#comment-16294 val gillman Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:53:13 +0000 http://blog.blithewold.org/?p=6533#comment-16294 I look forward to patches of self sown plants. Sometimes you see variations you'd miss when you buy seeds.Some years ago I had a big patch of foxgloves(purpurea) and saw a few pale primrose plants so I kept their seeds-and a jar of every shade I liked. Pure white, spotted white, etc. It's loads of fun. <em>Val, don't they always seem like sturdier plants too, when they plant themselves? -kris</em> I look forward to patches of self sown plants. Sometimes you see variations you’d miss when you buy seeds.Some years ago I had a big patch of foxgloves(purpurea) and saw a few pale primrose plants so I kept their seeds-and a jar of every shade I liked. Pure white, spotted white, etc. It’s loads of fun.

Val, don’t they always seem like sturdier plants too, when they plant themselves? -kris

]]> By: Susan in the Pink Hat http://blog.blithewold.org/spring/spring-carpets/comment-page-1/#comment-16229 Susan in the Pink Hat Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:35:58 +0000 http://blog.blithewold.org/?p=6533#comment-16229 Selaginella is a bit scary as a seedling carpet because nothing else can get a foot in the door. When something can self-seed in a lawn, they are crossing quickly over into thug territory. <em>Susan, that might be true but at my house I generally cheer those plants on. Less to mow! And we have selaginella in some of our containers - wonder if it's the same one. It does get pretty thick... -kris</em> Selaginella is a bit scary as a seedling carpet because nothing else can get a foot in the door. When something can self-seed in a lawn, they are crossing quickly over into thug territory.

Susan, that might be true but at my house I generally cheer those plants on. Less to mow! And we have selaginella in some of our containers – wonder if it’s the same one. It does get pretty thick… -kris

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