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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
April 30, 2009 10:57 PM Post #6485743
| We came from here:
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/969831/#top
Still in the rain and drizzle here but it sure is perking up my azaleas that I have been dousing in coffee grounds for the past year, just like my mother taught me and it is finally paying off. Now if it would do the same for the rhodendruns as they still are not in bloom.
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
April 30, 2009 11:42 PM Post #6485965
| Here are those wisteria I was braggin bout! 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
April 30, 2009 11:48 PM Post #6485992
| The above azalea bush a little bit closer 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
April 30, 2009 11:51 PM Post #6486003
| Phlox, salvia, dicentra and solomon's seal 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
April 30, 2009 11:54 PM Post #6486015
| And that white azalea almost in full bloom, perhaps another few days. 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 1, 2009 1:30 AM Post #6486475
| OK, brought my dafs...I think I am over now about 2/3rds of the way done of their bloom. Just got the doubles left and lots of times they do not do to well. They are in good bud, but I am not so sure if they will pop.
I was a bad woman again and got a few annuals.. I will post those at the GPS though since this is in the garden!
Haighr that azalea is stunning. I dont thing I can do them here wiht all this wet. There are a few I woudl love to have.. and also I would love a blue hydrangea and a magnolia.. but I think the bog would kill them. I swear I have at the minimum a half inch of water on just about every inch of this peice of paradise, and then it gets deeper!!
Bring on the May flowers Pilgrims!! RRR! I will have more to post for sure.
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 1, 2009 2:34 AM Post #6486847
| Aquilegea (alias >>> columbine) 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 1, 2009 2:37 AM Post #6486865
| Chelone (alias turtlehead..mine is pink when it blooms) 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 1, 2009 2:39 AM Post #6486872
| Double white daffs! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 1, 2009 2:40 AM Post #6486883
| Double white daff with yellow streak 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 1, 2009 2:43 AM Post #6486896
| Sedum dragons blood 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 1, 2009 2:46 AM Post #6486908
| Snowball bush... babies!!! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 1, 2009 2:49 AM Post #6486924
| Varigated hosta, ahillea and that creeping charlie.. well any why, I think that blue weed is Creeping Charlie! ha! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 1, 2009 2:50 AM Post #6486936
| White daff, pale yellow center 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 1, 2009 2:52 AM Post #6486945
| white daff greeeeen center |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 1, 2009 2:55 AM Post #6486953
| ok, lets try that again!! White daff, ga-reen center...! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 1, 2009 2:57 AM Post #6486955
| White daff, yellow center 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 1, 2009 3:00 AM Post #6486965
| Wisteria number 5...
Oh, something on wisterias.. they will not bloom until th plant is at least 7 years old...so if you got a trouble maker, it also might just be immature!
This booger is 10 some od years old, has yet to bloom.. maybe this is its year?! LOL!
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 1, 2009 3:02 AM Post #6486970
| Woodland fern of some description.. its the brown thingee! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 1, 2009 3:07 AM Post #6486987
| Love the lamp garden haighr! Those azaleas are fab!
So whats next up guys?!! Im off to the GPS to do some annuals...!
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 1, 2009 11:54 AM Post #6487797
| The double white are my favorite blossom, will be over to pick them up !
Thanks for your compliments blossom, most of it takes care of itself. Now remember to go beat that wisteria with a rolled up newspaper. Mine is not quite in full bloom, but almost, if the sun ever shines again, they are now saying the rain will last all the way through next weekend as well, sigh!
I was good this year, not a single annual except for annual seeds and guess what they are popping up. Nasturiums, snapdragons, zinnias, oh, what else was there, my hollyhocks which I have yet to put in the soggy ground and somethin I am forgetting of course. I harvest my own cleome and zinnias and the others I just picked up at Lowes. I even found some zinnia seed left from 2002.
headed to the cabin to turn on the water this weekend, keep fingers crossed no frozen pipes. Tim and Eva may come down if his work gets taken care of in Ohio! See you on the return and have a great weekend. |
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 1, 2009 5:59 PM Post #6489360
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Thanks for the link to the new May in the garden thread Candee!
Your wisteria is certainlty somethin' to brag about, gorgeous! Love your birdhouse, everything looks so fresh and
pretty. Have a nice weekend at the cabin... what time are we leaving? I've got my toothbrush and pj's lets go!!
Watch out with your 'snow balls' Blossom, looking forward to the summer fight LOL!
Beautiful Daffs, daff nee!! Thanks for sharing all your beauties. |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 1, 2009 8:18 PM Post #6489916
| LOL! I would probably get turned in for plant abuse if I was seen whipping that poooor wisteria with a newspaper!!
I hear ya one the frozen pipes.. good luck on that. (Mummble mumble on my own!)
I havenot started any seed yet. Plant to do cleomes and zinnias and a few others.. I probably could start anytime now that the frost is a-hem allegedly past.
Be posting the annuals on the GPS thread...
Well, here is an achillea millefolora..white when it does finally bloom.
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dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 2, 2009 11:39 AM Post #6492262
| We are getting closer to winter but had a very odd 'warm snap' & it seems to have confused one of my roses.
this is like a Banksia rose but has a few thorns so can't be one.
It only has one flush of flowers in spring so to a flower on it this morning was quite a shock.
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 2, 2009 11:38 PM Post #6494769
| OMG! Dalfrye that is stunning!
Today I have an ajuga.
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 2, 2009 11:44 PM Post #6494783
| daff... 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 2, 2009 11:52 PM Post #6494814
| daff... 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 2, 2009 11:53 PM Post #6494818
| daff 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 3, 2009 12:02 AM Post #6494839
| Ok, the whitishpink freckles inthe grass in the background are springbeauties and the broadleaf in the foreground is a woodland phlox 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 3, 2009 12:08 AM Post #6494862
| More spring beauties.. looking down to the bog! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 3, 2009 12:15 AM Post #6494890
| Well as you can tell someof our woodland and prairie flowers inour garden are startingto come on.. here is horey pacun.. I am not sure if that is spelled right, but its the brightest thing going right now! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 3, 2009 12:27 AM Post #6494930
| An oxalis of some description that was in the prairie along with some violets 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 3, 2009 2:19 AM Post #6495311
| white violet 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 3, 2009 2:33 AM Post #6495385
| This little blue flower. Man it sure was nice to get out and take a look at what was blooming in the woods and on the prairie! 
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dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 3, 2009 10:26 AM Post #6496138
| that white violet is sweet.
I have Australian violet, a pinky one & one pale creamy yellow.
trying to propagate that one & the Aussie as they are very nice & not all that common.
the pinky one spreads easily & I have been giving bits away to family & friends.
The pic is not very good but this is the Australian native violet.
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 3, 2009 11:12 AM Post #6496181
| dalfrye, we have a yellow woodland violet. iit is wild. As soon as I see them I will post a pic.! That violet of yours in pink sounds awesome! |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 3, 2009 7:26 PM Post #6497986
| dalfyre what a beautiful rose that is.
blossom not sure what any of those are but they are flowering lovlies at any rate.
Sorry Terri, we left you standing there on the side of the road again, guess we didn't see ya with all the rain when we headed outta town. We shall surely pick you up on another trip and glad you didn't have to come and work this weekend, better to wait until all is up and runnin and then we can give you a lift. Perhaps blossom and dalfrye will want to come one weekend if they have the time. Sue sure enjoyed herself last year, but guess she has gotten really busy this season as we haven't heard much outta her. |
dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 3, 2009 8:43 PM Post #6498293
| the pinky violet is flowering now so I will hunt some out for a pic - it is an attractive colour & not a real pink but not sure how to describe it...
this is one of my favourite roses, Yours Always.
We had -1C this morning, winter is just around the corner.
But we don't get too much colder than that, perhaps down to -5C overnight low & seldom see snow.
A few years back we had a severe cold snap & it went down to -7C & stayed that cold for a while, froze at least a third of water pipes in the city & in rural areas & further south there was deep snow for weeks.
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 3, 2009 11:08 PM Post #6498921
| Candee, you left me standing by the side of the road? in the rain,!!!!!!! How could you do that, meanie. LoL
Sue says Hi to everyone btw!
Lovely roses Dalfyre, I especially like the purple one. I have buds on my 'Blue Moon' rose, it won't be long now!
Blossom, you're so lucky to have a woodland and prarie to walk in, it must be wonderful to go walking on a nice day. |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 3, 2009 11:24 PM Post #6498998
| Yep, Terri, didn't mean to but Sh... happens and there you were waiting cause you reserved the transport too late once again! Now keep in mind when I say we are going to the cabin, we ARE going to the cabin and the train leaves the station. LOL, say hi to Sue for me, miss that gal! |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 3, 2009 11:31 PM Post #6499031
| Apple blossoms at the cabin 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 3, 2009 11:33 PM Post #6499038
| Another
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 3, 2009 11:50 PM Post #6499116
| Ok, next time I will get there early to hitch a ride!
Beautiful photography as usual Candee, wonder if they are American reds? love those! they are the most expensive apples in our supermarkets LOL!.
The blossom seems to come and go in a flash! I missed the boat on snipping a bit from my neighbours apple tree this year! Thanks for sharing yours. |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 4, 2009 12:13 AM Post #6499231
| Oops thanks Terri but the same one twice
No they are not the reds at the cabin but the deer love them they are sour green apples, but the trees are beauties all the same
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 4, 2009 1:35 AM Post #6499645
| So pretty! Brilliant photo Candee. |
soilsandup
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9a)
May 4, 2009 5:29 AM Post #6500667
| What a nice variety of plants we have here in May in the garden. And it has only been three days!
May flowers are certainly in abundance. Here's another azalea.
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soilsandup
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9a)
May 4, 2009 5:31 AM Post #6500670
| and a photo of persimmon flowers. My mom was over the other day and commented that there didn't look like there were any persimmons this year. But, the flowers are small, greenish, and easy to miss. If you look closely, there are quite a bit of flowers. But, the leaves of the trees are large, and tend to hide these little flowers. 
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 4, 2009 12:58 PM Post #6501446
| Hi Dianne, I love May, so much to see in the gardens!
Your Azalea is a gorgeous colour, do they last long in arrangements? I find alot of garden flowers flop so easily.
What do Persimmon taste like? I don't think I've ever tried it..
My Geum has started to flower, but it's not a very nice day here, it's rather dull and cloudy for photo's. |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 4, 2009 4:02 PM Post #6502473
| Pretty color in that azalea Dianne. I see mine blooming a bit out the window, but just too rainy to get out there today so will enjoy yours. I have never had a persimmon either, perhaps you will take some to the cafe so we may try them. |
dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 4, 2009 8:56 PM Post #6503813
| I have a tiny orphan azalea that has flower buds.
