will have to reconsider then
It's Fall in the Northeast #4
Victor, that was the link where you stated "I bought a few of these last fall, Pat." There were deodar cedars at the top of the page, and more conifers and other things below.
Karen
Oh sorry, Karen. No - I was referring to the Zenobia.
Oh, okay! So do you have any deodar cedars? If so, how are they doing for you? I have never seen any around here.
Karen
Yes - I have about six or seven. All doing very well. I really like them.
I like them, too. Maybe I'll try one here. Did you get yours from Fairweather? Their prices looked pretty good.
Karen
Yes.
Glad your car wasn't hit, Karen. Pixie, your state got walloped! I'm dreading the first snow! Victor, you're so right about the conifers showing up now...wish I had more than just pine & spruce.
We have snow showers this AM, ground is covered.
Nothing here. Just got up to 32 degrees!
Ours wont last.
♫Walkinnnnn in aaaa winter wonderlaaaaaaaaaand♫ 3 inches here. Looks very prettiful with the holiday lights.
I guess I better go dig my cannas. Here are some things still trying hard to stave off winter that I took this morning. Patti
A couple more. Patti
Beautiful Patti!! How nice to have color!!! Maybe I should go peak at my frozen tundra. ^_^
Pixie, Don't take Sophia with you even if she is a big girl now. What a change. Love seeing Patches all grown up too. Glad they are at your house and not mine....too many bunnies in my yard already. Patti
Wow--so beautiful....for December especially!
Although you are not that far away from me, you are a whole zone warmer. I love that you have so much still growing and blooming out there. Is that a hellebore in the last pic, lower rt corner? Oh wow I will not see mine until april next spring. Really nice. Love the roses too.
Wonderful, Patti!
I saw buds on my hellebores when I decided to cut them down. Wonder if they bloomed! Better go check.
ngam, I was surprised to have a hellebore. It came from a coop this summer. I need to check more of them tomorrow. I was distracted by the roses and a little dog with a ball. Patti
Those roses are beautiful, especially in Dec.! My hellebore grew a lot this summer, but no buds :(.
very pretty Patti
Nice, Patti! I believe that hellebore you have is probably Helleborous niger, the Christmas Rose, as opposed to Helleborous orientalis, the Lenten Rose. It can bloom anywhere from Dec. to April, whereas the Lenten Rose only blooms in the very early spring, Like around March or April. http://gardening.about.com/od/winterinthegarden/a/ChristmasRose.htm My friend Karen has one that's starting to bloom now. My Lenten Roses have buds, but will be a few months before they will bloom. Once they start blooming I cut the foliage back to show off the flowers better, and they grow nice, new, fresh foliage. The foliage looks great all summer.
Karen
Here is the Helleborus Sparkling Diamond (Winter Jewels™ Series) or so that is what it is suppose to be. I got it from a coop through terra nova. But none of the others are blooming now that I got at the same time. More buds forming. Patti
This is a gem of a Helleborus foetidus Miss Jekyll that is stunning, though I have no idea what it will look like when it is fully open. I got it from Big Dipper for 9.99 in May of 2008. It didn't do anything last year. Patti
The whole plant is lovely. This was taken about 10 days ago. Patti
Asclepias tuberosa was self seeding today while I was out with the camera. It is still blooming away and taking over 2 beds. The butterflies will be happy. Patti
How is for a little trooper. A lone little Geranium sanguineum . Bloody good! Patti
Patti, the photo of the Asclepias is lovely.
Thanks, they were being very photogenic. Good light and only a tiny breeze. Patti
This is also a surprise. Spirea Anthony Waterer. DH cut it back in Oct and it set all new blooms. None of the others spirea set buds. Patti
Rose Marmalade Skies is now officially our favorite rose. It never seems to stop blooming. It still is covered with leaves. Patti
Beautiful pictures Patti.
My GF is on Nantucket for the twin grandchildren and said you had a lovely day there.
I had no idea helebores bloomes at this time of year.
This is my foetidus about to pop. The plant is huge.
Patti I picked up a blooming stinky hellebore at fairweather last spring.. it bloomed beautifully .. figures I can't find a photo
Patti, I looked up that Sparkling Diamond hellebore, and it's Helleborus x hybridis, so it could possibly be a cross between the Christmas and Lenten Rose. I would like to get on. Very pretty! I need more hellebores.
Karen
found it
beauty Onewish
very nice patti! now i have to take a look at my few hellabores.
mine are still budding but no open blooms yet.
One of the plants is huge.