Plants in odd places

BarbaraEmma · #1 (**permalink**) 26-07-2009, 09:56 PM

I first noticed this old fence post a few months ago , at first I thought they were just suck in but they are actually growing , I think i'ts great.Barbara

agrumpycow · #2 (**permalink**) 26-07-2009, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BarbaraEmma

I first noticed this old fence post a few months ago , at first I thought they were just suck in but they are actually growing , I think i'ts great.Barbara

I agree! I see it a lot and like to think of it as nature reclaiming

wildherbalian85 · #3 (**permalink**) 26-07-2009, 10:16 PM

The oddest thing i say was a large shrub, plant thing growing on the roof of an old building... it was growing from the guttering..... so strange a sight it was

BarbaraEmma · #4 (**permalink**) 26-07-2009, 10:26 PM

Thank you Claire ,by the way I know I'm a sucker for this kind of thing ,but I did mean to say stuck in.

I love the way plants will grow where there is almost no soil, on old walls, in rain guttering, on roof tops and chimney pots.I'ts amazing to see quite large trees growing up on buildings.I've recently seen a Buddleia growing way up on an old house.Lovely, isn't it.
Barbara

IanS · #5 (**permalink**) 26-07-2009, 10:49 PM

I came across a sunflower growing out of the side of a wall the other day! It had managed to grow about 3 feet before flowering. Quite an amazing site!

Phoebe · #6 (**permalink**) 26-07-2009, 11:35 PM

We put a garden path in the back garden of a previous house, the path had been down for about 15 years when we decided to change it, when we lifted the slabs I was astonished to see fully flowered and very flattened crocuses loads of them! I wondered how they could ever flower with no light! LOL hardy little bulbs aren't they?

Kayleigh · #7 (**permalink**) 27-07-2009, 03:51 PM

I don't know what these are they were growing off a wall on the edge of a waterfall at Loch Lomond..
There may be a better view for an id from my waterfall video.
But they look like small trees..

KeenTeen17 · #8 (**permalink**) 27-07-2009, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Kayleigh

I don't know what these are they were growing off a wall on the edge of a waterfall at Loch Lomond..
There may be a better view for an id from my waterfall video.
But they look like small trees..

The ones on the other side of the waterfall are Rhododendron