It didn't have any when I bought it so it will be nice to see what colour flowers I get.
I am surprised to see it coming into flower now, my other one puts on a nice show in spring.
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 4, 2009 10:51 PM Post #6504311
| That persimmon is lovely! I dont have too many today.. My boxwood actually bloomed. It has teen tiny white flowers on it. 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 4, 2009 10:53 PM Post #6504320
| My yellow leaved spirea 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 4, 2009 10:58 PM Post #6504341
| the lilacs 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 4, 2009 11:02 PM Post #6504357
| Japanese painted fern, yeah, finally it is multiplying for me, it took forever. 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 4, 2009 11:08 PM Post #6504381
| Last but not least for today, one minidaf and white creeping phlox.. the daf is a double! I was happy tosee this one! I think it was a hybrid off my mix! Ther was only one flower.. so maybe if that bulb duobles later I will have more!
Well I am off to the cafe with this one! Catch you guys tomorrow!
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 5, 2009 11:56 AM Post #6506381
| Will be waiting to see that azalea dalfrye and what color you have nutured from your orphan.
Blossom, I am always amazed at the lilacs. I have several and they just don't want to produce much, they are hundreds of years old just like me and just get a few measly blooms, matter of fact this year my oldest one got a few and some didn't even do anything with all this rain? Yours look stupendous! Now get the ladder and pick some for me eh? |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 5, 2009 12:46 PM Post #6506550
| Well, I am no expert on lilacs. but have you tried taking the dead or older wood out of the bush? Sometimes bushes benefit from a sever pruning. I am nooo expert though so maybe you should see what Daves plant file says about them!
Mine are the dwarf variety. French I think. So no ladder neeeded although I do have one huge monster out there on another bed. It is about 2x as tall as those above. I have a later variety that blooms in a few more weeks. It has a wrinkled leaf and I have no clue as to what variety it is. I got all of them through Arbor Day one year and well, it was what ever came then.
Going out to pick! |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 5, 2009 4:45 PM Post #6507505
| Yeah I do that pruning stuff and have similar woes with my wisteria, get flowers but only a nominal amount and lots of leaves. Will have to do further research although must tell you that I know of a lot of lilac bushes around town that go untouched for centuries and they are full of blooms? |
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 5, 2009 5:40 PM Post #6507911
| How do you know they have been untouched for centuries? you Aint that old mate !! LOL |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 5, 2009 6:06 PM Post #6508044
| LOL, you don't know that! I just see some that are in a location that cannot be reached on a steep bank and they just bloom like crazy. |
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 5, 2009 6:21 PM Post #6508132
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I know you're still a workin' gal... hey I'm really sounding American now LOL!
Blossom, your lilacs are a beautiful display there! I was too chicken to cut the blooms off the lilacs I saw down the street today! Afraid some loony might come out and shout at me !!
I have a rescued Spirea!! my neighbour was throwing it out, saying it was ugly!!! she said it's called Jacobs coat and it has different colours. I put it in a big pot for now.
The Japanese painted fern is a strange thang!! Thanks for the photo's!
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dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 5, 2009 8:27 PM Post #6508677
| in my garden today...
two damp dalmatians.
It is pouring with rain!
no photos, I don't want to risk my camera. |
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 5, 2009 9:00 PM Post #6508809
| Hi dalfyre! 
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Tir_Na_Nog
Houston
United States (Zone 9b)
May 5, 2009 9:04 PM Post #6508826
| Haighr, restricted on time I've not read the whole thread, but based on your initial post, please explain (perhaps again), the benefit of the coffee grounds for azaleas?
Wanted to compliment the first picture to. LOVE the vibrant color of the birdhouse! So many birdhouses are lost in the garden and yours a beautiful focal point! |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 5, 2009 9:22 PM Post #6508902
| Terri that is a perfect presentation for dalfrye, bet she is really getting a kick outta those babies, adorable.
Tir, my mother always said that azaleas, rhods and that sort love soil that is acidic and nothing works better than coffee grounds. Thanks on the birdhouse, Steve made it for me and I picked the colors, I love the colors in the garden, brings out the best in me and the garden LOL! |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 6, 2009 4:08 AM Post #6510930
| Cute guys!!
Well, today I have a few... First up is my orange marigold in my kettle planter
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 6, 2009 4:11 AM Post #6510940
| Dwarf yellow iris 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 6, 2009 4:13 AM Post #6510946
| A purple iris for terri to go withthe lilacs! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 6, 2009 4:15 AM Post #6510951
| Columbine.. its red and yellow... freaky photo!! LOL! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 6, 2009 4:17 AM Post #6510956
| a yellow marigold 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 6, 2009 4:19 AM Post #6510962
| and my one and only tulip this year...hmmm, they hate me.
I cant get them to grow much here at all.
And of course its PANK!
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dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 6, 2009 5:43 AM Post #6511149
| what a great combination, dalmatians & flowers, my two favourite things!
thanks Terri :) |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 6, 2009 2:51 PM Post #6512265
| You may only have one blossom but it is a lovely one! Would love to see a lighter photo of that columbine, is it reddish? Looks intriguing.
dalfyre, Terri always comes up with an interesting combination!
That iris is a brilliant purple, do you have lots of those? |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 6, 2009 6:52 PM Post #6513228
| No, its one of a kind purple iris as far as I know! I used to have quite a few bearded iris but the flooding here has done a lot of them in. I have one large bed and its already full of grass and the other bed is smaller and full of yarrow and grass. Then I have patches of them here and there. All different colors and although at one time they did have named labels now I have no clue as to what they are. The a-hem bad stray birds around here seem to get a kick out of plucking my plant tags off. Grrrr.
Well here is a cutie that will not be plucking any lables!!
Its my pic of the day for blooming things in 2009 month of May!
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 7, 2009 11:39 AM Post #6516142
| Now that is quite a bloom blossom! |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 7, 2009 2:29 PM Post #6516894
| Hope he makes it! |
dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 8, 2009 7:43 AM Post #6520605
| rose - Pinocchio 
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dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 8, 2009 7:45 AM Post #6520607
| miniature Kordana rose - Patricia 
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soilsandup
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9a)
May 8, 2009 7:46 AM Post #6520608
| Dalyre - that is a pretty one. It is almost 1 AM in the morning where I am - what time is it for you?
I did not know it is terry's birthday - Sue got her a birthday cake here. Come join us.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/985437/
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dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 8, 2009 7:54 AM Post #6520617
| it is nearly 8pm on Friday here...
my favourite rose (in my garden) Yours Always 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 8, 2009 12:12 PM Post #6520928
| Good Morning and happy Birthday to terri!!
Dalfrye, those are lovely!
Meet aquilegia, otherwise known as columbine.. this one is in red and yellow
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 8, 2009 12:28 PM Post #6520987
| Wisteria baby buddies!!
Going to be lots of blooms on this arbor! Yeah, the ice storm hasits rewards!
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 8, 2009 12:57 PM Post #6521100
| Thread leaved coreopsis - prebloom!
Looks bristley, but its not!
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 8, 2009 1:18 PM Post #6521177
| Aquilegia in pink and white 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 8, 2009 1:33 PM Post #6521236
| Ostrich fern plumes
And yippy! My second colony is growing too!
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 8, 2009 1:53 PM Post #6521326
| Lilacs...I have discovered these might be the sorce of an allergy.. oh but I will suffer! They are glorios!
Don't ya'll wish we echa had "smell-ovision"!
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 8, 2009 2:23 PM Post #6521436
| Oh look out terri! Just for your birthday HERE THEY COME!
SMACK!
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 8, 2009 2:27 PM Post #6521447
| Hi dalfyre, Beautiful roses! do they all have perfume? Thanks for the photo's.
Thanks Dianne! Hope you are ok?, heard about the fires in Califonia.
Thanks Blossom, LOVE the Iris! Your pank Aquilegia is so pretty and delicate. It's great to see all your lovelies.
Cheers all!
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 8, 2009 2:28 PM Post #6521448
| SMACK
SMAAAACK!
SMAAAACK!
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 8, 2009 2:32 PM Post #6521460
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Ooch!! LOL, Blossom your snowballs are absolutely gorgeous.
I couldn't possibly throw them back... tee hee. Thank you!
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dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 8, 2009 8:10 PM Post #6522837
| love those aquilegia!
I have shades of blue ion my garden... seed from my Mum's place.
Our rental has a pretty pale yellow & white I brought home seed but not sure if it will take.
I have quite a few appearing in the garden where I sprinkled seed of different origins so it is a mystery mix.
I will be cross if I just get the same as I already have...
in amongst the aquilegia are poppies, I grabbed a couple of seed heads off the Iceland poppy at work & saved seed form my Flanders poppy so another mystery mix.
I have had to weed out almost all the opium poppy seedlings - great plants but attracted the wrong kind of wild life.
My neighbour saw a car pull up outside my house, passenger ran into the yard while the driver kept the engine running.
A quick raid on my poppies ensued & it was all over before the neighbour puzzled out what was going on.
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soilsandup
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9a)
May 8, 2009 9:13 PM Post #6523049
| Interesting story on the opium poppy LoL. I am not sure I would recognize one if I saw a seedling.
I am always on the lookout for seeds where ever I go, but my problem is that I stash them away until the proper sowing time, and when sowing time comes, I have totally forgotten about them. I have seeds from years past - one of these days I'll plant them all and see what comes up. |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 9, 2009 1:09 AM Post #6524027
| I have trouble growing poppies. I sowed some on November.. have not seen a one. I have more seed... I may try them in a pot.
Last night the snowball bush literally glowed inthe dark. I was gonna take a pic, but was to lazy.
Tonite I am hitting the hay early.. I seem to have a summer cold.
AAAAa-shoe! running eyes, nose stuffy.. down right frustrating with all the purdy aromas! At first I thought it was an allergy, but its not behaving like one anymore. Its a cold. Drat and i just got over one.
I have some more different colored columbines.
The lily of the valley are almost opening up too.
I aquired some hostas today and a few other plants. I am excited on the one its a coleus called KONG. The leaves are huge, multi colored and almost bigger than my hand! Cant wait to get that up and growing and got 3 gomphrenas (purple, white and the pink, but no strawberrie fields..darnit) and a half a dozen pansys. WIll take pics tomorrow if I got time and am up to it.
Need to catch my zzzzz's..
