larina
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Bulbs come back every year without replanting.bcla said:It was half a joke and half serious. I can't imagine that they would have had flowers planted by prisoners that survived more than 40 years of neglect. Even a thriving garden would need to be periodically replanted. In fact, the link you provided noted that the flowerbeds required rebuilding a decade ago when the Garden Conservancy took over upkeep of the flower gardens...
I'd say, yes, same planting, because you didn't plant them again. If nobody digs in the dirt, they weren't replanted, in my eyes.bcla said:Well - I guess they would be bulbed plants and the bulbs will likely keep splitting indefinitely. However, I'd say it's a fine line to say if they're the same planting per se.
I generally wouldn't want to keep anything like that for that long. I'd probably tear it up and start over again. The usual recommendation is to pull them out and split the bulbs before they start crowding and getting weak.
Even with the general lack of maintenance over the years, I'd be surprised if many of them are same plants. I heard that some of the roses have been there for over 100 years, but they were planted before it was a federal prison by the military.
To the OP, I grew up in SF, and still visit often, and only ever went once. We had many out of town guests go there while visiting, but we always skipped that part of their trips. I would not go back. It is depressing, in a way I can't even quite put into words. Horrible things happened there. Only Americans would turn that into a sight seeing spot. If I ever go back, it will be for Unthanksgiving, nothing else would ever get back on that island. BUT tens of thousands of people go each year, so clearly lots of people enjoy it.