There is a photo on the plantfile or a thread with this clematis growing covering a fence with the hummingbird vine (red) and it looks really good. I hear it's invasive but I just couldn't help myself.
Oh, here it is...
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/215062/
I just looked at the C. virginiana and it's hard to tell, very similar.
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Summer ... show you'r pic's #3
OK. I cut down my sunflowers yesterday. It didn't seem that tall because it was so heavy leaning over, but it's about 6ft tall. I hope the seeds are good for germination. I waited a long time before cutting those stems. I can't stand the weedy mailbox anymore.
Plumeria blooming
and because the humidity is high, I can smell the jasmine when I step out onto the deck, especially in the morning.
Red Phlox reblooming a few wks after a good hair cut.
2nd flush of blooms on my $3 rose bush,I counted 29 buds,sorry there is sevin dust on had a few more JBs
1 more
The blooms are gorgeous, HuggerGirl, and the alyssum and sedum in the background is a nice touch!
Leawood,Thanks
Lilimerci, that sure looks like a sweet autumn clematis. I have that one too!
Heres one of my sunnies. It had to be a volunteer from last year. I did not plant anything but zebrastripe mammoths this year, but it sure is pretty. I hope it also has viable seed when the time comes!
My mammoths were starved for moisture so they grew in every size imagineable but large! Oh, they got tall, but were spindly and the heads only a third the size the mother heads were. They are only about 8 inches at the largest this seasonn.. Whaaah! But very pretty!
morning spider.
That is one scary looking spider.
What kind is it ? I don't remember seeing that kind here ( thankfully).
hm..we (our family) always just called them ground spiders...they're great garden helpers....now if I could just encourage her diet towards japenese beetle...
She would be my best friend!
That pic may be a little deceptive 'cause I micro'ed it then trimmed it... the huldine flower she's sitting in is maybe the size of a quarter.
AHH success, Malva,zebrina,soo excited
early morning shot
hugger, that is an incredible garden. I love it. I also love Zebrina mallow. I have one flowering right now.
Q, there is a product called Milky Spore. Its organic and will take care of your Japanese beetles. It is a powder and you put it in your lawn. The problem is is you have grubs. The grubs later develop into the beetles. The Milkie spore kills the grubs.
Beautiful flowers agin guys! Just lovely!
I have been planning next years veggie patch.. I need to move my maters sinve they got tomato worms this year. Jeez, now talk about a bug with a humongeous appetite! Those guys I pick off and give to the chickens!
will the milky spore kill the earthworm too? definitely don't want that....
Milky spore doesn't harm earthworms. I inoculated with it in spring of last year, and still have loads of earthworms (but haven't seen the first grub this year!).
No, it only goes after the grubs! Its a good earth product! Its something you only use once in a great while too so it is cost efficient, but a wee on the expensive side at first but worth it.
OK. thanks! I will have to try that.
Lilimerci
go to
www.milkyspore.com
it should tell you more about the product. I have been able to get it at our local farms stores...
I went to 2 places today to get fish emulsion and nobody has it....
LiliMerci,Ive got an extra bottle !! : ) what kind of pepper is that ? too bad this pic was not in focus.
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I get mine at Lowes's, the fish emulsion. I saw in one of the tags that starts of brugs can be sent through the mail. What is the preparation needed to mail them so they can arrive in good shape. Do I need to root them first? Pretty pepper.
Bromalaid freind gave me this summer. Also haworthia(?) laying in pot.
They will be fine with just a cutting. No need to root them. I sent mine first class in a bubble envie and they made it just fine.
Thank you, after the bloom is finished, I am going to see if I can get a cutting from that part. Have you ever tried rooting a leaf? Think I wil try that too.
I have never tried rooting a leaf. My trees are pretty large, so I don't have problem giving them away, but in late fall or winter when I have to cut them down before first hard frost.
What color is yours, LiliMerci. We can trade cuttings if you like. Let me know, I know my baby is going to be big enough I can give you a cutting above the Y. I tok this one (pic) this morning. She is over 6 ft. Ain't she a beaut??
I have several. Definitely a golden yellow and 2 different pink. You are welcome to cuttings. I am especially interested in doubles or triples, do you have any of those? They don't have to be named cultivar. I think I have one white but I haven't gotten blooms from it so I'm not sure. Some of the tags came off the plant. I know one of my pink is Pink Favorite and the other one is Flamenco.
I got alot of cuttings last year but some of the cuttings did not make it through the winter. I don't know why some do and some don't. I guess some cultivar are easier to root than others.
I have singles. Have this one, supposed th have Pink one and Yellow. I just got these two this year and no Y yet on them. Now my white one
has always bloomed late. It is a single too. It does have it's Y just no buds yet. Maybe I better go have a look, been so infatuated with this one, I nearly forgot the white one. Have to move it closer to house so I can water it more. Then I'll see some action. It's amazing how some plants make it through the winter and others just can't make up their minds.
The two pink I have look very similar, but when you look closely, the pink favorite is a lighter pink and the flamenco has a coral tint to it. They are both very pretty. I gave my neighbor one and he has his in full sun and it's blooming like crazy. Just a little 6 in stick. They love the sun. I have a few in partial shade so I will need to move them. I think when I planted them, it was early spring and some of the trees have not filled in yet with their leaves so it look like it would be in the sun, but now it's not. I dread digging it out. Ugh!
Well August is almost over, and here, it is the end of summer and fall will soon be here.
The butterflies have been very busy the last few days.
Tansy is blooming
This is considered a weed but I let some grow here and there, it is also loved by butterflies, and makes a nice filler for cut flower arrangements.
Iron weed
Gus, your tansy is glorious! I have had it in my garden for years and it has never bloomed! It is a huge patch too! Silly herb!
forgetmenots
Lantanna
Zinnas winding down
cones,kale,phlox,blkeyed susan
yes, my zinnias are looking rough...