Well catch you all later. |
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 9, 2009 1:48 AM Post #6524223
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Sheesh. some people will rob anything! Fancy keeping the engine running for a smash and grab on the poppies!!!
I love to scatter seeds around too dalfyre and get little surprises coming up in the garden.
Dianne, hope you find some sunflower seeds LoL!
Sorry you are not feeling well Blossom, hope you get a good nights sleep! Think I'm catching your cold, feel a bit snotty, it's probably the change in the weahter... hope it's Not ... pig flu!!
Love coleus, not very good for arrangements, but beautiful plants all the same. Looking forward to seeing those!
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dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 9, 2009 8:28 AM Post #6525139
| I let this seedling grow - it managed to find it's way into a pot with something else & I thought it might not be noticed from the street...
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soilsandup
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9a)
May 9, 2009 8:35 AM Post #6525144
| Is that the opium poppy you were referring to? It is a gorgeous bloom!!!
I don't know a lot about poppies (except, of course, the California poppy), but is the opium poppy named such because it is the plant that opium is actually obtained from, or does the flowers just resemble the real opium plant? |
dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 9, 2009 9:25 AM Post #6525162
| yep this is the poppy that opium comes from...
But I don't think the cultivar in my garden is what they grow in the Middle East
it comes in a few different types & colours :)
Another name for it is peony poppy which is quite apt & a little more 'pc'.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/search.php?q=opium poppy&Se...
I also have Flanders poppy aka Soldier poppy...
hoping some of the seed I sprinkled around will come up.
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 9, 2009 2:11 PM Post #6525720
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Lovely poppies dalfyre! Is that lavendar next to the poppies in the last picture?
Great for arrangements! |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 10, 2009 1:07 AM Post #6527856
| Here is sign for the poppies!! LOL! 
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dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 10, 2009 10:32 AM Post #6528839
| I have Dalmatians - nobody would take a 'Trespassers will be eaten' sign seriously.
And that is a French Lavender next to my poppies, a very old & odd looking one that is so lovely in flower I don't have the heart to pull it out. |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 10, 2009 2:13 PM Post #6529381
| LOL! Seems to be the way it is, you say NO, they say yes.. Pain in the bottoms for sure. Almost have to back it up with some concentina wire! Either that or an electric fence and zap them!
I love lavender. Cant grow it here. Too wet for it I guess.
Got a couple annuals in Friday. Will post them at my GPS thread.
Only plant for today is this wildflower we found last night. I have no clue as to what it is but there was a lovely colony of it growing. Almost reminds me of solomons leaves but the flower, I am not sure.
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 10, 2009 2:30 PM Post #6529454
| Oops, take that back, another aquilegia... 
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dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 10, 2009 8:42 PM Post #6530699
| nice!
love those colours...
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 11, 2009 2:30 AM Post #6531979
| I am truly baffled, what is this blue lovely?? |
dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 11, 2009 9:53 AM Post #6532614
| that is one of my perennial nemesias.
Nemesia Aromatic Royal is what's on the label.
this is how the white looks in a vase...
They have a pleasant scent, I can't describe it but it's almost like vanilla.
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 11, 2009 1:06 PM Post #6533127
| My goodness you all are truly in bloom. That sunshine musta worked wonders blossom and dalfyre you have some stunning blossoms.
I have never seen red columbine, what a lovely blossom.
dalfyre those are quite the display of roses, never have much luck with them and always admire those who can get them to produce so abundantly. Great job.
blossom I had a neighbor long ago that had a snowball bush and they are really pretty, bet it does glow in the dark. Surprised you aren't throwin them around in the sunshine after all the real snow you had to contend with.
I noticed the other day that my white lavender bush is doing well but the old faithful lavender colored lavender is barely surviving and I am always careful not to cut it back too far, not sure what the trouble is. Perhaps I just need to be patient as I am just now getting my rhods to bloom when others have long finished. Still waiting on that tree peony as well, the yellow one is coming out first which is a first? Odd year. |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 11, 2009 1:15 PM Post #6533159
| Well, terri got smacked with a few of my snowballs for her birthday.. have you been to the party, its still going on!
I wil try to take a night shot of that snowwball bush.. it is pretty cool looking at night on a brite night!
I have been wanting to get a skyblue hydrangea. Almost did last weekend.. darned things were expensive. I keep saying though, where the heck am I gonna put it. |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 11, 2009 3:43 PM Post #6533863
| I have a hydrangea, I have had it for 7 years and it pops up outta the ground every single year and has never bloomed. Guess I should hit it with a few snowballs to traumatize it. I transplanted it last year and it is coming up, we shall see. I have no idea what kind it is as it has been so long. I say go ahead and get one, we always find a spot! |
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 11, 2009 7:39 PM Post #6534835
| Lovely blue Nemesia dalfyre, funny I picked up a tray of those at the garden centre, then for some reason I put them back LOL! The white one is also a beauty in your vase, Thank you!
Lovely old ladies bonnets Blossom! Loooking forward to the glow in the dark snowballs!!!
Hydranga doesn't grow in my soil, they don't last long in pots for me either, will just have to admire yours my friends!!
Geum, this evening...
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 11, 2009 8:04 PM Post #6534962
| The first yellow rose, it smells beautiful!! 
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 11, 2009 8:08 PM Post #6535007
| The first Blue Moon, a caterpillar has munched it's way through the other side of it. This rose smells really nice too! 
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 11, 2009 8:17 PM Post #6535062
| Aquilegia... Old ladies bonnets! 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 11, 2009 9:42 PM Post #6535520
| Now I would love one of those old lady bonnets terri LOL! I would also love that lavender rose, what a beauty, can't believe you have roses already. I am barely in bloom.
Here is my splendid little flower I found in my garden this weekend, its an Abygail Grace!
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 11, 2009 9:45 PM Post #6535531
| I too have a few Aquilegia - how do you pronounce that? I just call it columbine? 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 11, 2009 9:59 PM Post #6535587
| Are these bluebells? Never can remember 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 11, 2009 10:01 PM Post #6535596
| Dappled willow, no blooms but the new foliage is quite a lovely pink. 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 11, 2009 10:03 PM Post #6535610
| Pieris japonica- this too gets lovely foliage but never has flowered.
Mountain Fire
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 11, 2009 10:07 PM Post #6535627
| Flowering onion - Allium I believe, correct me if wrong please. These are the ones I have spray painted when finished flowering and faked throughout my garden for color. 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 11, 2009 10:10 PM Post #6535634
| My pink azalea blooming now. 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 11, 2009 10:11 PM Post #6535645
| Little wisteria, not a lot of blooms this year, but still got several. 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 11, 2009 10:30 PM Post #6535715
| Bridal wreath spiraea, not full yet but won't be long now. Abygail loves to stand under this bush and think it is snowing! 
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 11, 2009 10:37 PM Post #6535755
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Hello Abygail Grace, Gosh you have grown into a big girl now! Thank you for coming to see your Auntie Terri and Grandma's friends!! Looks like you are having fun sitting in your sand pit with a pretty bluebell.
Lovely lovely flowers Candee, Thanks for the treat! |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 11, 2009 10:55 PM Post #6535853
| Thank you, Steve made her that sandbox, she loves the sandbox. Used my empty pots for buckets as you can see and planted flowers in the sand. |
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 11, 2009 11:01 PM Post #6535875
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Precious days! Quite the handy man your Steve isn't he? |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 11, 2009 11:41 PM Post #6536079
| Yep he is a real catch! Here is the ornamental rhubarb, sprayed and doing good this year, not eaten up yet! 
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 12, 2009 12:07 AM Post #6536206
| Your ornamental Rhubarb looks very nice and healthy.
I have the eating kind of Rhubarb, already the leaves are chewed up with the slugs! |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 12, 2009 12:23 AM Post #6536274
| Mine are usually eaten up but I started spraying early this year. Don't think you can eat the ornamental though? |
dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 12, 2009 9:31 AM Post #6537645
| gorgeous flowers!
I love that lavender rose, I saw a darker purpley one - Blackberry Nip & it was wonderfully fragrant but way out of my budget range.
My Mum has some nice roses...
she is going to try growing a cutting of this one for me, it has a nice scent.
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dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 12, 2009 9:56 AM Post #6537667
| nice yellow rose in Mum's garden. 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 12, 2009 12:05 PM Post #6537892
| Oh dalfyre that peachy one is just perfection! |
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 12, 2009 7:16 PM Post #6539793
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Candee, I don't think you can eat the ornamental Rhubarb mate!
Pretty roses your Mum has there dalfyre. Hope it roots for you!
I loved your purple rose earlier in the thread, was that Blackberry Nip? or something else? |
dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 12, 2009 8:44 PM Post #6540068
| my purple rose is a noid...
it looks a lot like a Banksia rose but has thorns...more like prickles than thorns really.
It has no scent but looks amazing in full flower.
It was the only rose on the property when I purchased nearly 9 years ago.
I managed to get a cutting to grow but it took quite a few attempts.
My other roses strike far easier. 
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dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 12, 2009 8:52 PM Post #6540100
| http://www.rosesnz.co.nz/hybrid1.htm
not a great pic but this is Blackberry Nip |
soilsandup
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9a)
May 12, 2009 9:56 PM Post #6540393
| Candee - your garden is growing by leaps and bounds. Beautiful blooms there. I love the bridal wreath spirea - if Abygail can stand underneath it, it must be pretty tall? I don't have much room left in my garden so I have to be choosy about what I put in now.
Dalfyre - your nemesia is another new plant for me. It looks great in the vase. So, my next question for you is - how big is the mature plant? How late in the season does it continue to bloom?
Here is one of the few roses that I have - a cecil brunner that I rooted about 8 years ago. the pic is blurry - will have to do a redo
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 12, 2009 11:25 PM Post #6540799
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dalfyre, your roses are amaising in full bloom, I love that one!
Thanks for the link to the other roses, so many lovely ones. I do like the Blackberry Nip,such a beautiful rich colour.
I must look out for it.
Dianne, that cecil is a beauty!!! so many blooms, is it fragrant?
I only buy fragrant roses these days LoL!
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dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 13, 2009 5:44 AM Post #6541987
| The nemesia has been flowering non stop since I bought it early summer...
still covered in flowers - no sign of it slowing down despite some good frosts.
full size the plant is about 20cm, it tends to sprawl a bit, would be great in pots or hanging baskets.
