Cut Flowers and Floral Design: Flowers in the garden.

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Author Content terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 4, 2007 7:48 PM Post #3818122 Join me in sharing your garden plants and flowers! What did you have blooming in your garden last year? Here are some of my flowers that I have not cut for flowers arrangements! Some garden flower stems are too flimsy to use with floral foam and sometimes they just look so happy where they I can't bring myself to cut them off! I have quite a few containers, including a couple of old chimney pots which are empty,but come in handy to display whatever is looking good at the time. This message was edited Jan 8, 2008 12:38 PM eddited to invite you to show your flowers!!!!!! This message was edited Jan 8, 2008 12:39 PM Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 4, 2007 7:52 PM Post #3818136 Bellis daisy in stone container Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 4, 2007 7:55 PM Post #3818143 Day lily Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 4, 2007 8:00 PM Post #3818164 Agapanthus Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 4, 2007 8:02 PM Post #3818173 Foxglove Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 4, 2007 8:07 PM Post #3818188 Flowering sage Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 4, 2007 8:10 PM Post #3818198 My only Gladioli so far this year! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 4, 2007 8:13 PM Post #3818207 Morning glory Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 4, 2007 8:16 PM Post #3818222 Coffee pots with garden flowers Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) August 5, 2007 9:16 AM Post #3819639 Lovely Terri, did you plant some of them from seeds? terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 5, 2007 10:13 AM Post #3819890 I have planted quite a few bulbs, perrenials,which I split every couple of years,and seeds. The morning glory is from seeds I germinated also sweet peas, wallflowers, forgetmenots,marigolds,rose campion, cosmos,sunflowers. I didn't have much room for flower seeds, my veg took up most of the space this year! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 5, 2007 10:50 PM Post #3822748 Flowering today, Day lily Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 5, 2007 10:52 PM Post #3822754 pink rose Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 5, 2007 10:55 PM Post #3822765 Gladioli Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 6, 2007 7:29 PM Post #3826038 chinese lantern Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 6, 2007 7:31 PM Post #3826047 sweet peas Click the image for an enlarged view. reboobala Inverness, CA (Zone 10a) August 6, 2007 9:02 PM Post #3826440 This has been the only bloom on this hydrangea this year. It's SO pretty! :)rebecca Click the image for an enlarged view. reboobala Inverness, CA (Zone 10a) August 6, 2007 9:32 PM Post #3826573 We have a bijillion of these!! They are great in arrangements. :)r Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) August 6, 2007 9:47 PM Post #3826639 Beautiful blue on your hydrangea. The only time I get that blue is when I first bring it home from the garden center. The next year always bring pink hydrangeas, but then I never amend the soil ph, so I can't complain. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 6, 2007 11:54 PM Post #3827113 reboobala, Thanks for showing you blue Hydrangea it's stunning. I don't have the right soil either Karma! Think I might get one to grow in a big pot next year,they look lovely in arrangements. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 7, 2007 2:12 AM Post #3827392 coconut! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 7, 2007 2:14 AM Post #3827394 vase of garden flowers Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 7, 2007 2:17 AM Post #3827397 'Flower Art' Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 23, 2007 11:19 AM Post #3890368 This rose has a beautiful scent, but I don't know the name of it. Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 23, 2007 11:22 AM Post #3890376 This yellow one smell lovely too! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 23, 2007 11:27 AM Post #3890397 I know this one is called 'Blue Moon' because I planted it last year! It has grown over 6tf now. Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 23, 2007 11:36 AM Post #3890431 Possibly the last bunch of sweet peas this year. Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 23, 2007 11:42 AM Post #3890460 sweet peas, veronica and fern Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 23, 2007 11:50 AM Post #3890486 watering can Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 23, 2007 11:52 AM Post #3890496 My tall vase Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) August 24, 2007 7:52 AM Post #3893976 More pretty flowers. Thought you'd like some company in here. Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) August 24, 2007 7:53 AM Post #3893983 Pentas above. Plumbago below Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) August 24, 2007 7:54 AM Post #3893987 Part of my garden Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) August 24, 2007 8:45 PM Post #3897018 Hi Karma, Thanks for showing me some of your flower's. I don't know 'Pentas' is it native to your area? I don't think I have ever seen it!. Is it from a bulb? I thought this thread would encourage people to show their flower's that they didn't want to cut for arrangement's! I know we have some Dahlia and Canna grower's here and it would be lovely to see their flower's. Lovely little statue you have there! It's nice to see your garden feature's. Thankyou for sharing! terriculture london (United Kingdom) September 6, 2007 11:21 PM Post #3946134 Sunflower arrangement in the garden. Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) September 6, 2007 11:23 PM Post #3946145 Roses with wire frame collar. Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) September 6, 2007 11:28 PM Post #3946164 moss bowls with roses in baby gouds. Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) September 6, 2007 11:31 PM Post #3946170 fried eggs! Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) September 7, 2007 10:54 AM Post #3947305 How you come up with these ideas is beyond me. Very cool! terriculture london (United Kingdom) September 8, 2007 10:12 PM Post #3952960 I just look at things and say what I see! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) October 21, 2007 2:41 PM Post #4107522 something mysterious about to flower! any ideas what it's called? Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) October 21, 2007 2:45 PM Post #4107533 another view Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) October 21, 2007 3:07 PM Post #4107599 I have no idea what that is, but it's cool looking. Perfect for a winter arrangement. terriculture london (United Kingdom) October 22, 2007 12:59 AM Post #4109413 Are you drying any flowers? I have chinese lantern's hanging up in the greenhouse at the moment. Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) October 22, 2007 3:56 PM Post #4111427 I don't have any dried flowers. Bad feng shui. Just kidding. . .I don't practice it. Although, I refuse to have my front door align with my back door. Anyway, I love your chinese lanterns. I bought a pack of seeds to try and grow it. Did you grow yours from seed? If so, how easy is it to germinate? terriculture london (United Kingdom) October 22, 2007 6:53 PM Post #4112057 Easy peesy to germinate, and once established, they spread everywhere, so beware! Fushia's still flowering. Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) October 22, 2007 7:13 PM Post #4112108 Pretty fushia, I have to get that plant. terriculture london (United Kingdom) October 23, 2007 4:47 PM Post #4115586 My nasturtiun leaves have gone crazy! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) October 23, 2007 4:52 PM Post #4115606 Finally, they flower! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) October 23, 2007 4:55 PM Post #4115616 covering the arch. Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) October 23, 2007 4:57 PM Post #4115621 The last Hollyhock for this year. Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) October 23, 2007 5:01 PM Post #4115635 My giant Kong sunflower has seen better days! Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) October 23, 2007 8:06 PM Post #4116271 What is that gorgeous red vine growing over your arch? terriculture london (United Kingdom) October 24, 2007 10:28 PM Post #4120739 It's climbing nastutiun (sp?) They seed themselves and come back every year, flowering at this time which is nice because the Jasmine over the arch has more or less stopped flowering now. Here's a couple of winter hanging baskets I made with Hebe,Heathers, winter pansies and Ivy, Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) October 25, 2007 4:05 PM Post #4122976 Those are some GORGEOUS containers. I can see the floral arrangement in it too. My fave is the hebe. . .i have not seen it ever before. Beautiful flowers. . .beautifully put together. They will last through the winter? And then what will happen when it gets warmer? Sorry, newbie question. Thanks so much for sharing. I'm in love with those. terriculture london (United Kingdom) November 2, 2007 11:42 PM Post #4152540 Hi Karma! I love Hebes, they are evergreen and they flower! The basket will last all year round. In the early summer I will take the hebes, heathers,and winter pansies out and put them in the garden to carry on with their flowering days! I will keep the evergreen Ivy in the basket and add some summer plants. Hebes do get big and are a shrub for the garden, but if you buy baby plants and have them in your hanging baskets or window boxes for the winter, they don't grow much at this time of year. I made 10 0f these for a local pub! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) November 2, 2007 11:48 PM Post #4152553 some of the plants Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) November 3, 2007 5:54 AM Post #4152890 Thanks for the pics. The plants are really gorgeous. terriculture london (United Kingdom) November 12, 2007 6:26 PM Post #4186430 fake poppies! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) November 12, 2007 6:28 PM Post #4186441 my candlestand Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) November 12, 2007 6:31 PM Post #4186450 Did you think they were real? Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 8, 2008 7:56 AM Post #4374700 Happy New Year to everyone! It's freezing cold and rainy here today. I'm taking a look back at my flowers from last year, remembering warmer sunny days, when the perfume was everywhere in the garden! Join me and let's see what we grew, or add something you can recommend to grow for cutting! A new flower bed I designed using evergreens and winter pansies, they flowered all year! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 8, 2008 8:03 AM Post #4374713 close up, when just planted! Click the image for an enlarged view. diggerette Brooklyn, NY (Zone 7a) January 8, 2008 9:35 AM Post #4374948 Very pretty! starlight1153 Seale, AL (Zone 8b) January 9, 2008 5:58 PM Post #4380963 I second that!!! What ya all got in there? terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 11, 2008 9:11 PM Post #4389476 Thanks Adele and Star, I planted all evergreens, heathers, hebes, winter pansies and the plant in the centre, can't remember the name of it but something like a Yukka maybe! Have you got any flower pictures from last year? Poppies in late spring Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 11, 2008 9:14 PM Post #4389492 late spring flowers Click the image for an enlarged view. Lily_love Vincent, AL (Zone 7b) January 11, 2008 9:18 PM Post #4389510 Tada! I've found you! ((((((Terri)))))))) There isn't much going on here as far as outdoor gardening, the garden is fast asleep during the winter. In my makeshift gh, however, my cuttings are putting out flower. The BSV. Kim Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 11, 2008 9:19 PM Post #4389517 popies and roses Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 11, 2008 9:24 PM Post #4389543 Hi Kim, so glad you found me!!! That is a pretty flower, what is BSV? I know what you mean about the garden mine is fast asleep too! Quite bare really...sad... I just thought it might be nice to remember what colour we HAD last year! Lily_love Vincent, AL (Zone 7b) January 11, 2008 9:28 PM Post #4389566 I can relate to that Terri, your poppy is lovely. The Blue Sky Vine, remember? A relentless vine which goes on and flower while being rooted. I've noticed you've had Chinese lantern in your garden, I've alway wanted to plant them, which I'll next spring. I've got some seed. How is their culture? Kim Here is a tropical Hibiscus that's blooming while being kept indoor. Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 11, 2008 9:52 PM Post #4389666 Oh yes, of course, blue sky vine! amaising how it's flowering being rooted. I'm sure you'll get the chinese lantern to germinate, no problem when the weather warms up. They are very invasive, so be careful where you plant them or in a few years they will be everywhere! I love hibiscus, that one is a beauty. This is my one and only hardy hibiscus. Click the image for an enlarged view. Lily_love Vincent, AL (Zone 7b) January 11, 2008 10:05 PM Post #4389725 I like that one, I don't know how truth is the color via our computer's screen. From here it appears orchid-pink. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 11, 2008 10:21 PM Post #4389878 Orchid pink, that is a good description, I guess it is. I don't mean to be rude Kim, but I must go to bed! Had a busy week and it's 2.20am here! Please come back again won't you? I know you have a fabulous garden!!! Aquillega or old ladies bonnets as we say! Click the image for an enlarged view. Lily_love Vincent, AL (Zone 7b) January 11, 2008 10:24 PM Post #4389886 Rest well, Terri, catch up with you later. ((((Hugs)))))))) Kim terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 12, 2008 4:14 PM Post #4392179 In the springtime with daffodils. Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 12, 2008 4:18 PM Post #4392193 Tulips Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 12, 2008 4:34 PM Post #4392242 Mahonia (not sure of spelling) Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 12, 2008 4:37 PM Post #4392251 Holly Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 12, 2008 4:40 PM Post #4392258 Dahlia Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 12, 2008 4:41 PM Post #4392265 cornflower Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 12, 2008 4:43 PM Post #4392270 love in the mist and forget me nots Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 12, 2008 4:47 PM Post #4392278 Chives and Heuchea Click the image for an enlarged view. Lily_love Vincent, AL (Zone 7b) January 12, 2008 5:45 PM Post #4392553 Lovely, lovely Terri, The above 'grassy-like' foliage with the flower bud looks like my 'Bottlebrush' and the blooms resembles a test-tube brush, hence the common name. :-) I love your garden. :-) Hi Lana, where is Ella? hope everyone is doing well. Kim terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 12, 2008 5:53 PM Post #4392585 Hi Kim, Chrissy on the Ausie forum told me it was called grenvilla or something like that! It had pinky orange blooms which were very pretty. I love YOUR garden! we have mutual love and respect for each other's gardens. Please share yours with me! Lily_love Vincent, AL (Zone 7b) January 12, 2008 6:02 PM Post #4392621 I know you'd enjoy this basket. I bought the flower from flat, and made into my own basket each spring. Petunias hanging basket. Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 12, 2008 6:16 PM Post #4392692 Oh that is pretty! White petunias and are the red surfinas? Lily_love Vincent, AL (Zone 7b) January 12, 2008 6:19 PM Post #4392705 I've no slightest idea? If I'm not mistaken, common name trailing petite petunias? I think I've found those at local Walmart. Kim terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 12, 2008 6:29 PM Post #4392754 I made 8 of these baskets for a local pub, using some petunias. We call the petite petunias surfina!! Daughter is nagging to use the computer, back in a while! lol Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 12, 2008 8:19 PM Post #4393153 The red and white combination in your basket is really eyecatching. I bet it would jump at you when viewing it from anywhere in the garden. Primroses. Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 12, 2008 8:22 PM Post #4393164 Chinese lanterns Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 12, 2008 8:24 PM Post #4393170 Solidago Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 12, 2008 8:38 PM Post #4393243 rose campion Click the image for an enlarged view. Lily_love Vincent, AL (Zone 7b) January 12, 2008 11:37 PM Post #4394124 All the flowers, blooms kept me all so cozy and warm. Thanks Terri for sharing. Kim terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 14, 2008 5:59 PM Post #4401997 Hi Kim, thanks! It's dark here by the time I get home from work, I haven't seen my garden for a while! Do you grow any scented flower's that are good for cutting? Lily_love Vincent, AL (Zone 7b) January 14, 2008 6:25 PM Post #4402098 I've lots of annual/perennials seeds that I planned to put out this spring. I'll keep you posted on those. As far as last season, ummmm I've some. But I've not focused on cut-flowers other than some gladiola. These Armandii Clematis arbor is very fragrant when in blooms during early spring. Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) January 14, 2008 10:55 PM Post #4403590 Terri and Kim, BOTH of your gardens are BEAUTIFUL. Now I would like some help with mine please! I love both hanging baskets! Are petite petunias the same as wave petunias? Terri, we have solidago growing wild along the roads here. terriculture london (United Kingdom) January 18, 2008 11:07 PM Post #4423082 Thanks Karma! Solidago is quite expensive at the florists here! I'm not sure what you mean by wave petunias! Maybe Kim will know. Phlox smell lovely! and are good for cutting. Click the image for an enlarged view. Lily_love Vincent, AL (Zone 7b) January 18, 2008 11:16 PM Post #4423113 Hi Lana, and Terri, I don't know how I've missed your question earlier. But this is what DG's pf has to say about the smaller variety of petunia that I've seen. They're much smaller bloom, and great for baskets. [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 26, 2008 6:34 PM Post #4713498 Hi everyone, Now that winter is over and spring is ALMOST here! lets see your garden pictures from your part of the world. The garden is still a mess, but the forget me nots are back! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 26, 2008 6:38 PM Post #4713509 Wall flowers, sorry it wasn't very bright outside! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 26, 2008 6:41 PM Post #4713519 Aquillegia and Day lillies, making some growth. Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 26, 2008 6:44 PM Post #4713525 A foxglove has seeded itself in my fushia pot! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 26, 2008 6:49 PM Post #4713543 Veronica... not much happening here yet! Whats your garden like at the moment? Click the image for an enlarged view. Lily_love Vincent, AL (Zone 7b) March 26, 2008 7:53 PM Post #4713780 Hi Terri, This is my veronica I think...got some English Ivy there for greenery in the winter...but those may take over the bed in the near future... It's good to see your post, Terri. Hope you and yours are doing well. Kim Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 26, 2008 8:12 PM Post #4713872 Hi Kim! Thankyou, we are all well ,nice to see you too, hope you are keeping well. I don't have much Ivy here, just some I keep in pots. What have you got flowering now? I'm sure your garden is way ahead of mine with new growth and flowering plants. My Forsythia is covered with flowers. I always think that it's strange the way it flowers first then produces the leaves! Click the image for an enlarged view. Lily_love Vincent, AL (Zone 7b) March 26, 2008 8:31 PM Post #4713963 Yes our season is a little ahead of yours, it seems. Our forsythia blooms are nearly spent. Like these Winter Jasmine, which is in the same family of the former, but a different genus? :-) I love both of those blooms. The gold, crisp yellow is shouting out ...Spring is near. In fact the temp. is our right hot today, as if spring has skipped us and it went directly into summer weather. Not to mention we just have had a light frost a few days ago. Kim Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 27, 2008 3:03 PM Post #4717802 It was another dull day here Kim, hardly any sunshine! wish it would warm up soon. Love the winter Jasmine. I found a couple of things flowering, but the photo's are dark again! Hellebore Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 27, 2008 3:08 PM Post #4717823 A lonely Hyacinth! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 27, 2008 3:13 PM Post #4717843 Wallflower in bud... Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) March 27, 2008 7:04 PM Post #4718586 Terri, your veronica, is that the tall spiky ones you've used in your arrangements? I have some seeds that I wintersowed, but they haven't showed up. The lid had blown off and I never replaced it. Wonder if it's too late to plastic wrap it. I could sow them again. I love your hellebore. Ever used it as a cut flower? My garden is not even a year old yet so I haven't much to show. Everything is in mostly pots and milk jugs (LOL). Just some ordinary roses, pansies, and few annuals I planted. My first Pat Austin bloom this year. Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) March 27, 2008 7:06 PM Post #4718592 Viburnum beginning to bloom Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) March 27, 2008 7:08 PM Post #4718598 First gold glow rose this year. . .it looks great after a hard prune. Excuse the fresh new bed. I have yet to add underplantings for the roses. Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) March 27, 2008 7:09 PM Post #4718605 Fushia, newly planted. Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) March 27, 2008 7:11 PM Post #4718611 Assorted seedlings. The purple is amaranthus love lies bleeding. Look how they've grown. . .if you remember when I posted them back when they were newborns. Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 27, 2008 9:32 PM Post #4719208 Hi Karma, Thanks for posting your pics! Your garden is way ahead of mine for colour. Lovely to see it. The roses are beautiful, mine don't even have buds yet! Wow your vibernum looks special, bet you won't be cutting that LoL! Everything is looking healthy and will soon fill out. Yes the veronica is the purple spikes which flowers July and August. It won't do any harm to sow seeds again, they will germinate quicker now. I haven't tried the Hellebore for cut flowers, might give it the SNIP tomorrow!! Veronica in flower... Click the image for an enlarged view. Lily_love Vincent, AL (Zone 7b) March 27, 2008 9:45 PM Post #4719273 Hi Terri, is that 'May Night' veronica? I can see how lovely that is. Hello Lana, you've a good start on the season. I can't believe that winter is behind us. All in a sudden it's hot again. Perennual muscari, or 'grape hyacinch' in my bulbs garden. Kim Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 27, 2008 10:16 PM Post #4719428 Hi kim, I don't know the exact name of it! Nice to have a big planting area for your bulbs, they look lovely so many all together. I used to have grape hyacinth but they disappeared one year!! Hope we get a bit of sunshine tomorrow. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) March 28, 2008 7:48 AM Post #4720531 Terri, what's the pinkish flowers behind veronica. . .phlox? Love the cottage feel to your garden. Hi Kim, I'm so glad spring is here as well. