Ax murderer! Not all my plants die due to deliberate choice on my part. Sometimes it's natural selection, despite my efforts. Some plants have little tolerance for winter wet clay, or alkaline clay, or hot humid summers, or frozen winters. It's a lot easier and more enjoyable gardening to select stuff that tolerates conditions here than to, say, change the pH of the soil, or prevent snow, monsoon rain, or hurricane-strength winds.
And for some things, I just fail. e.g. I'm begonia-challenged. Despite my best efforts, I do murder those. I love them, so I keep trying.
Rick, I don't buy many plants, most I start from seeds. But some cultivars aren't from seed, so sometimes I do treat myself to a few plants. I have 2 Geranium Rozanne, and they're the best plants I own. They bloom continually from May thru November.
(psst... currently aavailable from Santa Rosa at 35% off)
Karen