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soilsandup
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9a)
May 13, 2009 6:01 AM Post #6542006
| Interesting Dalfyre. I would have never known that it would look so lovely in a vase, despite it's sprawling habit. This would be a great candidate for the yard to vase series. I have brick planters in the backyard and I could plant it on the edge and let it sprawl over and out of the planter. Let me know if it comes back next year. If it is a good perennial, I will definitely add it to my garden. Or does it self-seed too?
Terri - I honestly can't remember if the cecil brunner is fragrant or not. It does have a lot of tiny little thorns. But I did buy my first ever rose (I only have about 4 roses and they were either given to me or I rooted them) on May 1st - Pope John Paul II and it smells really nice and citrusy. I am not too much into the floral smells. |
dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 13, 2009 8:06 AM Post #6542082
| the nemesia grows really well from cuttings & I think I have some self sown ones coming up too. |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 13, 2009 11:55 AM Post #6542384
| I am just greenish looking at the beautiful roses. I have one that has barely survived for 20 years and it is one of several I planted at the same time. I try to take care of it, but it always gets eaten and then when I do cuttin it gets that bore hole down the stem. I just don't have luck with them so love admiring others.
don't worry Terri, will not be eating this rhubarb!
Dianne, the bridal wreath gets huge and must be trimmed back each season. It is about 6' tall right now and about 8' diameter and would get humongous if I didn't keep at it. |
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 13, 2009 2:59 PM Post #6543052
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Fragrance comes high on my list of priority in the garden. I buy florists flowers when my garden sleeps, they hardly ever have fragrance, but look good. I want my garden flowers to provide both beauty and fragrance. LoL!
On my way home today, I took a picture of one of my neighbours front garden.
Lovely wallflowers and bluebells on show.
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 13, 2009 4:45 PM Post #6543506
| What a wonderful array of color, that is real eyecatching. |
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 13, 2009 10:42 PM Post #6544906
| It caught my eye anyway! |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 13, 2009 11:34 PM Post #6545082
| I'll bet it did. Well here is the white tree peony, enjoy it quick, not even completely open and the storms are headed our way dog goneit! 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 13, 2009 11:36 PM Post #6545090
| Here you can see they are still spreading open and not there yet. 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 13, 2009 11:40 PM Post #6545104
| The yellow one has just a few blooms so far 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 13, 2009 11:44 PM Post #6545120
| First year of bloom for the wiegelia and it is quite pretty I think. 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 13, 2009 11:47 PM Post #6545124
| Better look at the blooms and colors 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 13, 2009 11:48 PM Post #6545127
| This is the setting for the white tree peony 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 13, 2009 11:51 PM Post #6545137
| The poppy, parrot paradise LOL! 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 13, 2009 11:55 PM Post #6545156
| The bridal wreath bush and this is after the early spring trim. 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 13, 2009 11:56 PM Post #6545163
| This bud is one of my favorites, especially since I have no luck with roses. 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 14, 2009 12:41 AM Post #6545362
| I really like these paperlike poppies, have wanted other colors but never able to get any started from seed. 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 14, 2009 12:45 AM Post #6545380
| Here it is with more buds and the bridal wreath behind. 
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soilsandup
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9a)
May 14, 2009 1:31 AM Post #6545558
| Candee - what a beautiful garden you have. Your white tree peony looks like the same variety as mine - do you know the name of it? I need to get me a yellow one - I love peonies.
Love all your other flowers too. |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 14, 2009 12:36 PM Post #6546892
| Thank you Dianne, it is our solice and we love sitting outside enjoying it. Sorry I don't know the variety anymore, sure I had it written down at some point, but that was long ago. The flowers on mine when completely open are about 6-8" in diameter quite a bit larger than the yellow which are about 4-5" when open.
I almost bought a red one years ago, but didn't now wish I had. I noticed the other day at the nursery that they have tree peonies so perhaps I'll check them out. I just wish they bloomed longer. I am lucky to get 10 days out of mine and am concerned as they just opened yesterday and today we are expecting heavy rain and storms and wind and it is to last a few days??? Got fingers crossed. |
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 14, 2009 2:10 PM Post #6547283
| Your garden looks lovely Candee! The white Peony is just beautiful, it shouts hey look at me while I'm here... LoL!
The most frustrating thing about gardening is? ... The Weather!!! Hope all your lovelies stand up to the wind and storms and keep going a bit longer. Love your close up pictures of the flowers, so crisp and pretty!
Is that your new arch? in the beautiful picture with the Peony setting. Nice job Steve!
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 14, 2009 4:27 PM Post #6547887
| Nope that is the old arbor. Steve's been busy with other things since we haven't had much time outside due to the weather. Am sure we will get to it soon though.
Thanks for the compliments, I know that tree peony just puts a smile on my face. |
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 14, 2009 4:31 PM Post #6547897
| Oh , it looked new to me... LoL! |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 14, 2009 4:33 PM Post #6547910
| Only because you haven't seen it in a while! Kinda like me seeing that narrower path in the lottie LOL! |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 15, 2009 5:04 PM Post #6552495
| Oh my all the lovelies I have missed these past few days!
Well, my new blue hydrangea is still in her pot. Been not able to do any gardening or picture taking this week so I am behind in reading here and posting!
I have decided I want a bridalswreath now. Am going to have to find a source for some pinches!!
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 15, 2009 5:17 PM Post #6552547
| Oops, forgot, the hydrangea is called "Endless Summer"
Got some annuals I am behind on posting at my GPS thread so I am off to do that as I try catching up on things here today!
Everyone, you have such wonderful beauties.
Just one question.. I am thinking either my plant that I call japonica is missnamed or the one listed above is. I will have to post a new pic of mine and compare them, but I am pretty sure something is not the same!
Ok, will do that later. First must catch up on the things I am behind on! See ya in the GPS! |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 16, 2009 4:20 PM Post #6556297
| Well I am back from the GPS... ...coming from here...
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/982535/#new
And on todays hike I gathered about a dozen pretties...
The aroma of the lily of the valley was heavenly I truly am going to have to pick some to bring into the cafe.
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 16, 2009 4:33 PM Post #6556329
| A different columbine.. and much to my chagrin, the patch out in the woods that we were trying to establish out there.. hmm ...the deer made instant dinner of them. DRAT! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 16, 2009 4:43 PM Post #6556352
| Common wild woodland violet.. hmm the photo should be more violet.. its too blue here to be normal color... 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 16, 2009 4:57 PM Post #6556384
| blue eyed grass 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 16, 2009 5:12 PM Post #6556431
| Not sure what this is called exactly, but I call it star moss or pinetree moss. It looks neat in terrariums. 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 16, 2009 6:10 PM Post #6556631
| Another one I do not know whatit is exactly called but it resembles a wild babysbreath 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 16, 2009 6:22 PM Post #6556665
| Some kind of wild raspberry.. possibly the endangered one we have growing here. I am not sure. 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 16, 2009 6:43 PM Post #6556733
| A fungus among us!
Is this a gardeners brain on drugs???
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 16, 2009 8:19 PM Post #6556980
| Macrorhizum geranium 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 16, 2009 8:28 PM Post #6557007
| hosta aurea marginata and the mac! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 16, 2009 11:49 PM Post #6557555
| Valerian 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 17, 2009 12:15 AM Post #6557658
| Columbine - near white 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 17, 2009 12:31 AM Post #6557711
| Here is my japonica.. very different from the one above.
Now that it is more mature you can see three colors in the leaves and when it blooms mine has airy white flowers
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 17, 2009 12:50 AM Post #6557798
| Purple iris
Ok, who has the secret to keep grass out of the bed.. I am at wits end.. but keep pulling
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 17, 2009 12:54 AM Post #6557810
| Lovely flowers Blossom. Did you say you were going to pick some? Oh good!
My is called, Kerris Japonica, totally different! Love the leaves on yours.
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 17, 2009 12:58 AM Post #6557826
| Nice flower meadow Blossom, just go with the flow!! 
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 17, 2009 1:01 AM Post #6557839
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I don't have a secret, all I know is, every year I clear it away, the next year it's back!!
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 17, 2009 2:16 AM Post #6558218
| Dark purple iris.. hmm terri, I just mow mine and that is it too, but I have seen such clean iris patches elsewhere and well, grass is the scurge in my beds everywhere here. I think that is becasue we also get so much rain and ponding. The beardeds though are on a raised bed. They would never make it on a level bed in this bog. 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 17, 2009 2:40 AM Post #6558313
| Your kerris is neat. it is sooo weird though how they are both sooo different!
These are supposed to be shasta daisys but I have trouble getting those nice thick stems like you see in the florist since I field grow them in such poor soil.
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 17, 2009 2:43 AM Post #6558330
| Well, thats all I have for today other than this coral bell.
I had to borrow the hubs camera.. so I dont know when I will be taking more shots.
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 17, 2009 2:58 AM Post #6558389
| Well, terri, whadaya say we sail on over to the new cafe? I hope its open.
Reel in that there fish and we will go see how the plantgeek is doing and all the rest. I think she is on your boat now. Is your hair dry from taking a splash! Glad I could bring you aboard on my little "MINNOW"
If all works well for me, I will be taking more pics and be back here on Monday. Maybe by then my wisteria will be more open! Man look at those buds!
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 17, 2009 5:34 AM Post #6558794
| Well, my daffs, azaleas and wisteria are long gone now... But I have a lot of other stuff blooming!
This is my Desert Rose 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 17, 2009 5:42 AM Post #6558811
| One of my newest roses 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 17, 2009 5:45 AM Post #6558818
| more roses 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 17, 2009 5:48 AM Post #6558823
| and more 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 17, 2009 5:49 AM Post #6558829
| another rose 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 17, 2009 5:50 AM Post #6558830
| and another
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 17, 2009 5:53 AM Post #6558836
| a partly eaten lily 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 17, 2009 5:56 AM Post #6558840
| million bells 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 17, 2009 6:00 AM Post #6558848
| My dear Mother in front of another rose bush 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 17, 2009 6:04 AM Post #6558854
| the pond 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 17, 2009 6:07 AM Post #6558858
| Tropical hibiscus 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 17, 2009 6:11 AM Post #6558869
| rose 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 17, 2009 6:14 AM Post #6558874
| I will do mor tomorrow |
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 17, 2009 12:13 PM Post #6559258
| Hi Yardqueen, Great to see all your flowers, I'll be back later for a propa look, got to go out!!! |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 17, 2009 9:23 PM Post #6561431
| Yardqueen, those are lovely! Your roses are awesone. We spent some time pruning our climber yesterday and tying it up. I only have about 5 roses and am not very good with them at all. Do be sure to visit the new thread about ponds, bogs and water features at
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/989396/
And tell us more about what your water feature has in it!
