Northeast Gardening: Countdown to spring! One garden photo per day - Part 3, 1 by bbrookrd

bbrookrd wrote:
Thanks all, I do love me tulips!

I also adore geraniums. Rozanne is my favorite blue, closely followed by Jolly Blue, and I adore one called 'Double Jewel' that is a white with a dusting of purple in the center and a new one for me last year called 'Jenny Archibald' which is a very intense magenta with a black eye. 'Splish Splash' is growing on me as is 'Espresso' with it's nice dark leaves. Orion has a nice long blooming period similar to it's parent Brookside. I will have a full report next summer of a bunch of new ones that I planted last spring (Orkney Cherry , Mavis Simpson, St. Ola, Cheryl's Shadow, Sweet Heidi, Dragon Heart, Muldoon , A. T Johnson) Oh heck, I like all the others in the garden too especially good old 'Ballerina' and 'Album' etc.

jadajoy, love the shot of your coleus mix.

Pirl, I agree about the tiny Narcissus. I can't get enough of them or any Narcissus for that matter. I have 259 cultivars in the garden now. I have added a new mini called 'Little Rusky' this fall which I am anxious to see. "are we there yet?"

Victor, I still don't have a Physocarpus in my garden even after seeing you mention it often. I will get with the program this spring.

Ngam, lovely Elsa Spath Clematis. I have planted many and keep hoping for the big leap thing in the third year, but I am long past that for many and they are still not what I would call vigorous though General Sikorsky showed promise last summer.

PollyK, Loved my Shaker Prayer's last year from you, but I loved the one I got from you called 'Here Be Dragon's' more. Here it is on June 13th 2009. Patti