my peppers are still tiny... going to have to come by you and steal some!!!
Garden Photo's 09.....#37
Maybe she was thinking you were holding out on her, Allison, waiting for the top shelf seeds!
This eggplant, Lavender Touch, is almost as pretty as a flower
that is pretty!
I got the eggplant seeds from the Round Robin Box and also these ......
The tollie's sweet red peppers are really loaded!
making me pout Willie!!
awe ... don't pout ..... I am sure to have plenty to share! I am thinking these would be good for roasting, like you get in those jars at the supermarkets. I can't wait until they start turning red.
Here's a shot from the patio, looking out at a little birdie at the little birdie feeder.
Nice moth shot, Allison! They are quick buggers. Is that a Slinky bird feeder?!
Beautiful hibiscus, Will.
some strong support for that ity bity feeder Willie
;)
and yes Victor... it is almost like a slinky ... holds whole shell peanuts
Thanks, Meredith. I'm thinking of registering the PBE cross in the future. It does very well for me, though bud count isn't high. No rebloom, either. I only have one cross that reblooms for me, though not profusely. That one I think has Forever Stella in its background. Cool pic of the bees on the pumpkin flower!
Good luck in the treatment of your pine, Jo Anne. That's a shame. I hate to see nice trees die out. You should see how many oaks around here have succumbed to some kind of borer. Many dead oaks around.
Your rudbeckia is looking great, Jen!
I like your phlox, Marilyn. I love phlox, but I often have problems with them, especially with powdery mildew. This year not so much of that, but I have something else that afflicting some of my phlox, making them look yellow and brown on the foliage, and they're not blooming so well, either. I have no idea what's causing it. Cute pic of your dog, btw!
Gorgeous pic of the Stargazers, Willie, and your phlox look amazing! And the hibiscus looks luscious!
Allison, nice hummer shot, and I love the one of the sphinx moth, too!
Karen
Where's Thom?? Has he been posting lately? I don't recall seeing any posts in the days before I left on vacation.
Robin.... love the Doggie!
Allison.... beautiful hummer shots! As per usual. I think that you may be beginning to see things a little as they do.
Willie... gorgeus hibiscus shot!!! They're all good though.
Jen.... that rudbeckia looks very happy! very tall.
Thanks for your good wishes and advise everyone.
I am staging this over a 3 year period.
I honestly believe both trees will be gone eventually.
Its BIG BUCKS to do the whole job now and $500 to plant a decent size redbud there.
I'm haveing the sick tree removed in late October and the remaining on treated for 2 years to see if we can save it.
By that time I will also assess the shade plants in the bed. There is shade from neighbors tree but it's a ScotchPine too.
In 2 years if my other pine dies I'll have it taken down and plant a redbud.
If we remove2 trees and replanted a redbud now it would be over $2000. I hope time is on my side.
The rest of the trees on the property line are spruces ,no damage to them.
LOL I see like a hummingbird???
That's a lot of money, Jo Anne. I hope you can save the one tree. You will have a different kind of shade with a redbud. You will have sun there in the spring until the tree leafs out, then pretty deep shade. I have a sizable redbud and the shade under it is very deep. I don't have any gardens under it now, and I don't know what I could grow there. Too deep shade for most stuff.
Karen
Thats great advise Karen. I am still hoping to be able to grow the ferns,astilbe,and DL,s and epimediums with shade from neighbors tree.
A 10 foot redbud is almost a Grand,planted and guaranteed for 2 years.
I'd like to avoid that if possible.
Another conifer is out of the question.
All the trees in that row are 20 year old spruces and scotch pines with lower branches removed to six feet up. I like to be able to look down on the planted plane under the trees.
Time will tell.
Thanks for the headsup Karen.
You're welcome, Jo Anne. If you do lose the tree, the DL's will certainly take full sun. Astilbe will, too, if given plenty of water. I even had an epimedium in full sun that did wonderfully. I divided it this year, and rabbits ate all the new foliage. They are not doing well now, even though they are in more shade. If you have another shade garden you could move the ferns there.
