Skipping the Privets for Skip Laurels
Our privet hedge needed replacing. It had grown too tall,
become too leggy, infringed upon our neighbor’s side and was no longer
attractive or functional. But when we removed the woody shrubs, we remembered
why we originally planted them; we had wanted some privacy, which was now
suddenly lacking.
It was suggested we look at Skip Laurels. So we went to the
nursery to check them out. They were nice – full and green with the promise of
white flowers come spring. We had some put in and I find that I love them. I
welcomed them to our yard and I happily chat to them whenever I’m outside.
Why do I do this? Is it a myth that plants respond to
human/plant interaction? Years ago my friend and I heard that talking to plants
help them grow so we each prepared pots with the same soil and the same plants.
We watered them equally. Then we talked to one plant but not to the other.
After a month we noticed that the plants we spoke to flourished while the other
plants were not as vibrant.
Science now shows that plants interact with each other. We
seem to be part of a universal communication system even if we don’t all speak
the same language. Wouldn’t it be nice if we would use that knowledge to help
us all flourish, plants and people alike?
Wow, this tells you absolutely all you need to know about
Skip (schipka) Laurel:
Does talking to plants really help them to grow? Check out
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Enjoy looking at and conversing with, your skip laurels. We love ours.
ReplyDeleteYou made us confident in choosing them for our yard. Thanks, Claire.
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