New bees chit chat - come on in!! 04/17/2010

Hmmmm Mitt I just read your post and might just let our honey bees do the crossing and let the irises go to seed this year. We have 2 hives and hoping to catch a swarm soon so the flowers have plenty of pollinators flying around.

Hey you guys look what I just found blooming. It is a cutting someone from hawaii sent me at Christmas time. It's just starting to open.

This message was edited Apr 24, 2010 3:59 PM

Another view.

mekos, that is great and pretty! Yard work for me today got put on hold due to rain and thunder. Darn!! We're due to have rain for the next 3 - 4 days. Oh Well.

OK Mitt. I got tweezers in hand but I feel I must warn you we are gonna get WET!

Hi Marti. Rain just started here today but gonna be here all weekend too and spotty showers Monday, but we needed it so won't complain much. Rain barrells are filling up and need more containers.Got to go fill some empth containers from the barrell so it will have more room for more rain.

Please send me some rain! They keep saying chance of rain but none for a while.

I'll send you some of mine when I send you your surprise package.LOL (little sandwich baggy full) ;0)

Hello everyone... Lots of wind and rain here over night and this morning..Some of the irises looked a little frazzled... I had this beauty blooming today ..Its called afternoon Delight"

Beautiful! WOW.
Bad storms went through yesterday and tornados killed 10 and injured more than a dozen in Mississippi. Calmed down a bit before getting here and was sunny and beautiful this morning.
Big hugs everyone. Have a great day.
Al, I hope you didn't get blown away.

Hey Folks - The weather finally cleared enough to fly yesterday Saturday!! We took a rental Cessna 172 Cardinal out of Sedona airport for 2 hours complete with another pilot and tour guide. What a beautiful sight, we were flying right between the Red Rocks in the mesa area!! The airport itself sits on a huge rock mesa and the planes actually leap into space at the end of the runnway. I hope you peeps are going to be ready for tons of pictures next week on my blog page, can't send them just yet on this company computer. We've got two more days here then back home on Tuesday.

Wishes to All
Al

This message was edited Apr 25, 2010 11:47 AM

Prayers for families of those with damages and lost lives from tornadoes.. Its a bright and beautiful morning here... I've waited till it got hot to decide its time to get up and get outside, but ive got soe seeds I need to get planted... I hope you all have a great day..Hugs...

Mekos sounds like you had so much fun shopping for the new things for the GB..Thats a beautiful flowering cactus too...


Can anyone ID these lil pink flowers.. They are growing on at an old house place in the shade, stand about knee high.. They have real thin stems and the leaves are narrow..I dug a few up and brought them home with me what ever they are, I thought they were cute...

We cant wait to see your pictures Al.. Sounds like you all are having so much fun.. Lots of beauty in that part of the world.. Stay safe I'll get those irises to you next time I go to town I will stop and dig you some and get them mailed out..Trish

Mitt, I don't know the name but I can get you a piece of it, if you want.
Now this is good color on the brownish one on right. Got more I used to have the names but over time they were lost. I put out tags and they fade or disappear.

You guys are making me so jealous! You have all the good stuff! Pretty irises RRM - do you have one of everything?

Huny I believe your flower is phlox. Old timy or heirloom as they say. They have narrow leaves and stand about knee high and different shades of pink and blue as the soil allows. Different kinds of rich soil can change the color a bit. Mine are blue. Actually a soft blue but where I got them were darker.
Take a blue hydrangea and put pennys at the base and watch it turn purple.

I'm digressing from digging. lol Can't wait for your pics Al.

Here's the iris 'Art Show'

And this is huge. It's called 'Vibrant' Happy dancing I am!

Waiting for pictures Al. Take bunches. We got time.
WOW Seray, what a beauty. You better be glad I'm not in a begging mood or my watering mouth would be begging for that beautiful yellow. That is amazing! I have a big white one like that. It's not open yet.

If you saw it you'd be digging a spot for it. The picture doesn't do it justice.