The hub and I are just taking today easy. We did do a wee little bit of gardening. Mostly he supervised and I planted some tomatoes and I repotted the peppers to larger pots and potted up some baby cherry tomatoes that volunteered in the patch we were planting. So I am going back out there to enjoy the sun!
Have a great day!
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 18, 2009 2:24 AM Post #6562816
| Well, we took another hike to our woods and low and behold we found a few scurges.
First starting with this a-hem viney not so lovely to which I think is poison oak. I am not positive on its id so anyone who can verify with me, please let me know. This is I think the first year we are seeing this or either that or I am just noticing it more.
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 18, 2009 2:36 AM Post #6562888
| And this scurge to which I know positively is poison ivy. Can you imagine, we have about 10 acres of natural land and about 60-70% of that is covered with this nasty. It grows everywhere up in trees like this monster here and tons of it on the floor of the woods and in the prairie. Our habitat is not very "friendly" with if you are the type that is allergic. They say that poison ivy anymore is considered a "super" weed. It apparently thrives on poor air quaility and so places where there is a lot of air pollution, you can often find poison ivy. 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 18, 2009 2:41 AM Post #6562908
| I have no clue as to what this is, but thought it was pretty neat! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 18, 2009 2:50 AM Post #6562956
| I am fairly sure this is called dichloris lab lab, but not sure of the spelling! It is a vine and gets sweet pea like flowers then gets pods! Actually quite quaint! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 18, 2009 2:58 AM Post #6562985
| Ok, another one I am not sure.. raspberry or blackberry and heck if I know what variety! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 18, 2009 3:05 AM Post #6563011
| This is a sassafrass bud. We love this tree! You crush the leaves in your hands and it is very arromatic! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 18, 2009 3:11 AM Post #6563028
| Then there is this scurge.. it is a nasty invasive honeysuckle that we are working on irradicating from our property. 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 18, 2009 3:17 AM Post #6563055
| Last one for today.. oak 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 18, 2009 3:46 AM Post #6563143
| Great pics, Blossom! That 3rd pic is very interesting. I would like to know what it is also.
Well I got so sleepy last night I could do no more, but I am back now till I run out of pics or get sleepy again, whichever comes first!
another rose...
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 18, 2009 3:50 AM Post #6563153
| begonia 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 18, 2009 3:53 AM Post #6563163
| Spirea 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 18, 2009 3:59 AM Post #6563184
| Another rose... 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 18, 2009 4:01 AM Post #6563189
| And another... 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 18, 2009 4:05 AM Post #6563202
| and a lily... 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 18, 2009 4:06 AM Post #6563208
| Th...th...that's all folks! For now anyway. The is more blooming, but I did not get pics today. |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 18, 2009 12:02 PM Post #6563969
| yardqueen you have awesome roses. How many plants to you have, must be tons.
blossom hope your hubby is taking it easy and don't you work to hard either, after all we aren't used to it since we have been inside outta the rain. If you post those pics on the DG plant ID thread you will get them identified quickly.
You have a lot of things in bloom, that sasafras looks interesting and so does that "brain matter" lol! |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 18, 2009 1:10 PM Post #6564223
| Hubs doing pretty good. He has to go to the clinic all week, but should be back on the road soon. Gonna miss him
I am still having a pain in my shoulder. I lost my reflex in my left arm for some reason and it keeps dragging amongst the usual aches and pains and old age malfunctions..
Yeah! LOL Hub says that brain thing is pretty disgusting looking. We get a lot of funji here. That one by far i s the most interesting! Will take morepics too as I can.
My daffs are done! The daylilies are about to start...
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 18, 2009 5:23 PM Post #6565369
| Oh and I bet you have a wealth of daylilies don't ya!
Sorry your shoulder hurts - these are not always the golden years, they are the olden years. |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 19, 2009 2:54 AM Post #6568203
| Oh, daylilies , yeah, there are a few!
Well, we went to the clinic today and things are gettng better. Least I got the reflex back in the arm and the hub is moving better too. But he has a ways to go.
Got a new camera today andits giving me fits. I can get them sent to the PC, it keeps telling me the file is too large.. I guess I best read the directions... |
yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 19, 2009 4:21 AM Post #6568573
| If all else fails! LOL |
dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 19, 2009 7:05 AM Post #6568871
| loved that fungus...
I had a neat one come up in my garden last year, a NZ native Basket Fungus.
I thought it was a plastic toy when I saw it.
The Maori name is interesting, translates to Ghost droppings or star droppings depending on what area you are in...
http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i294/dalfyre/?action=view&...
it is part of the stinkhorn family but mine didn't smell bad.
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 19, 2009 12:00 PM Post #6569196
| Yuk that reminds me of what a tapeworm might look like, but then again guess it could be a pretzel dipped in white chocolate LOL! |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 19, 2009 10:46 PM Post #6571606
| Funny you should mention droppings.. becasue we get a lot of " funky shrooms" in the horse dung here! Bet if ya eat them you will be seeing lots of funky colors and get a roayl killer belly ache too. So stay away from the shrooms here!
Grrrr. I am utterly and totally disgusted with the new camera. It does not send the large pixels like the other one and got to many features to adjust before you shoot. I also lost my video capacity. grrrr... so praying in a couple months I have a better upgrade. DANG!!!!
Well, heres some more columbines
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 19, 2009 11:14 PM Post #6571730
| Oh BB you will get it figured out in no time. Lookie at those lovely bonnets, you have a fine variety of all your plants, well done.
Well tada! Here is the white tree peony and it wasn't even quite open fully. Isnt she lovely?
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 19, 2009 11:17 PM Post #6571745
| A single bloom almost completely opened. Today they are almost finished, dang. 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 19, 2009 11:31 PM Post #6571817
| And a cluster of blooms. 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 19, 2009 11:35 PM Post #6571846
| Here it is in full bloom behind the siberian iris which have yet to bloom? 
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 19, 2009 11:37 PM Post #6571857
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not bad !! |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 19, 2009 11:38 PM Post #6571859
| Here is one of the clematis in bloom at the lamppost. 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 19, 2009 11:41 PM Post #6571878
| What? Not bad LOL, you have lost your eyesight Terri LOL! I know what you are really thinking. |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 19, 2009 11:43 PM Post #6571883
| Here is the pink azalea in bloom long since the white and red and the other pink have finished. 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 19, 2009 11:45 PM Post #6571891
| Here is the pink bush next to the old arbor. 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 19, 2009 11:47 PM Post #6571904
| Hey Zany, do you remember a long, long time ago those "fringed" shasta daisies I had. Well they come back every year but they have never been fringed since the first year's blooms? 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 19, 2009 11:50 PM Post #6571915
| Get your shears out cause it needs the fringy thingy. 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 20, 2009 12:03 AM Post #6571978
| Can't resist one more taken on 5-16 while the others were mostly taken on 5-14 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 20, 2009 1:05 AM Post #6572209
| Haighr, those are lovely inspite ofyour own criticisms!! Dont be so hard on yourself.
I am hating this camera. The columbines were taken by my hub on his. He zoomed in and there are no pixels for size so if I want an enlargement I gotta send it to the photo impressions and mess with it. dang it. I am in to click shoot, send to pc, load and post not click umteen times this Samsung sucks.
I thinik the hub took this yellow wildflower on his... We were both trying to shoot it and had bad luck!
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 20, 2009 2:33 AM Post #6572635
| This is fall panicur, its an annual that grows in our prairie 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 20, 2009 2:44 AM Post #6572687
| Blooms for today... I love the "blush" on this one! 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 20, 2009 2:47 AM Post #6572708
| This is a little different from the first, but still nice... 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 20, 2009 2:50 AM Post #6572730
| Calla lily 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 20, 2009 2:51 AM Post #6572734
| Awesome yardqueen! what is that? It looks almost like a hibiscus or daylily, but I am guessing the hibiscus!
Here is my yellow and tan iris!
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 20, 2009 2:51 AM Post #6572735
| Close up 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 20, 2009 2:53 AM Post #6572748
| Oh, I forgot to say, but yes.. hibiscus |
yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 20, 2009 2:55 AM Post #6572764
| That is very pretty! I don't have many irises... |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 20, 2009 2:57 AM Post #6572771
| Love that calla!
Here is purple on darker purple...
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 20, 2009 2:58 AM Post #6572775
| Yarrow... just blooms more and more! 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 20, 2009 3:00 AM Post #6572782
| Love your Irises too! |
yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 20, 2009 3:03 AM Post #6572792
| Brug blooms about to open 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 20, 2009 3:06 AM Post #6572812
| Nice little lily... don't know the name. 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 20, 2009 3:09 AM Post #6572833
| Texas Sage bloomin' a little... 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 20, 2009 3:12 AM Post #6572853
| This has a few blooms in it, but probably not enough for this thread... I am posting it becasue I love this pic! 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 20, 2009 3:16 AM Post #6572871
| The pots on the sides have my herbs in them 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 20, 2009 3:22 AM Post #6572901
| I have probably posted these before, but they are getting prettier all the time... I need to share them while I can, because before long the Texas heat will do them in! 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 20, 2009 3:24 AM Post #6572915
| Last... Pickerel in the pond. 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 20, 2009 3:38 AM Post #6572990
| I have a calla just like that almost! Hmmm wonder if I can duplicate your photo! LOL Here goes~
Not even close!! LOL!
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 20, 2009 3:40 AM Post #6573005
| Well, yardqueen, I am calling it a night, catch more of yours and everyone elses tomorrow! |
yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 20, 2009 4:09 AM Post #6573109
| Blossom, I'm done too! I get really sleepy when I post pics! |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 20, 2009 11:38 AM Post #6573693
| BB where did you get the camera, can you return it? Sorry you are not pleased with the way it handles, sounds like a lot of extra work and you already have enough of that. |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 20, 2009 12:38 PM Post #6573905
| I got the thing through the phone company. First I had a RAZOR phone. It was great for pics, but crappy at burning up batteries and this was the third time I had to replace that one. Well the darned warantee expired so I could not get a Razor and had to settle on this el cheapo to get me to the "free" upgrade that my contract says I am eligible for in July.. does not it figure the warantee would be up and the thing would go down and does not it figure we would need the dang phone because we are having emergencies? Grrrr.. the junk they make today. Well anyway, I am gonna have to suffer this beast until July. Hoping that the upgrade has the video capacity too. I really use the camera a lot. Say none the less for the phone being that it is our lifeline. Jeez. Makes me sick so much time replacing stuff that breaks or does not function well and they told me they were having issues with the darned batteries overheating to which the thing gets so hot, that the one time, I swore it almost burnt my hand.
