My Morning Glory Adventures continued..

these are to the east end of the fence, on the other side of the hibiscus and can, and there are also some nice snowqueen salvia plants blooming and some penstamons blooming happily there, also some dahlia, shrimp plant and crossandra

the whole area on the east end is built up pretty good..

as we get closer to the end of the house, we have monardas about to bloom, and chinese bean hyacinths, mgs and crossandras, and my black pepper plant is hanging in there

while I was sitting in my chair this am, thinking about Pauline, and the event I didn't want to go to, I decided to look for something to make me feel better.. here is what I found...not big, not galmourus, but gosh it is early.. a pressie for me from Pauline, good mom that she is up there, and I am sure it was meant to be here at that time when I needed it most.. morning glory hope, morning glory strength, morning glory beauty even when buried inside the jungle,

I guess I have too much flowers and plants and shrubs and tress to share with my friends here in this forum, so here is a few nice bird shots this am that I was blessed with..there were alot of good shots, but I liked this one best.. I guess that ugly old wood fence the neighbors put up makes a good background afterall..

now I know who has been upending my baby plants as soon as I get them planted.. here I was blaming the squirrels

starling.. plant eater..

mournng dove in Redbud..

my view from the chair looking north west in the brug corner back there

baby robin

poppa robin, ( that fence is being replaced behind him there, just havn't had the time)

everywhere I look, I want to see a morning glory .. this pot is right to my right looking north, on a plant stand thing.. it looks really great I think.. need to get its' pole up fast tho

Dang, Debra! Is there anything that DOES NOT grow in your yard????!!! LOL!

You have a wonderful selection of plants! Seriously! And they ALL like your yard! WOW! That's pretty impressive. You must have good soil?

Interesting about the Starling pulling up plants! Why would they do that?

Love your bluejay! I have a family of Bluejays and a large family of Cardinals that frequent my yard. And also some white tip doves. (Which I also call Morning Doves!)

Love the sweet MG bloom hidden in there! :-)

You are growing some really neat plants!

Stay safe from any tornadoes. Yikes! Do you have a place of shelter to go if needed?

Becky.. I have a 1900 sq foot basement.. remember? LOL under the stair well.. in the far bedroom which used to be charlies... we are okay... when the sirens wail i WILL RUN, TRUST ME lol that touch dwn was in two countys away, it will be here by midnite( the storm) I will not run around like crazy like last time and move all the pots under the table and house eaves tonight.. My son just called and he is 12 miles west of me, he said nothing yet just clouds coming.. it is traveling north and east.. my hubby said most likely we will get winds and hail tonight.. when a branch breaks of two more grows.. right?
my patio this am looking north.. the garden behind the patio and up against the house

Patio looking north west... I wish I had a pic of this yard when we first moved here 21 years ago.. ugh

pear tree birdbath shot, dog run ( nursery for plants) and the back tree feeder and the far northwest brug corner

shot looking west, south side, back garden, and the south fence lineup

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I.strictocardia Brevenis If I spelled that right someone gimme a medal

Debra - How big is your backyard again????? Looks huge!

Love how your I.strictocardia Brevenis looks! Pretty little thing!

I got two blue dawns.. one from a friend, one from an ebay guy I trust.. in this pot to the right above the doghouse against the fence.. my mom, Dee, told me while she was waiting to leave this world, that If I wanted something, whether to see it, smell it, taste it, feel it, or hear it, or go somewhere.. I better git her done while I can.. so I do.. with plants and flowers.. I can't just up and go to florida, or africa, or austrailia, or france, or newbern NC either, so I bring it on to me here..I don't go to the mall, I don't buy alot of clothes or shoes and I quit getting my nails done, just so I can afford.. to go where I want to go and see what I want to see, smell and feel the beauty of county around me .. hmmm Joe says Its gettig dark, debbe.. I better go look.. he is worried about his tator plants, they are so very pretty..

I hear ya, Debra! I spend more time and money on my garden and plants than I do myself. :-) But then again ... it IS for me! Gardening is my obsession of choice. I have friends that seem to live at the Mall. I have friends that love to party and drink at the drop of a dime. I have friends and family that take all kinds of trips everywhere ... all the time. I have friends that are into other things like quilting, crafting, sewing, etc. For me ... it's plants!

I don't know if this video is hogwash or truth, but I find it immensely interesting and I think about plant's conscienceness since I first saw the video. When I rip weeds out of my garden beds, I wonder how many plants are freaking out! LOL! :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt3smrXkVpE

okay just did a check on the sky, moved some tropicals inside ( my desert rose and my bonsai fir and my teapot full of freesia and stuff, thoe things don't do well in huge downpours .. anyway rest of the yard will come later, yes, I am belessed with a huge backyard, that was once a mountain of red clay and weeds, an old clothesline pole stretching doen the very center and an old ruwsty swingset.. I miss my big tree that was on the northwest corner of the yard, and I miss my picnic table, but thats okay, change is good for us all.. umbrella is down, we will see how we fare thru the nite..

here is my devils claw what ever that is sometype of mg that grows wild..

and here is I.Turbinata this am.. turboing away.. half buried pot in the ground..yes becky, I croon to my plants, everyone calls me crazy plant lady.. that is okay, I used to be crazy drunk lady many years ago.. I like my addiciton of choice.. I am glad u feel the same way, plants seem to know when we love them and when we forget them..

here is that hanging plant bag my sister gave me, it is strung up across the trellis on the southeast fence..

ignoring the tomatoe plant ( have no clue) does this look like what the tag says? rivera corymbosa whatever?

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this is supposed to be sybils dance, first pack of seeds.. but it doesn't look ike the other sybils dance that is up... the marine heliotrope is now in a planter.. these dang shower caddys are way cool for starting seeds..

this is in a hanging planter pot at the south enc of the house.. there are i. batatas in here too..

time for bloom shots, non morning glory, until mine start blooming I have these to gaze at

Peach double hibiscus ( three years old) I overwinter these things , I have no clue why they keep hanging in there for me, but I love em..as I sit here at my desk, I can see out the window out back, the wind has died down, the evening bloomers are blooming.. lil hummer came in for one more snack..

kniolas black

red dazzler impatien

dahlia

caladiums are coming up

penstamons

white salvia

Red canna from dgr' placenterita , thi is on the north fence.. we missed it on our earlier tour of that fence.

marigold ( looks like it is tyedied)

well... this is edited to say these are from Eliz according to my journal, and the i batatas are in there too..

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this is my four o clock coming up from a five yr old tuber.. (edited because it was not kikyo blue)

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miko no mai getting ready to climb her pole