Garden Photos of '09... # 34

I placed some of the small stones and moved a big one and realized I just cant do it.
It's a 2 person job.
This is the piece work from this AM

This is a Photoshop pasted view of my idea for the rest of the stone ,plus paths in the garden.
Looks like some sledge hammer work will be needed.

looks nice louise - like that wall in front of the daylilies and the brick patio - burning bushes will come back fast - i trim mine down every spring and maybe once more if needed.

Hardy hibiscus Blue Chiffon.

Great gift, Jo Ann---but those stones are very heavy! Looked back at Blueberry Candy, & it's not---it's Blueberry Cream. Victor, Rose of Sharon is blooming already? To me, it's a summer's almost over sign! Here is Carnival Mask...

What may or may not be Egyptian Ibis...

And the only Orienpet I have left, just starting to bloom....

The DayLilies are wonderful.
What is the OP It looks like Shocking
This is as far as I got with the stack of flaggstones.
Thay are just too heavy for 1 person.
DD and SIL will have to help with the rest

This is what I did with the small pieces.
Widened the end of the walk. My garden cart wheels were too wide and kept running over plants.

call wha

Heh Heh
Believe me I wish I could find a man with an obcession like that for gardening and landscaping.He is teriffic.
These are the blooms here today in the rain no less.
Thats Satisfaction top left
NOID from Brent ad Beckys
noid trumpet
noid from B&D lilies and bottom left is Copper King

The other collage
Red Dutch
noids
Agastache Blue Fortune

That's interesting, that's how my hibiscus should look on this date, this year, but I'm at least 3 weeks from the first bloom happening yet. Nice blue Chiffon color!

I do have one, ‘Fragrant Perfume’, rose bloom in full display now, while four other buds are waiting in line. This bush is getting cut back to 3-4’ this Fall, it’s approaching 6’ now.

I find these ‘Sweet Freedom’ roses much more fragrant than Fragrant Perfume above, but the flowers don’t last as long, 3-4 days tops and it drops it’s flowers when they’re finished within an hour, the flowers never get a chance to become ‘unsightly’.

This one year old Clematis ‘Gravetye’ vine is coming into full swing now. It reminds me of my clematis Julia Correvon because it spreads just as aggressively, this bloom is 2” in diameter, but it makes up for it in quantity.

Of course I’ve got my ‘Stargazer’ coming up, along with a couple of others which should open in about a week.

And finally I’ve got the end of season sale Dahlias, which I picked up at the Nursery at a 2 for 1 sale last Thursday with each “one” having 4 plants. Got 8 plants for less than 4 bucks. I still can’t believe they were throwing away the hanging baskets while I was shopping!

Very nice Ge & Watercan2!

Nice to see you again WC!

Hi Debilu, Pixie, likewise! ☺

WateringCan I just love those Stargazer Lilies, popular with good reason!

JoAnn your Lilies are looking lovely.

Victor, I love Blue Chiffon.

Welcome back, wc! Great shots. I have some stargazers. Have to get some shots.

Hi Victor! Thanks, just took that one this am.

Edit: ( I agree DyanesGarden, they are one of the most flamboyant, and easy to find too!)

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One of my containers looking happy

and another...

First bloom on DL 'Kristin Dalton'

Hardy Glad 'Atom'

Nice DL, Dyane.

Thanks, Victor. I like it. Subtle one.

Here's Dianthus 'Spooky' from seed.

Very nice! Bad hair day? Spooky is one of my cat's name.

Balloon Flower 'Hakone White', also from seed.

Spooky is a great name for a cat!

Cushion Mum 'Honeycomb'

Oriental Lily 'Diamonds' peeking out beneath Blushing Bride Hydrangea.

Closeup on Diamonds

Tiny Hydrangea 'Pia' only about 1 foot by 1 foot.

Mixed Caladiums from the coop.

Nice. How old is your Pia?

Thanks Victor, Allison, Shelly and Bill!

Nice shots, Watercan! Glad to see you posting!!

JoAnn - yikes - I see a chiropractor in your future! What a great gift though! I love bluestone!

Dragonfly - lovely shots!

Allison - floopy (teehee) or not, your PDDs look really pretty. I'm encouraged to see yours; mine is only a year old and I was just wondering if I should move it away from the shastas; it has several blooms, but it's still pretty small. I want to re-do the bed in front of our porch; it gets full sun and I think I'm going to put my cones in that bed with some other summer bloomers.

Dyane - your containers are gorgeous!! Does your Pia stay small?

Victor - that blue hibiscus is very pretty!

The first belemcanda lily

The white lily noid