Then they screw ya into signing a longer contract and you are about ready to tell them to shove it. Trouble is is they have us all over a barrel because the other services has dead zones and we cannot afford to have the dead zones so we have to go with them to be able to talk anywhere in the country and it is a pain in the royal bottom with this replacing faulty stuff and being trapped because the other services have more dead zones where you cannot calll. Grrrrr.
You just cannot win these days. Then the service.. OMG, if I here the very words about how sorry they are... Makes you just want to scream.
You just end up taking the good with the bad trying to get the best you can afford with everything.We have had several different systems already and Jeezy Petes.. aint a one of them perfect that is for sure. |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 20, 2009 4:59 PM Post #6574897
| Oh what an awful barrel they have you over. It will soon be July and you can upgrade then I hope with the contract renewal. Try to simmer down until then and all will be fine. |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 20, 2009 7:38 PM Post #6575457
| SOrry about the rant.. just makes your blood curdle when your in peak pic taking season... *sigh*
Well heres my blue iris..
Im just gonna have to work with this thing... the pixel transfer is my main irk now. NOT HAPPY AT ALL. Too small. If I wanted tiles.. jeez...grrrr.
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 20, 2009 8:25 PM Post #6575688
| Dragons blood sedum.. not that you can tell here with this shot...ugh! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 20, 2009 8:40 PM Post #6575743
| I got a newsletter today that had articles on poison ivy, sumac and oak...says dont push your luck even if you are immune..the oils can rub off on someone else that is not so lucky.
Are any of you lucky to be immune? So far both the hubby and I are and we have been known to mow it, walk through it probably but not intentionally pick it and so far we have been lucky not to garner the itch... How about yous?
Lord knows the monstor size plants we have of the oak and ivy here.. sheesh!
Well heres the article...
http://gardening.about.com/b/2009/05/16/poison-ivy-your-annu...
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 20, 2009 9:02 PM Post #6575812
| Well, this is supposed to be a light pink aster weed of some discription... Its a wild weed here. 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 20, 2009 9:13 PM Post #6575846
| White wild flower of some description... 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 20, 2009 9:25 PM Post #6575905
| Daisy and columbines...ugh 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 21, 2009 11:40 AM Post #6578091
| BB that camera must just be exasperating, I can feel your pain. I so look forward to your photos and with this thing just can't appreciate the whole effect. Don't fret too much the season will still be going strong in July when the contract is renewed. Have you posted over on the camera thread perhaps there is a program that will easier convert to a larger photo?
BTW I don't get poison ivy, as kids we used to play in sumac and my mother was so concerned she got us the shot for it and boy I got it big time and then never again and that was 55 years ago! |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 21, 2009 2:19 PM Post #6578647
| No, have not tried that thread. I did get them a wee tad larger.. but the resolution sucks. Dagnab it, I am soooo spoiled on that other camera. This is going to be a painful month and some weeks.
Well, this pic is not tooo awful.. least the color is exact. Iris -
We get lot of ticks here. Infact I just had one crawling on me and it was huge. Thank goodness he was not attached. He is now in the septic system... crushed and flushed! LOL!
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 21, 2009 10:02 PM Post #6580318
| More snowballs! The bush is absolutely stunning this season 
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Sallysblooms
South, TX
May 22, 2009 2:37 AM Post #6581357
| I love snowballs! Don't think they grow down here. I see pictures and they look like HAPPY plants! |
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 23, 2009 4:59 PM Post #6587382
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It's great to see everyone's flowers, they all look fantastic!
Yardqueen, I love your Hibiscus! What are your daytime temps like now? It seems it wasn't that long ago you were taking things in and out because of frost.. extreme weather conditions you have? Our growing and flowering time seems slower but longer. We don't get the heat here that you have in Texas!!
Blossom, I like the look of your panicur in the praire, I haven't heard of that one. Snowballs heading your way!
Candee, Beautiful beautiful Peonies!! Love the clematis in bloom by the lamppost.
Thanks all, May has been a packed month for flowers, it's fab to see them all so far.
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soilsandup
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9a)
May 23, 2009 10:02 PM Post #6588343
| Candee, Blossom, and Yardqueen - what a nice array of flowers. I just put in the rest of my vegetables, and a bunch of dahlia tubers that I got from a very generous DGer from the Dahlia forum - he was giving out a flatrate box of tubers to the first responders - I was number 22 and I got a box!!! was so excited to get them.
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 24, 2009 12:43 AM Post #6588939
| Soils that is cool! There are lots of generous DGers here! I am sooo happy for you.
Well, I have been dodging, what else but more rain drops. I have about 9 or 10 pics I took today... mostly iris and a few misc. plants.
Here is my blue flag. Its not a very pretty pic as the flower itself was windwhipped so its missing a petal. Then of course my miserable camera.. the color is off and not clear.But I tried! LOL!
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 24, 2009 1:07 AM Post #6589031
| my Siberian iris, this one is called Ceasares brother 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 24, 2009 1:30 AM Post #6589112
| UGH! In real life, this iris is more purple than blueish... 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 24, 2009 2:36 AM Post #6589347
| Fern.. not sure what kind but it was posted earlier and looks like cinnamon sticks! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 24, 2009 3:04 AM Post #6589496
| PALE YELLOW iris.. (ugh!) 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 24, 2009 3:26 AM Post #6589593
| Iris - yellow on rust 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 24, 2009 11:53 AM Post #6590338
| White iris 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 24, 2009 12:09 PM Post #6590363
| "pank" iris.. well kind of peachy pink actually 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 24, 2009 12:38 PM Post #6590412
| Last shot for this series.. a white "spuria" iris. I had never heard of these until a few years ago. I have several colors of them and they are stunning in real life. 
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Sallysblooms
South, TX
May 24, 2009 8:49 PM Post #6591967
| WOW, what gorgeous pictures! No irises in this area, but I had them in Ca. LOVE them.
I love the Batik, look tie dyed and smells like GRAPE. |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 24, 2009 10:21 PM Post #6592271
| LOL!! Well, thanks. I am trying hard to get along with this camera and have been restraining myself from throwing it up agains a brick wall since it got me over a rock and a hardspot for a few weeks.
Seems all my iris decided to open up at once. Here is one of my favs. It opened today.
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Sallysblooms
South, TX
May 24, 2009 11:26 PM Post #6592506
| How wonderful, frilly and so pretty! |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 25, 2009 1:38 AM Post #6592985
| Lonicera sempervirens 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 25, 2009 2:13 AM Post #6593117
| Blue and white columbine 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 25, 2009 2:37 AM Post #6593217
| Spiderwart 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 3:57 AM Post #6593505
| Frosty Pink brugmansia
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 3:59 AM Post #6593512
| side view 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 4:11 AM Post #6593544
| Rose 'Nacogdoches'
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 4:16 AM Post #6593556
| spelled Nacogdoches right but misspelled rose... LOL
Forget-Me-Not
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 4:21 AM Post #6593564
| Million Bells
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 4:27 AM Post #6593580
| moss rose
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 4:30 AM Post #6593587
| moss rose 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 4:35 AM Post #6593597
| Moss Rose... 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 4:38 AM Post #6593608
| Ice plant 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 4:42 AM Post #6593614
| Hibiscus, Alamanda, Clematis 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 4:47 AM Post #6593621
| the whole arbor 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 4:51 AM Post #6593624
| alstromeria 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 4:55 AM Post #6593636
| lilies... 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 4:59 AM Post #6593644
| Rose 'Mardi Gras'... It is supposed tohave some yellow, but this bloom does not. It is the first one since I bought it. 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 5:01 AM Post #6593647
| A strange poppy 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 5:04 AM Post #6593656
| Another poppy 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 5:08 AM Post #6593662
| Salvia and cosmos 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 5:13 AM Post #6593671
| Butterfly on salvia 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 5:19 AM Post #6593682
| baby's breath 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 5:22 AM Post #6593685
| columbine 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 5:30 AM Post #6593701
| another 'Frosty Pink' (different plant)
Color is off due to evening lighting
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 25, 2009 10:56 AM Post #6594045
| Curly leaved milkweed 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 25, 2009 5:37 PM Post #6595671
| You have quite a variety of iris BB just like the variety of daffs that you prize. The pank one is my fav. Look at the brugs blooming already, isn't it a bit soon for them? |
yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 25, 2009 11:38 PM Post #6597157
| Not here, LOL... This is Texas |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 26, 2009 12:14 AM Post #6597328
| Thanks! No brugs here either.. I dont raise them.
Actually most of my iris are purple... I only have a few of the other colorls. I have seen some heads on a few daylilys today... soon up will be Stella De oro and the species varieties. They usually are the premiers! |
yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 26, 2009 2:00 AM Post #6597838
| Hi, Terri! I didn't see your post up there till now. Our temps are in the 80's in the day and 60's at night. We are having a WONDERFUL spring as you can see by my flowers. Usually we would have been in the 90's by now as we usually go from our little winter right into summer! But we have been blessed with some very lovely weather this year and enough rain to keep everything happy. We have to water every couple of days right now. In the summer... welllll... lets just say things would be happy if we watered 3 times a day! And when it gets really hot, nothing blooms. That is why I am so happy to get to post my pics now while I can! |
yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 26, 2009 2:03 AM Post #6597852
| Blossom,
I love your irises and purple is one of my most favorite colors. I don't have many Irises or daylillies. I think they are beautiful but their blooming time seems so short to me. |
soilsandup
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9a)
May 26, 2009 4:55 AM Post #6598590
| Blossom and Yardqueen - you two must have a huge yard to have so many plants in bloom...
Yardqueen - I have one brug that was winter damaged, but the main stem looked oK, but it has not sprouted any new shoots. Good thing I rooted a few branches in the fall. I love your pinkish one.
some of my may blooms. Baroness Schroder peony earlier this month
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soilsandup
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9a)
May 26, 2009 4:56 AM Post #6598593
| festiva maxima H. peony 
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soilsandup
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9a)
May 26, 2009 4:57 AM Post #6598597
| tritonia - got some white ones and some salmon colored ones 
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soilsandup
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9a)
May 26, 2009 5:01 AM Post #6598603
| white flag iris - I like the multiple blooms up and down the stem 
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soilsandup
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9a)
May 26, 2009 5:02 AM Post #6598607
| yellow flag iris - this blooms a tad later than the white one. 
