I dislike Cotoneaster horizontalis, I have mentioned this often, to a flurry of horror: “but it is so wildlife friendly!” and “How I love to watch the bees dance upon its myriad virginal blooms in spring!”. Although I acknowledge these facts are true, I do not falter from the path. I still dislike Cotoneaster horizontalis. It is my kill command. Use it at your peril. There is one heinous characteristic that cancels out all of the, admittedly excellent, traits. All I have to say is “supermarket car parks” and the vociferous defenders give a nod of understanding. I also dislike baked beans. This is also often met with similar disbelief. I will save that argument for another day. Too much dislike is not a good thing.
This is a cotoneaster, I am not sure which make and model. It is not dusty or depressing, pruned to jagged oblivion. It is joyful and uplifting. It is also not Cotoneaster horizontalis. I concede that not all cotoneasters are the same. Nothing else.
Off The Edge Gardening 
Methinks you might usefully look up C. franchetii. Your specimen does look like it was once trained up a wall or fence which may, more recently, have been relocated a small distance away.
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Cheers me dear. It was looking splendid today, standing quite happily on its own. Which possibly means it will fall over next week and it will be my fault ☺️
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Also those great mounds of c. horizontalis – rats love ’em!
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Even more reason!
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I agree with you about Cotoneaster horizontalis. Ugh. Contemplating the baked beans, it depends.
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I can just about eat a couple but I’d rather not.
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I just remembered those canned Heinz? baked beans sold in the UK, ugh. Right up there with the Cotoneaster.
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😁 Yep!
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There’s a special UK section in our grocery store that sells them!
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😁 What else is in the UK section?
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Condiments and HobNobs sometimes. Yes, I buy them. Mayo and ketchup are entirely different in the US. I will take a picture sometime.
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😁 Of course, Hobnobs!
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The most important thing I like about cotoneaster is ***I know how to pronounce it ***
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😁 So true!
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😂 I shall be sharing my c.horizontalis for next SOS. Inherited it and have been too lazy to remove it!
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I shall be very polite in my comments 😁
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I dislike it for its ability to self-seed in areas where it is most unwelcome. I have in mind a small, now disused, limestone quarry which has a richness of orchid species and is home to a very uncommon variety of Whitebeam, where cotoneaster has begun to invade.
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That sounds dangerous!
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Agree with the comment about C. Horizontal freely self-seeding. We have a neighbour with one and the birds are forever bringing seeds into our garden where they germinate with gay abandon every year. My favourite cotoneaster is hybrida pendula – looks spectacular both in flower and with berries in the autumn.
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I find that if I’ve dug a lot up in the past, they lose their appeal. I’m talking about crocosmia here! hybrid pendula sounds interesting, I’ll have to look it up.
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Well, I dislike crape myrtle, London plane and Japanese maple, so there!
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We all have them, I suppose. Your dislikes are all quite large. 😁
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Well, I dislike shrimp plant also, not because I can find anything wrong with it though, but merely because I have never seen it perform well here.
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The leaves on the cotoneasters in my garden have turned a beautiful dark red and are looking very festive just now and the bees do like them in the summer. I don’t like fuchsias very much though. Each to our own!
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Exactly! There is no wrong or right when it comes to plants. ☺️
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I’m thinking of getting* some to train up a fence. Should I think again?!
*taking a bit out of next door’s front which has strayed onto the strip next to my drive which is mine but is only 6” wide so gets treated as his.
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It will do that job very nicely and if I ever visit I can look the other way!
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Deal!
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