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I have to admit that the launching pad tree made me smile. Not with joy, exactly.
My neighbor boys once commented on my hedge trimming efforts: "How is that "hotdog" topiary coming along?"

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You'll never need to purchase it again!

This is not Herb Robert, which has a tiny pink flower and red succulent stems. It also has a distinctive tangy fragrance. Herb Robert is considered invasive (in Oregon), partly because it creates a zone around itself which inhibits the growth of other plants.

I bought that other pink geranium, and was not pleased when it became a bully in the flower bed, spread everywhere. A blue version has been better behaved, stays in a clump, easily divided, tolerates shade.