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soilsandup
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9a)
May 26, 2009 5:03 AM Post #6598609
| a campanula 
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soilsandup
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9a)
May 26, 2009 5:05 AM Post #6598614
| white watsonia - I have this in the shade - should be in a little more sun. I have some pink ones too, but I don't see any signs of blooms this year. 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 26, 2009 5:52 AM Post #6598676
| Soils,
Pretty flowers! I never have seen tritonia before... They're pretty! |
dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 26, 2009 8:39 AM Post #6598763
| does tritonia come in other colours, it look a bit like a mystery bulb I have.
Similar to freesia but no scent?
I love the campanula, I have the creeping variety that looks wonderful under my lacebark tree.
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 26, 2009 10:08 AM Post #6598868
| Soils, such wonderful flowers! I love that yellow flag iris of yours.
I posted some annuals here.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/982535/#new |
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 26, 2009 2:39 PM Post #6599558
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Hi Yardqueen!!! I thought you were ignoring me.. LoL!
Pleased to hear you are enjoying a lovely spring in the garden. You have a fantastic collection of plants!
How are the Cannas doing?
Dianne, Tritonia, looks pretty I haven't seen it before have I ? did you have it last year? Your garden is Bloomin' lovely!
Blossom, your Iris are stunning, IRIS!! (your new name) lol. Haven't put my bulbs in yet!!
dalfyre, lovely Campanula, haven't seen one that colour before.
My forget me nots have gone over, they are my next job to do in the garden. Pull them up and put my new plants in!
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 26, 2009 2:44 PM Post #6599575
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Foxglove and Weigela
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 26, 2009 2:45 PM Post #6599583
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Foxglove close up!
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 26, 2009 2:47 PM Post #6599592
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Weigela close up..
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 26, 2009 2:49 PM Post #6599603
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Little Azalia my SIL gave me last year.. 
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 26, 2009 2:52 PM Post #6599618
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Roses, Blue Mooon and I don't know the name of the red one! but they both smell lovely.
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 26, 2009 2:54 PM Post #6599628
| bit closer on the roses... 
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 26, 2009 2:57 PM Post #6599647
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There are loads of bee's around the chives, don't know if you can spot one? lol!
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 26, 2009 3:14 PM Post #6599708
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There are so many Beautiful flowers on this thread...
Stick some in a vase, no excuses. LoL!!! http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/989496/
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 26, 2009 4:05 PM Post #6599928
| Those lavender roses are outta this world lovely. Watsonia??? now that really is a new one along with the and I like that white iris it would look great in an arrangement hint!
Isn't it great to see so much in bloom and the season is just getting underway.
Now Terri, why do you pull up the forget me nots? Where do you keep them until next year? I am lazy and just end up planting things on top of each other, you are quite the organizer if you pull and then replant.
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 26, 2009 8:37 PM Post #6600958
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Hi Candee, I give the forget me nots a shake as I pull them out and they seed themselves everywhere.
They will be back next year!! I don't have that much space to play with in my flower beds. lol
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
May 26, 2009 11:29 PM Post #6601659
| Terri,
I would NEVER ignore you! LOL And I'm glad you don't ignore me either... A lot of people do! LOL
Love the Blue Moon Roses! and the chives... I see 2 bees! Your weigelia is darker than mine... so pretty! Mine is not blooming now, but did earlier. What is the flower in the last picture? I can't quite bring it to mind...
The cannas are doing so much better than last year, at least so far. They are not looming yet, but growing like crazy. Loveing the rains we've had like they did year before last. I do expect blooms this year!
About the sticking in the vase part. I have not had time... I wanted to make some more wreath bouquets also but no time yet. Still planting believe it or not, and mama was here 3 weeks and we took her back and now we are back at her house AGAIN! Got to find a way to convince her that she cannot drive. SHe is 81 and hasn't driven in about 10 years, and now that Daddy is gone she all of a sudden thinks she can drive. SHe also thinks she drove until last year... She has altzheimers and has no business behind the wheel of a car. She hasn't tried it yet because her license is expired. We are going to take her to renew it and make her take a test. She will not be able to pass it. Then she will have to quit bugging us about it!
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 27, 2009 12:18 AM Post #6601848
| Oh terri, thank you! Guess my name is changing with the bloomers!! LOL
Yours are stunning too.
I love the bees on the chives! We need more bees here. About the only bee we have been seeing is a big bumble bee. We used to have loads of honey bees but they are dying slowly but sure. Terrible thing we are loosing the pollinators.
Here is our wisteria. Its only half in bloom! Guess the icestorm worked its magic on it!
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 27, 2009 1:18 AM Post #6602119
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Hi Yardqueen!
Glad we got that sorted out. LoL! Sounds like the Cannas will be flowering this year, everything else has!
Your soil must be good. Sorry to hear about your Mama, so worrying for you. Hope things settle down soon.
The flowers in the teapot in the last picture are Peonies I bought from the supermarket. When I bought them they were in bud and pink, they opened pink and have turned white over the last week.
Hi Iris!!
Your Wisteria is BEAUTIFUL, Merci Beaucoup mon ami.
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 27, 2009 2:06 AM Post #6602426
| Sedum Golden Carpet 
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soilsandup
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9a)
May 27, 2009 3:50 AM Post #6602892
| Dalfyre - yes, tritonias come in a variety of colors. And your description is pretty accurate - like freesias, but no fragrance. The photo that you show looks very much like one. They are short - maybe about 10-12 inches max. Terri - yes, I had some last year, but didn't take any photos. Then I was too slow in picking them this year for any arrangements. The bulbs are pretty consistent in coming back every year.
Candee - Watsonias bloom really well for the people around me - I have had sporadic luck with them. They make great cut flowers though because of their nice tall spikes.
Blossom - lovely wisteria. As I said before, I had one for over 10 years and it never bloomed. I finally cut it down.
Yardqueen - my mom is turning 80 this year. She only drives to church on Sundays, and then takes the bus everywhere else. The bus is free for anyone over 75 years old, so she has been taking advantage of that. She also said that she will not renew her license for the next time. So, she realizes her limitations. Hopefully, your mom will too.
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dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 27, 2009 5:46 AM Post #6603160
| Thanks for the help with ID on that mystery bulb.
I will have to tell Mum, she got them from a friend & only knew that they were not freesias.
Terri this pic is my creeping campanula...
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 27, 2009 11:57 AM Post #6603587
| yardqueen, sorry to hear you mum is having problems. Hope you can convince her to give up the keys and use some other means of transport. My folks died at an early age and when I hear stories such as yours it makes me thinks how different my life might have been and what I might be facing now. I hope you and she find a smooth transition to the not driving years.
Dianne, I bet they would make a great statement in an arrangement. Matter of fact I think this year when my hymenocallis ismene bloom, I may just make something of them.
Nice dalfyre, never knew there was a creeping campanula, seems that is what I had cause every time I looked at it in the garden it had fallen over on the ground LOL!
I told you that a good traumatic experience is all the wisteria need sometimes, that is exactly what happened to mine when it split after the storm, best blooms ever. Congrats! |
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 27, 2009 4:57 PM Post #6604904
| Phew Dianne, I thought I hadn't seen it before, sometimes I get muddled up and think I'm losing my marbles mixing everyone's flowers up in my head!!!
dalfyre, I think I have that creeping campanula but yours looks more blue , mine is lilac.
The rain has been watering the garden for me for the last couple of days!
Hope the sun comes back soon. |
soilsandup
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9a)
May 27, 2009 5:13 PM Post #6604961
| I would dearly love a rainstorm now. My automatic sprinkler system for the lawn and my front garden is out, and I have had to hand water for the last three weeks. That is one time consuming job. I have delayed buying one of those oscillating sprinklers in hopes that I will be able to get the sprinkler system fixed soon, so I have one impulse sprinkler that I have to move from place to place. No fun :((. It is going to be 95 degrees hot today. |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 27, 2009 5:31 PM Post #6605032
| Soils, you cut it down??? OH NO! It probably was just getting old enough to bloom. The wisteria do not bloom until they are at least 7 years old!
Dalfrye, I love that freesia.. its another one I cannot grow.
Well heres the wisteria again.. ignor my weedy beds this year. the rains have literally made the grass take over. As soon as I can get mowing around here, then I am going to have to start working on those grassy beds.
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
May 27, 2009 5:38 PM Post #6605051
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Oops!!! |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 27, 2009 6:58 PM Post #6605340
| I think she better go to the cafe for CUPPA!...
I have 4 vines on my arbor... 2 are China Blue and the other two are a purple that we had at the old farm. The one from the farm and a China on the south side bloom first for some reason then the other two follow. Now the old one from the farm is ancient. The China blue, I got at a local shop, but they were in bloom when I bought.
When you buy a wisteria, ALWAYS make sure it is in bloom. If you do not you will never know if it is old enough.
Now I have heard you can take cuttings off an old plant and they should bloom pretty soon, but if you start by seed.. no way. Then you have to wait your time for the plant to mature.
You can make starts by taking a runner from the parent and put some dirt over it and cut it later after roots are established. You need a little space in the garden to try that though.
So sorry soils, man terri, I think she may have fainted. |
dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
May 28, 2009 12:24 AM Post #6606690
| I had a wisteria come up in my garden after I have been here about 6 years...
It died down over winter & came up again in spring...
I finally used round up on it because it was in the wrong place...
bit sad but I suspect it might have been chopped out of there years before for taking over. |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 28, 2009 3:55 AM Post #6607785
| We had a pair of turtle doves build their nest in our wisteria! They are beautiful birds to watch and they seem to love that arbor. The hub says he thinks there is also a finch living in the arbor. Nice the two birds are gettin along.
Well here is my May Night Salvia. Its a bit puny this season.. Every thing grew so fast and the beds are so full of grass I am having fits on it.
What used to be more "formal" beds here have turned into a jigsaw puzzle mash of all sorts of perennials and grass. I need to eradicate the grass.
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 28, 2009 3:42 PM Post #6609302
| So how and when do you prune your wisteria. For some reason I just can't figure out that it "blooms on the second year growth". I think I cut it back too much some years and not enough others as it blooms but never as fully as it did after that storm. |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 30, 2009 2:31 AM Post #6616180
| We pretty much just prune it as it gets eyepokers when you walk under it or when its too top heavy. Occassionally we whack it back about half way. Ours seems to grow so fast we can nip tails off it daily. We feed the scraps to the chickens. They love the leaves.
Here is one of my old fashioned iris...