This one is the same that Huney has: Afternoon Delight

This one is the same as Locas: Smoked Gouda It looks slightly different. It's almost a champagne color. Very Cool!

these are browner than they look, but pretty and they smell nice too. No names, I've lost them. I know they had names when I got them.

Great Iris peeps!

I think mekos is right on the phlox. It is pretty.

Al, glad the weather turned nice so you could fly! Can't wait to see all the pics!

Found another iris to rescue in July.

RRM
Thank you for your kind offer but I'm trying not to add irises this year. My intention is to sell some to make room for the seedlings and some newer 2010 irises to hybridize.

I'm sorry I can't help with the names of those two beautiful irises. How long have you had them? There are many that look very similar.

OK Mitt. I had tweezers and went out in the RAIN and where was YOU?!?

I was there Jan. I was the one holding the umbrella.

Then how come I got soaked? ...Oh I know. You held it over you?!?

Well, ........yeah of course lol

Lol go figure...That smoked gouda is pretty.. it looks small and charming.. I have a chocolate chess.. I wasnt overly impressed with it at first but it sure has grown me....

Mitt did you see my picture of "afternoon Delight" That was one you sent me...My "heavenly Haze" is just loaded...Nothing happened with my "diamond Bracelet" so I think she may be a cubics zirconia lol... Let us know what you have for sale Im sure we will all support you...Id rather buy mine from you than any one else I know..

I've had these for a while. It's like this one. It has an old fashioned type look but is so pretty.

thanks for that flower ID I thought they were some type of phlox but wasnt sure...here is a picture of my peony with one lonesome bloom..

My Oriental peony is blooming. it is always first peony to bloom.

Still drooling - this is what I have this year. She is pretty and lonely - it's the only one blooming right now - looks like I may have three or four more blooms this year. I consider myself lucky, didn't think any would bloom since I dug everything last fall.

Mitt - when you get ready to sell Irises, please let me know. I would love to help you make room for your seedlings.

Mekos - you know better than to let anyone hold the umbrella for you - it never, ever works out! I usually end up on the edge where all the water runs off on me - be better off with just the rain!

Gotta go shower and hit the hay. Long day today - got a lot done and I am pooped!

Beautiful pictures everyone. I love them. Huney the peony is georgeous. I love them but can't grow them. I bought some for my Mom and hers are great and blooms so pretty. I just go snif and look at hers. Sigh!
Well, next time, Mitt, You will have to forget the umbrella and show me how to do it. You gonna have to name a real pretty new one after my grand baby. Kaylee's joy. That sounds good to me. Then I'll forgive you for getting me all wet.

enid you need to rest a little while get you some bananna popsickles don,t eat them while you are on the puter hard to get off the key board they will make you feel better you can work off the sugar in the yard later.what are you doing back their anywaycan.t be that bad can it i just lieve to far away to help you.come on calm down.where is the boy teach him how to use a shovel he might need to dig some worms for fishing took my son to tne creek behind the house to day he dug some real nice furns for his moma today they are real nice. going to get them in the ground in the morning.is that nice or what. love nettie

rrm i like the chicken and flower love nettie

Yea Girlfriend, I ment to ask you was that a silver duckwing chicken? I liked it to. Hi Nettie. I bet you found some pretty ferns, we have some nice ones growing at our creek. Some got huge too.

Very pretty peony RRM..How do you start pieces from peonies? cuttings? or dig and seperate at the roots? Heres a mini TBI "Maslon"

mekos they are real big and healthy i lost some of myne when they cut the big tree limbs out they missed judged where they were gona fall got two flower beds and top of my storage shed. the shed has been fixed but im still working on the flower beds, the fern bed got hit hard.my poor babys. some will hsve to be replacsd. some can.t be replaced,ill just do the best i can with what is left. the tree limb was gona fall on the house had to be cut off hate that but have to do the things that are necessary. ill get it done. i bet you.