Plants that make you feel happy!

Primroses

I love primroses, they remind me of nanna’s farm down in south Kent when I was little. They would grow wild in the fields. Never see them here though we have those primulas which I think are the tame version. Another plant we don’t see much is the lupin. When we went to Norway they were all over the place , wild. Envious.

Anything that has survived the long, dry summer makes me happy.

The pelargoniums are still flowering away, as is one perennial geranium which I thought had died. There are flowers on the penstemons, roses and some fuschias.
Peonies are an early favourite.

In spring the snowdrops, daffodils and primroses.

Agapanthus are a favourite but not as spectacular as yours, petra. Are they in a tub or in the ground?

There are a couple of new ones on me.

Cardoons and Gaura?
Must investigate.

Such a lovely thread. I love my euphorbias, fatsias, heucheras, tulips, dahlias, gaura, choisya, clematis, jasmine. I can't choose a favourite as each one gives me such pleasure.

The dahlias and gaura have given me the best floral displays this summer.

Gaura Do really well when hot and dry they dislike it if winters are cold and wet and tend to then die out

Lilacs and poppies are my favourites.

I have a plant growing on my back deck, it is a Cissus Rhombifolia “Ellen Dancia”. It is a native grape ivy, loves sun, no sun, wet weather, dry weather, living outdoors and living indoors. We have affectionately named her Myrtle and I love her.

Oh where to start? I am like a child in a sweety shop! Of course the fact that I had over 100 different snowdrops may tell you why I am a Galanthophile, ! Then my Hellebores cheer the winter up. I am very keen on lovely scents so honeysuckles and traclospermums and of course roses all count too. But something I did in a previous bigger garden was to have lovely scented leaf geraniums. I used to put the chairs out for us to sit and have coffee etc, and would direct friends to the various chairs, so Mary you are in the salvia chair, someone else in the mint chair etc etc. It was so nice to be able to sit in the chairs and run you fingers through the leaves and take the odd one off to press in your fingers A favourite was a mint one called Tomotosa with was my "vegetable pussy cat" as it had quite big, furry feelig leaves that smelt of mint. Lavender of course, brings back memories of my great granny and granny, with their little lavendar bags in every drawer keeping the moths at bay and giving a perfume to the clothes.Mustnt forget sweet peas of course. I love them for themselves, and the memory of my grandad who used to grow them up the ends of his peas and beans to encourage the polinators to come. I dont think we always acknowledge the pleasures of smelling things, and how strongly they connect us to people and places of the past.There are of course the downside too. I quite like the look of ribes at a distance but ugh the smell is horrible to me, and garlic, and the curry plant dont get a look in in my garden!

nanna8 I love lupins too but they won’t grow for me. I see them growing in wild abundance on waste ground and railway cuttings, but they don’t like my garden!!

Hellbores. They stoically get through the coldest weather displaying beautiful flowers.

Greyduster

nanna8 I love lupins too but they won’t grow for me. I see them growing in wild abundance on waste ground and railway cuttings, but they don’t like my garden!!

Nor mine. I planted lots of herbaceous perennials when we first planned our garden but lost a lot of them.

I love pansies. So jolly and colourful and brighten dark days.

Agapanthus grow like wild things here as do the big arum lilies which are classed as weeds. They pop up everywhere. Also ginger lilies, I just pulled a load out because they do spread a lot. Funny how plants adjust to certain areas. Another one we get is the wild iris. Lovely flowers but they squeeze up between paving stones and pop up everywhere. Very hard to pull out, heavy roots.
I love pansies, too - wish they were perennials.

Snowdrops when they first appear, promising spring to come. "Gertrude Jekyll" rose with its lovely perfume, and hydrangias which are the only cuttings which seem to survive in my garden.

After following this post today I went to the garden centre and purchased phlox,Orange blossom shrubs,and one more outside my backdoor that wasn't mentioned but was pretty,, had to see them as I didn't recognise the names,,, now where to plant them,,,,

Primroses, we moved to our current house the previous owner had planted loads. They really suffered in the heat this year even though they were planted in shaded places.

Snowdrops, the first sign of Spring.
Primroses.
Crocuses on a lawn, different colours.
Rhododendron.
Bluebells in a wood.
Wild Daffodil.
Horse Chestnut trees, dense white flowers.
Honeysuckle, lovely scent.
Michaelmas Daisies, it's Autumn.

Do trees count?
If so, my favourite plants are pine trees.

Just the thought being in the woods amongst the pines and breathing in their beautiful smell helps me to feel calm and happy.

I'm a lover of our mixed deciduous woodlands too, but pine woods or copses are another level - they should be on prescription for anyone needing to distress!

I like lots of garden plants and wild plants too, but the pleasure I get from them is less powerful.

A tree is a big plant.
I forgot to mention:
Raspberry cane.
Cherry tree.
Cuckoopint.

Chrysanths of all varieties and all colours. They're a 'Happy' plant.