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 30, 2009 7:07 PM Post #6618483
| Yellow iris 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 30, 2009 7:13 PM Post #6618501
| Peony - pink 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 30, 2009 7:20 PM Post #6618518
| Another pink peony... 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 30, 2009 7:25 PM Post #6618536
| Pink spiderwart 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 30, 2009 7:31 PM Post #6618552
| Rye 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 30, 2009 7:36 PM Post #6618573
| Sunflowers - 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 30, 2009 7:42 PM Post #6618594
| Sweet William in white 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
May 30, 2009 7:48 PM Post #6618606
| The wisteria again 
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Sallysblooms
South, TX
May 31, 2009 4:47 AM Post #6620632
| Fabulous pictures!!! 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
June 1, 2009 1:10 PM Post #6625799
| I must admit I like the pink spiderwart and I was just gonna go pull some of mine!
Sally is that you in front of your gingerbread cottage? What a lovely home. |
Sallysblooms
South, TX
June 1, 2009 4:07 PM Post #6626567
| Yes, that is me. It is called Fulton Mansion. VERY old. Right on the Bay. They had the first cooling, heating and plumbing! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 2, 2009 12:49 PM Post #6630273
| Sally, that is awesome!
Well, I hear we are moving to a new link as JUNE 2009 in the garden is beginning and I am still behind on finishing May, so bear with me before we go there!
Here is the rest and final of my May flowers. Got about 15 to list yet before I can start my Junes!
Here is Babtisia Australis.. its the blue thing in amidst my weeds... (sigh)! Do you all have yours done?
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 2, 2009 2:31 PM Post #6630731
| Columbine - blue and yellow 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 2, 2009 3:58 PM Post #6631142
| Dark pink columbine 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 2, 2009 4:04 PM Post #6631166
| Yellow columbine 
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
June 2, 2009 4:06 PM Post #6631172
| Loverly colors BB! |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 2, 2009 5:26 PM Post #6631538
| Thanks Haighr! Here is a coreopsis.
I keep trying with that pathetic camera.. been switching with my hubs periodically too so if you are seeing larger shots, those are his camera now and my camera are the little frames. I have simmered down to a low roar over my frustration with it.. So been sooo trying to adapt. (I hate change!!)
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 2, 2009 5:39 PM Post #6631593
| Daisys 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 2, 2009 6:35 PM Post #6631809
| I got this form DIRTYGIRL71 - it is a cutey! I think I am going to bump it up and put it into a hanging basket. I hope I can winter it as a houseplant! I am also going to try to make cutting starts of it. 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 2, 2009 6:42 PM Post #6631837
| Evergreen 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 2, 2009 6:51 PM Post #6631873
| Grandpas rose 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 2, 2009 6:56 PM Post #6631890
| Green hosta, Sum and Substance I think 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 2, 2009 7:02 PM Post #6631914
| Hosta, red snap and allysumn combo 
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yardqueen1948
Emory, TX (Zone 8a)
June 2, 2009 8:17 PM Post #6632225
| Sally,
Wow! Fulton Mansion! They sure have remodeled it! I used to go to Fulton Beach a lot as a teenager and I remember it well! Isn't it supposed to be haunted by a sea captain's wife? We went to Rockport, Aransas Pass, Fulton and all around there. Padre Island, St Joe's Island... Oh to be young again and walk the beaches...
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 2, 2009 8:33 PM Post #6632298
| White peony 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 2, 2009 9:22 PM Post #6632524
| I have traveled and been to Padre Island. Swam the beaches of Hawiia, Maui and Kuai, walked the beach in California, seen several beaches on the east coast, drove the beach on Corpus Christi, hit some on the east of Canada, but never did never saw Fulton though and from your veiw, it is by far very lovely wiht its mansion!! Thanks for showing us!
...Pink rose, hmm might be a duplicate post... owell!
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 2, 2009 9:38 PM Post #6632580
| Red clover 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 2, 2009 9:48 PM Post #6632631
| Thuja 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 2, 2009 10:01 PM Post #6632684
| Valarian For the life of me I cannot understand this plant. It smells heavenly from a distance, but stick your nose right to it and it takes on a new aroma! 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 3, 2009 12:21 AM Post #6633258
| China Blue wisteria 
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 3, 2009 2:05 AM Post #6633821
| And my last but not least for May 2009 is our old wisteria from our old farm,. Its just a shade lighter in color than the China Blue.
Lovely pics and chatter here in the May 2009 in the garden everyone!
See you in the June 2009 edition!
Does someone have the link?
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haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
June 3, 2009 11:55 AM Post #6635115
| Hey BB I was on a black sand nude beach on the big island had to climb down a cliff to access it. The water spilling over the black sand gave the illusion of sparkling diamonds. What a beautiful spot.
Now is that white valerian? Mine is rose colored and it smells good close and far? |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 3, 2009 1:23 PM Post #6635426
| LOL! No waaay are you or anyone for that matter catching me on a beach nude. That black sand however does sound intrigueing.
I was disallusioned by Diamond Head. I saw it on TV on that Hawaii 50 show and it looked soooo big. But after seeing it in realife, it was small to me. Its only about a mile long and it looks waaay bigger in the show.
The beach off of Diamond head was black lava rock.
They had a fabulous zoo in HIlo. Awesome and beautiful. Parrots and animals galore.
We toured some botanical gardens and man I saw plants there that I will never again see in my lifetime. So beautiful and unique.
I recall one plant that the islands had lost their pollinators and the people had to do the insects job otherwise the plant would go extinct too. Terrible thing how we take the insects for granted until we have to do their job.
Well, dont know about you, but I am off to the new June 2009 in the garden thread so if you would like to join me, I am going here!
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/996648/
Sally, haighr. terri, everyone, I enjoyed the chatter and the lovely pics here, hope to see you all there too! |
dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
June 3, 2009 9:28 PM Post #6637709
| we have black sand beaches on the west coast of the Nth Island.
High iron content makes it black.
Used to love going there as a child, really magical places. |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
June 4, 2009 11:25 AM Post #6639991
| I thought in Hawaii it was black due to volcanic ash. I would love to see the one in New Zealand one day, but must likely just dream about it. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh. |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
June 4, 2009 11:35 AM Post #6640012
| This is the black sand beach we visited in Hawaii. Kehena Beach and the write up.
Quoting:If you plan on going on vacation, this isn’t the place to take your family, especially if you have young children. The beach is said to be a nude beach, though this is illegal in Hawaii. At Kehena, you aren’t alone. Here you will find dolphins, which is why this beach is sometime called Dolphin Beach. You can even swim with these dolphins if the current isn’t too bad. Most people that go to Kehena just sit in the sand and enjoy the weather and water.
You can see how you have to climb down to it. We didn't see any dolphins on our visit.
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 4, 2009 2:16 PM Post #6640665
| Dint see any dolphins in Hawaii either, but we thought we say a couple sharks off a beach in Maui. That was a great beach though! Nice and clean.
That trip I took was back in the mid 70's.
Heard there was a place you could swim with the dolphins in Mexico, but dont know where. I guess its a tourist thing, but man that would be awesome to grap Flippers fin and go for a ride! (Oh GOD, am I dating myself.. does anyone remember that show.. FLIPPER?!! LOL!) |
dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
June 7, 2009 10:25 AM Post #6653080
| lol - I remember Flipper...
used to watch that & Gentle Ben, Daktari & Black Beauty.
Animal obsessed - who me? :)
there are places in Aussie where the wild dolphins will come in to swim with people if they feel like it.
Monkey Mia is one place.
In NZ you can swim with seals or dolphins in a variety of locations.
The difference being that the boats seek the dolphins out,
mind you if they don't fancy human company they can just swim away.
Whale watching tours are popular too.
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 7, 2009 10:26 PM Post #6655496
| Yeah, animal obsessed here too! But then some of the actors in them days were gorgeous too! And man, that was when tv was GOOOOD, none of this crap they got on now. |
dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
June 8, 2009 11:19 AM Post #6657560
| Reality TV is a contradiction in terms! |
BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 8, 2009 11:57 AM Post #6657675
| Aint it though!!!... Jeez, nothing real about it. Staged every bit of it... I quit watching tv over a year and a half ago and dont miss the shows, the news or any of it. Including the monthly bill for paying to watch what should be free. Dint really watch much when we had it...
Dont get a paper either. Seems nothing in the media effects us direct anyway. So I center myself around my home, my family and friends and get more done that way.
Oh sure, I get the news, but about the only thing that really concerns us direct is the weather.
Well, dont know about you , but I am heading back to the garden, go tend my animals and get down to reailty living and a real backache. Seems when I twitch my nose or try that "genie" thing with the arms..., stuff dont get shoveled. planted, watered, fed or anything else gets done. |
Sallysblooms
South, TX
June 8, 2009 8:36 PM Post #6660000
| I love some shows and HGTV for sure. We have a really great 50 inch HGTV and the shows on the History channel are gorgeous. There was one about the core of the earth last night, amazing. We love HBO movies too.
I also watch a lot of Fox News channel. The only news I watch, the others are slanted. We do still get the newspaper. Great for local events going on on the bay, museums, garden shows, etc.
I like to watch and have my laptop here on my lap with my feet up. I like relaxing after watering all of my violets, gardening, housework and pet care.
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dalfyre
Christchurch
New Zealand
June 8, 2009 9:11 PM Post #6660152
| the office at work turned into horticulture central yesterday.
The boss & co-worker Jan repotted some of the African violets that are thriving on the window sill in there.
I got the hanging baskets down from outside.
The old potting mix went on the garden & they filled them with new mix & plants.
I will have to dig up some of my nemesias to put into the bare bit of garden.
Will brighten our outdoor area, it has been looking a bit dreary since the plants died back.
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BLOSSOMBUDDY
(Zone 5a)
June 9, 2009 1:06 AM Post #6661143
| Out here you pay big bucks to get the good shows like HGTV and the history channel and even the weather. Those fix it shows were pretty good, but man the rest was raunch. We used to have a huge screen tv too and that was great, but it is not good when there is 300 channels of nothing on and you gotta buy it.
Dalfyre that soundsed like fun at the office! |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
June 9, 2009 11:28 AM Post #6662588
| TV not our thing here either, but I do remember Flipper! We swam with sharks and rays in Belize. We got shirts that say we survived Shark Ray Alley. We went out to an area near the reef which they say is the second largest barrier reef after australia. We plan on doing the dolphin swim this winter in the bahamas, one of the shore excursions. They have one excursion in which they take you out in the open ocean to a spot and they call in the dolphins and you can swim with them and the other excursion is in a lagoon. Think we are leaning toward the lagoon as neither of us are very strong swimmers anymore, so best not be in the middle of the open seas LOL! |