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 28, 2008 11:46 AM Post #4721542 Oh Hi Karma, didn't see you there! It's called Red valerian, comes back every year and it spreads! Glad you like the cottage feel, organised chaos! my neighbours garden is very tidy and ordered in rows, not my style! Have you planted out any of your seedlings yet? pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) March 30, 2008 11:10 PM Post #4733253 Oh, I have so much blooming right now. Of course, most of it is what was already here, but it is new to me :^) Some I actually overwintered and managed not to kill. They are blooming!!! Will take pics tomorrow. I LOVE SPRING (well, what would normally be spring, but like Lily said, it skipped straight to summer). haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) March 31, 2008 1:37 PM Post #4735798 Terri, I have that pinkish stuff and always called it Jupiter's Beard and I love it in arrangements, lasts forever. [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] Your cottage garden is lovely as I imagined, feeling a big need to go and get more stuff this year! Not much in bloom here except my helleborus, will try to get a pic when the rain stops, if it ever stops? Karma, looks like you have a jump on the season as well. Lovely beginnings, can't wait to see more. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 31, 2008 5:38 PM Post #4736832 Hi Traci, I'm looking forward to seeing what you have flowering in your garden! Candee, Thanks for the link. Funny I haven't heard of Jupiter's Beard, sounds better than Red Valerian when it's not red but pink!!! Keep your garden pics coming everyone! I'm still waiting for some more colour to burst open here in sunny London(joke)! it was nice today though. terriculture london (United Kingdom) April 1, 2008 9:11 AM Post #4739765 I'm clearing this flowerbed today! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) April 1, 2008 9:18 AM Post #4739794 The forget me nots are back!!!!!!! Click the image for an enlarged view. pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) April 2, 2008 12:05 AM Post #4744325 Terri, ditto on what Karma said about the cottage feel. Somehow, that is exactly how I imagined your garden would grow and I LOVE IT! Karma, congrats on the seedlings. I LOVE the Pat Austin and had to go look them up. They too have a cottage look to them. Hmmm...how many plants in pots can one person move?!? Ok, here are some of mine. PLEASE note, I have NO idea what most are, but they are lovely none the wiser. First up, my lantana I kept as a house plant is very happy to be in the full sun outside and is doing great. Horray, first spring playing with plants and I made something bloom. There is hope for me yet!! Click the image for an enlarged view. pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) April 2, 2008 12:08 AM Post #4744341 The other one I managed to overwinter is this NOID hibiscus I bought last summer. She starts out with a lovely peach tipped color. Some of the blooms have stayed that way and others have turned this dark yellow. I love the color. Click the image for an enlarged view. pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) April 2, 2008 12:11 AM Post #4744356 I couldn't resist buying this rose bush a week ago. The fragrance is wonderful and the picture is not worthy of her true color. There are purples to yellows to light and hot pinks, always changing everyday. I forgot her name, however and will have to find the marker for it. Click the image for an enlarged view. pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) April 2, 2008 12:15 AM Post #4744370 Last one, as I have to get back to bed (snuck out to catch up a bit). More tomorrow!! My lenten rose has SEEDS!! This is the same flower I posted a picture of about a month ago. I read somewhere, can't remember where, that you can float these in a bowl and they will last up to THREE weeks!! The petals are so thick, they are almost like leaves. So, Terri, get out those snippers!! Click the image for an enlarged view. haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) April 2, 2008 7:23 AM Post #4744890 Beautiful Traci. Never heard that of the lenten rose, but mine are the only things blooming right now so may try floating a few when I get home today. I love your rose, I've never had any luck with roses so will just sit back and enjoy yours. Do you leave your hibiscus out all year down there? I really like the yellow it has a nice softness to it. I love the cottage look at everyone else's homes but when I had it at mine it just looked too wild, now having seen yours Terri, perhaps if I do a bit more weeding I could achieve a better look. Your's looks very lucious. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) April 2, 2008 5:11 PM Post #4747197 Beautiful Traci. That rose and hibiscus are gorgeous! Thanks for letting us take a look into your garden. More please! I just found out lenten rose is a hellabore! And about the pots. . .mine seem to be multiplying. . .I know I will eventually move, but I can't help myself. Candee, do you have any signs of spring yet? Terri, my veronica is showing some signs of germination! I hope it's the same as yours. . .I got them in a trade labeled veronica speedwell. Been raining the last few days, I want to go out and take pictures. Some of my tropicals are starting to bloom! I hope Kim will show you more pictures of her awesome garden. pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) April 2, 2008 6:13 PM Post #4747420 A couple more. Here is a close up of the larger blooms on the shrubs. Karma, I think you are close, but I believe these may be Rhododendrom. Look at the link below and see what you think. REMEMBER, I don't know diddley!! [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] The blooms are huge, cupped hand size, and have numerous buds on a branch. Oops, we were discussing this in the cafe'. Hope you remember what I am talking about LOL!! Click the image for an enlarged view. pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) April 2, 2008 6:15 PM Post #4747434 Another... Sue, no, I can't leave them outdoors. I overwintered it in the basement. I can't BELIEVE I did it!! I was so excited!! Click the image for an enlarged view. pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) April 2, 2008 6:17 PM Post #4747447 Karma, good call on the bridal veil. A close up... I love the way it drapes when cut!! That's it for now...more later!! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) April 3, 2008 7:29 AM Post #4749778 Wow! lovely to see your gardens starting to bloom. Love lantana. Karma, speedwell rings a bell, so it might be that one. Electricity is being turned off now, back later! haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) April 3, 2008 7:59 AM Post #4749869 Traci, I love that bridal veil. I am going to have to look for some of that. I have helleborus in bloom and some daffs and hyacinths. I also took a picture of my Dracuncula Vulgaris popping up and I have one fritillaria imperialis that survived the winter with buds and will take a pic of those later today if it doesn't well you know Rain again! pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) April 5, 2008 8:28 PM Post #4763218 Finally, I have time to post some more pics!! Walking Iris. It is in a pot, so please excuse the concrete! The blooms only last a day, but several emerge from the same leaf, one after another. Now, if I could get it in the ground I might have babies. UGH!! Click the image for an enlarged view. pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) April 5, 2008 8:29 PM Post #4763232 A beauty to behold and the lilac isn't bad either. At least it looks like a lilac. ☺ Click the image for an enlarged view. pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) April 5, 2008 8:34 PM Post #4763250 The most amazing blue I have ever seen... Click the image for an enlarged view. pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) April 5, 2008 8:40 PM Post #4763272 Another Bachelor? Click the image for an enlarged view. pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) April 5, 2008 8:42 PM Post #4763282 Horribly unkempt, but OH so lovely!! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) April 5, 2008 9:30 PM Post #4763519 Hi Traci, your Iris is beautiful, mine have gone! I keep meaning to buy some new ones. I haven't heard cornflowers called bachelors before! You garden is looking lovely, wish I knew what your lovely white 'unkempt' was called, it's very pretty. I didn't go outside today, rain rain go away...! terriculture london (United Kingdom) April 6, 2008 10:04 AM Post #4765533 Would you believe it, woke up to snow on the ground in April! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) April 6, 2008 10:07 AM Post #4765545 all my pots are covered in snow Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) April 6, 2008 12:02 PM Post #4766057 Carnations! Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) April 6, 2008 12:07 PM Post #4766084 The wallflowers are covered! Click the image for an enlarged view. haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) April 6, 2008 7:23 PM Post #4767916 Oh no snow???????? What is going on, don't worry all will survive. Traci, that is a gorgeous lily and I too would like to know what the white flower is, looks real nice next to the forsythias. We call them bachelor buttons here and they are quite invasive, I think I got rid of most of mine and now that I see yours, I hope I get a few back as I will let them florish. And you have lilacs in bloom, oh I can smell them from here. I finally have a bit of blooms. Click the image for an enlarged view. haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) April 6, 2008 7:24 PM Post #4767920 A few daffs Click the image for an enlarged view. haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) April 6, 2008 7:25 PM Post #4767923 more daffs Click the image for an enlarged view. haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) April 6, 2008 7:26 PM Post #4767927 Helleborus Click the image for an enlarged view. haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)