New bees chit chat Come on in!! 03/15/2010

hi RJ you need to see the bud on that tree peony it looks like a rose bud i took a picture but will have to have kaci put it on here ican only make a big ol mess they might kick me off of here don,t need that she will do that for me tomorrow im sure.its going to bloom lavendar will just have to wait.i just can.t understand the size of the bloom bud.also has a creamy yellow bud. hope i can stand the wait sound like a small child sory about that and to think i almost gave it away must have a cog missing, me not the plant.love to all and happy birthday AL and manny more hope you have a good trip take lots of pictures have a great time.be safe,we will niss you.

I bet that tree peonie is going to be beautiful Nettie...They sure are pretty in the catalogs...]

Happy Belated birthday wishes Al...Let me know when you are ready for those irises..I will get them dug and shipped to you..Hope you have a safe and fun trip..

Heres a picture of one of my columbines growing..

Charlene your picture above of your iris on the 13th is so clear it almost looks alive.. Wish my camera took pictures that looked like that....Oh it possibly might it could just be the operater...Maybe I need to increase the pixels?

This has been my favorite iris so far this year but I cant seem to get the mottled beauty of it to show thru on the camera.. This is "Persian Berry"

Heres a sweetie called "excuse me darling"

Honeybunch , this is my Columbine , but it didn't come out looking clear but still pretty.
I keep my camera on "Auto" I'm still learning to use it.
Canon Powershot is the name of the camera. .

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Clematis, this plant is loaded with these large blooms, it is so pretty.
I love the iris pictures, Honey, they are beautiful to me.

Thats a pretty clematis charlene... Wow its already loaded with blooms .. I only have one variety but it blooms later in the summer.. I guess I should check some different types, thats a darling bloom..

Glad you got the package Loca! Everyone's spring is just beautiful. Love the pictures. My irises are running late although I do have buds. Can't wait!

Have a good day!

Loca, I can't believe you guys forget our "new digs" place when all the comotion took place back on the seed trading forum and we moved to the brug forum. swimming pool and cabana boys and mojitos and turkey sammiches and all with our meetings. man, how quick we forget!
Oh I found the one wanting sea holly. My brain only works part time.It was Marti on another thread. I'm getting too old for all this. You guys have a great day. So beautiful here today. Going to be around mid 70's I think. But I could be wrong. Maybe 80's!?!

I have "Just Teasing" and "Ride the Wind" blooming now and "Smoked Gouda" about to bloom - hopefully by tonight! These are all from Mit. I'll try to post the pics tonight.

I forgot about the new digs for sure - see, we've been away too long - lol. I killed all my brugs except the ones seray sent me. I'm getting ready to put them in the ground as they are currently in pots... if the dang aphids don't do them in first. I know spider mites like them, but my aphids seem to have a thirst for brugs - lol...

I know what you mean little friend. Those aphids are everywhere. I started sitting my stuff outside the greenhouse so they can get use to the weather outside and be ready to plant this weekend. I already started putting my blue apaganthus bulbs/plants outside in ground that were in pots so they are looking good. My white ones were already inground. Hoping for blooms soon. My old common iris are blooming now and so many more with buds.I have white and one so dark purple it looks black and some purple and blue mixed in bloom now. Before long the bearded iris and georgeous ones will bloom, and Soon it will be beautiful outside.My gloriosa lily is putting up and starting to try to climb and I'm really excited it made it this year. One of my lantannas is knee high in a pot and was in the greenhouse with the gloriosa lily so it will bloom soon too. I guess some seeds fell in the pot with the lily while it was at the fence last summer. Sure looks good. Suppose to rain a little Saturday morning so maybe I'll get stuff out before then and they can get watered in ground.

Hi all, been busy, busy down here in South Texas. :) The veggie garden is starting to take off, the front flowerbeds are finally rebounding, and the kiddo is growing. In fact, today is his 3rd birthday.

I should not have looked into the livestock forum. They had a video on there on how to build a chicken tractor...and looks like it would cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $50 to build and is super simple. When we buy a house this fall, there's gonna be no stopping me, LOL.

That livestock forum is great, so is the homesteading forum;o) You can get lost for days there - lol...

Here is "Just Teasing", the first to bloom... Compliments of Mit...

A pic at night shows the colors more pronounced than in the bright light. I'm just not a great photographer - lol...

Here is the next bloomer, "Ride The Wind"...

Another view... Keep in mind these Iris are all in a big 'ol pot together. Must be happy - lol...

Sooooo Pretty! Are you watching Mitt? :)

Can you believe they are crowded into pots - lol?! Some of them have several increases. I will already need to learn how to divide them before I plant them this fall. I'll be looking for lessons peeps...

BEAUTIFUL, Loca. You sure took good care of them. They don't look like they aren't happy in pots.Looks like they are very happy to me.
Mitt, if you are out there, you got some beauties.
Been a long day so back later. night John boy. good night all my friends.

Nite my friend...

Mit sent some of the biggest healthiest rhizomes I ever did see;o)

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Check your mailbox Tomato Lovers, your official "New Yorker" tomato plants should be in today!

Al

Beautiful to the eyes to the tummy. They look deliscious.

Ads? Jan Ads? The Iris are Beautiful Kelly it is great to see how well they do in pots...I wondered. The tomatoes look great Al...When do you leave for Arizona? I love Sedona be sure you have your camera finger ready. Rider your Stepping stones great work!! I dont see the peonie Nettie where?

HI Everyone

Al letting you know my tomatoes arrived today. They were in pretty good shape just a little wilted which a nice long drink of water cured. I'll be potting them up to bigger pots as we are going to get pretty chilly over the weekend at night. And have blackberry winter yet to get past.

Been a long busy day for me so I'm off to just do nothing if DH will leave me alone to do it.

Hugs everyone

We're leaving Tuesday morning, be in Phoenix by 6PM if all goes well.
Will lose three hours in time zones.

Al

You'll actually gain 3 hours on your trip here! More time to have fun;o) It will be the trip back that is the kicker - lol.

Have a safe trip Al!

Have a safe trip and a great time. And bring back bunches of pictures to show.

arejay my tree peony is blooming so pretty worth the wait. it didn,t bloom last year i had said some real mean things to it,ill give it a drink of water in the morning if i have time ill make time. to beautiful don,t have the heart to be that mean.may feed it a little. have to look in my book and see if that is a good idea or not. see im a good mom the rest of them are full of buds white ,pink. red, light pink with pail pink center.yours should be budding up soon we have had alot of nice weather. very warm. love nettie

i have pictures just can.t put them on the web need help from my computer son ill see if he can help me tomorrow. he is good im not i would just make a mess, love nettie

Love to see your tree peonies. I have one ordered.

Here you go Al, a link to you tomato plants. I put the pics in my Journal. http://davesgarden.com/tools/blog/index.php?tabid=13756

hey guys, I finally have something blooming out there I can show off! I am excited anyway, of course we all know it doesn't take much!!

Thanks for the great report, Lori. Just wanted to send a tomato plant 2000 miles or so and still arrive alive. Cool, huh?

Al

It is pretty cool Al - the amazing part is I cannot go to town and buy plants that would look any better - and I assure you they would not be as healthy! Add the fact that I ignored them in thier package for a whole day and it is more amazing!!!

here is a sneak peek of my back yard project - still unfinished

Who is the new thread maker? This is getting pretty slow for me and I am on cable. We are pushing 400 messages on this thread - holy cow!!

I'll make one - give me a few...