Countdown to spring! One garden photo per day(sort of)Part 9

Mine blooms end of May into early June. The foliage looks nice all season and has a slight bluish cast if I remember correctly. They are tall so they make a nice background plant for shorter blooms.

Spring into summer, and i think i read if you cut back, you may get more blooms later. Don't hold me to that though!

This message was edited Feb 13, 2010 8:59 AM

Pixie Alas I have not posted any of my plants.They were put in last spring and havnt bloomed for me yet.The full plant is Twilight Prairy Blues from PF.

Ok, i see thats what you wrote above the picture...I am guilty of looking at pictures ! LOL

welcome to my world

Thanks--gives me a good idea--perfect area for it here--problem is, could use a gazillion of them where I am picturing them--lol

This is one of the petunia's i grew...not 'Merlin Blue Morn' maybe 'Pink Morn'
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=5331104

I grew baptisia many years ago, but when it died, I never replaced it---duh! It's a good back-of-the-fence plant---and now there are some great colors. I loved the lily Nettie's Pride---I need to get the red lily beetle out of my gardens---too much rain last summer---every time I sprayed---rain. I picked off many, but just couldn't keep ahead---then I tried neem oil---I'll try anything, can't stand my garden without the lilies!

OHHH Robindog I am lucky I guess I had redbeetles in 2008 and sprayed with Bayer Rose and Insect spray.
I was new to Daves and was cruising around and saw the Lily Forum and checked a thread on the beetle and some one there had used spray early in spring when lilies just emerge.She sprayed the ground around the plant as well as the plant,kept up a three week spray program and was spared the blasted things.
I used Bayer and Sevin Liquid in 2009 and was thank full there was very little damage. I dont think I had more than 4 beetles all summer.
I have big lily orders in for this year so the system better work again.

Great baptisias! I really like them.

Clem Vesuvius.

Hubba! Hubba!

Me or the clem?? ^_^

Why both of course Victor Thats why I said it twice.

Hee hee!

LOL... pretty dark one Victor

Ya love the clem.
There is a real dark Baptista that I like , I can't think of the name right now

Another Longwood shot...... don't ask I don't know, lol

Prairie Blues? I love that one.

Nice colors, Jen.

Hibiscus for sure.
My pix for the 14th

Happy Valentines Day!!

Showy Lady's Slipper - from Well Sweep

OK What is WellSweep?

an Herb Farm here in NJ.. wonderful place!!!

http://www.wellsweep.com/

Great bthanks.It came up from time to time,just wondered.

here are some pics
http://picasaweb.google.com/AllisonNJ71/WellSweepOpenHouse6609#
http://picasaweb.google.com/AllisonNJ71/WellSweep#
http://picasaweb.google.com/AllisonNJ71/WellSweepAndAtlockFarms#

Makes me long for late May and garden center haunting.

Happy Valentine's Day!

yes it does.. but it doesn't take much to do that lately

very pretty Pirl

What a treat Pirl

Thanks. The urge for spring is getting more serious with every day.

Farmers Almanac predicts 1 more big storm for this area starting on the 20 - 23 rd.
That should about do me in for "forever snow"

The endless snow may turn me against white for a long time.

The good thing about a deepsnow storm is if there are three days of warm temps.It all melts.
This is the time of year for that phemenon

Great DL shot, Pirl! Nice to see so many.

Love LS's Allison. There are a few that grow wild where I hike.

Nice summery scene, Jo.

Oranges & Lemons and lavender again.

beni shigitatsu sawa

I am loving all these pics today. Great stuff everyone! I can do without any more winter at all. Go away snow, ice and cold. Bring on the warm breezes and fresh color and scents of spring.
My Valentine to all of you. Think spring!

pretty pretty & pretty!!!

Wow - I have robins outside!

does that mean I will have spring first this year since I saw them last week?

We'll see!

Robins don't migrate for the winter, they seek out local thick brush. ☺

We saw them all winter long and about three weeks ago a pair of Cardinals arrived. They look so lovely with snow in the background.