The Long View 2009 #3

very pretty Patti

There could have been a complete disaster last night as a gate got left open. I was sure when I let the dogs out at 6 and then saw them running wild through the unfenced part of the yard, I was sure I would find no garden left at all. I rushed out and only saw one bunny who had hopped in and found no damage by deer. Here are a few more of the many many lilies and a few other things that I snapped yesterday that are starting to bloom. Sadly as always we had quite a few lilies eaten in the early spring by rabbits. We are going to redo the lower part of the deer fence in the fall with a major bunny barrier. I will win. Patti

Last one. Day lilies finally getting going. Patti

pATTI!
That red spider looks like B&D miss ltag I got 2 years ago.
Do you have a name?
I just know its not what the nursery said it was.
Heres mine last year,really tall this year and no bloom yet.

Patti everything looks great!!

Here are the three in bloom now and I believe they are. But could be wrong. Off to Vt. Patti

Jolly Red Giant -top row
Long stockings -2 pics lower left and middle
Heavenly starfire -single picture lower right

You win,I am not accutly aware of enough about DL's to see much difference.
Mine will be another DL noid

looks great Patti

Love all you pictures Patti!

Just beautiful Patti!

The wishing well

Last year at this time we just started on the back yard. Not much but a little more each year.

It's beautiful Sherrie, Jim did a great job!

LOVE it, great pic with the wagon wheel in the background.

How gorgeous. I can't see where you would throw the penny in though?

Gorgeous, Patti!

Looking good, Sherrie. Love the well.

HoHum just another perfect day in the garden

I dont think he is done with it. I think he wanted to get it out of the garage. Hes going to run the plumbing for water and put in a pail and have the water flowing.

O I get it now. Thanks.

::::clapping:::: for Jim... the well came out great!!!

:::grumbling:::: at Ge.... work stunk today

sorry One wish

:)

todays collage
somnifareums are popping
white lily Tiny Nanna
Hydrangea Mop and campanula

Very nice collage Ge1836.... I have some of the poppies you have in your picture in my big daylily garden... they showed up on their own as volunteers.... they are beautiful and I love the color of the foliage. Funny thing is, I have never had this color before. I have white and lavender pom-pom style ones of the same type but never this hot pink before... I'm not complaining..

I wonder if a color change is due to crosspolination.
There is no way to controle this variety so I just let it go with the same results you got. Pretty no matter what

Very nice GE!

Hot off the press. Looking over the Clematis on the dog fence for a glimpse of the back yard, holding the camera over my head.
That's the main flower bed with the first dahlia 'Red Skin', a few D'Lilies and butterfly weed. The berry bed is on the left.
Andy P

From the other side.
Andy P

Beautiful, Andy

looks real nice Andy

Yes Clems are nice, wish I had some.

Now those are what I call long views.
Beautiful

Just lovely Andy! Your clems get more impressive with each passing year!!!

looks great andy!

My efforts to extend the clematis along the fence behind the flower bed are being thwarted. That neighbor 'must' have a pristine lawn, some of his chemicals drift into the flower bed. Herbicides and flowers don't mix.
This flower bed got a major clean up in April, especially along the fence. New day lilies were added to mimic the mature section. There are 4, three year old clematis already growing but you'd never see them in these pics. All stunted along with half the d'lilies.
My property lines changed when the new house went up 4 years ago. This flower bed used to be 8 feet away from the fence. I gained some street frontage, thus the improved Death Valley at the top of the thread.
PS, it's not hard to start new clematis vines. These all came from one plant.
Andy P

In this bed:
J. I. : 'Light at Dawn' , 'Amethyst Falls' , and a very dark purple one.

Roses: 'Double Delight', 'Rio Samba' and a climbing pink popcorn type rose.

Lillies: 'Cancun' , 'Lollypop' , 'African Queen' , 'Black Beauty'

Daylilies: 'Little Josh' , 'Red Mystique', Real Wind' , 'Midnight in Marrakesh' , and a few noids.

Rose of Sharon 'Blue Bird'

Sedum 'Carmen'

Phlox: Noids....red and a orange

Scabiosa 'Yellow Pincushion'

Several dwarf iris just planted.

Chives & Rosemary

This message was edited Jul 12, 2009 3:11 PM

I decided that overcast skies is beneficial for one thing: taking pictures.

This is an area that is devoted primarily to red & purple.
Other colours made it in, but no one's talking...

My camera takes very decent macros but long shots look flat to me.

This container is in the red-purple area. I had no idea Scabiosa Ace of Spades got so tall....

the aforementioned Ace of Spades up close...

Very pretty!