Karen
Thanks Karen I always have the area brhind the Rhodies. I will miss looking at them from the deck.
joann i have a 15' redbud and do not have a problem growing things under it. in the spring there are bulbs, and pulmaria. along the edges are sedum that get some sun. and i will be putting hellebores there as well - i do keep the lower part of the tree trimmed and the sun in pretty much in front of the tree all day. it is also where i have the josephine clem although that is mostly in front of the tree.
I had the same dark issues with my oaks, so I spent the money and had an arborist come in and thin out the branches just enough to provide a "dapple of sunshine" down to the ground. Also, trimmed up the lowest branches, to allow more light.
Things have started growing well under the canopy again .... esp. the grass. I was nervous it would make the yard hotter, as I have a really cool (temp-wise) backyard, for the most part. But, things have remained cooler.
The other thing is redbuds grow very fast - i would opt for a less expensive and smaller tree. i have seen forest pansy's for around $300 that are 8' tall. at least for me the typical eastern redbud grows like a weed - having real problems with one out front that is growing huge branches and does not want to grow in a nice structure - i keep on trimming it back - on the other hand the one i spoke about above has a beautiful shape with no help from me :) maybe that is the problem
Hope you get your tree problem sorted out satisfactorily JoAnn. Always hard to lose a mature tree but it also can present new opportunities too. Hope the other can be saved at least for a while.
If the other can survive 2 more years I wont buy a redbud.
I'll just go with the shade thats there.
If the plants cant tolerate the amount of sun I'll just move them.
$300 to take down the tree and leave a level stump.
DD says move the bear.
I'm trying not to rush into anything drastic both from the standpoint of money but the second tree might make it.
I'll keep you posted.
Wha good advise about a smaller fast growing tree. Thanks everyone for your thoughts.
Put a birdbath on top ot the level stump. Can be very intertaining.
hydrangea
The blooms turn more purple as they age, for some reason my shot of the purple bloom came out fuzzy. I'll get another later...it's stinkin thick out there
Too hot and humid even early this am. This is an example of what happens when camera goes out of ac to hot sticky garden. LOL
wiped off the lens and took a couple more shots. Too hot even before the sun hits the path today. Weeds taking over again and the daisies need dead heading but I'm already dripping.
a few new plants are blooming or starting to today. Two new coreopsis this year. 'Sienna Sunset' has been blooming for quite a while. Beaten down by the rain and wind but still pretty in the early light. Geranium 'Rozanne' next door is determined to take over the world this year.
the other new one is 'Full Moon' and just opened the first blooms today finally. A nice soft yellow.
dwarf seaholly also starting to color up. In the center there is an assassin bug.
Nice, Pat. How tall is that Sea Holly?
It is called 'Blue Hobbit'. Only about ten inches tall. http://www.gardencrossings.com/plant/Eryngium_planum_Blue%20Hobbit
Thanks. Are you happy with it?
I have three of them throughout the garden. First year here and they are all doing well and blooming with lots of little blooms. So far so good and unless they have a problem getting through the winter, I would say a good small plant for tucking in here and there for a touch of blue. I just also love the name when the grandkids come over and ask what's that. :)
Its going in my notes for 2010.
This is why I joined DG.
Thanks for your input ngam
'Blue Hobbit' is easy/peasy to grow from seed and hardy in my zone. I have 3 going into their 3rd w*i*n*t*e*r. It is quite bluey too.
Man is it bad outside! I picked up some air to breathe and almost dropped it because it weighed so much!
Like that full moon coreopsis, wish they made a cosmos that color! I should plant some sea holly too, (being that I live close to the 'sea'), hopefully they like sandy soil, I need some big ones ln the 4-5' range...
Some phlox this afternoon, this one is growing under a Juniper. Bought it as a single root from a cheap mail order co. and now it's got 7 stalks, this year is it's 3rd season.
These are growing near it under the tree but get more midday sun, 2nd season...
Oh good to know dnut. I didn't think there would be a problem with them, but it is always good to know how they over winter in the real world. Also nice to know they will have a nice blue cast to them.
I think all the eryngium top out at about 3 feet WC. Anyone have a tall one?
Shucks...
