Blanket Flower..."Goblin"
2010 Garden Photos #20
Here is a picture of our pond area from about 2 years ago. It no longer looks quite as manicured due to my back problems, but it still looks pretty good.
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Lolypop
Moss Roses
Very nice David!
Mediterranean Bells...thanks Allison!!
Delph's are just starting here.
Last one, this is a yellow Toad Lily and it blooms in mid to late July...it's got buds already!!!
Love that dark columbine, Celeste!!!
I'll save you some seeds if you want.
Yes, please!
What bunch of beauties pixie. Lilies ,roses foxglove, all so nice and just look at that toad lily ready to pop.
Dave that is a lovely pond area you have there. Do I see stepping stones to one side for exit from door? Looks like a nice place to wonder about on a hot muggy day.
Yes - very nice, Dave! I missed it among all Celeste's shots. I like the multiple levels. Looks nice and peaceful.
wow lot's blooming for you celeste - i like the dark columbine too.
A few shots from here today.
This is echinacea 'Merlot'. Tall dark and handsome and keeping me waiting.
Rose 'Crown Princess Margareta'
Close up shot CPM.
I am happy to see clem 'General Sikorsky' blooming after being cut back and moved.
One of the delphs I moved. Small bloom but at least there is a bloom. The slugs also attacked the poor plant but it is fighting back now.
First flowers on new heliopsis 'Ballerina'.
Lavender 'Violet Intrigue'.
Lily 'Vivaldi'
and finally a lacecap hydrangea, I think 'Blue Billow' or something like that.
Ngam - I know you're cone crazy when it comes to echinaceas, but didn't realize you're into DA roses as well.
I just planted Crown Princess Margareta too. Found one in a nursery and I have it by the fence so I'll train it as a short climber. Her neighboor is The Generous Gardener and in between them is Nelly Moser clematis.
Echie Merlot - been eyeing that for a long time. Now there's a new one in the nursery where I got my CPM rose, it's called Wine something it looks just like Merlot.
Oh my goodness, everything is looking wonderful!!! Tex I would love to visit your garden just to smell all those roses!
Peoniae, great addiction list
Bill always love your wide shots, hubby would love our yard to look like yours
Great pond, Dave
I like that Black Barlow also and Rave On.
Patti-Is that echinacea 'Merlot' more pink or purple?
Tex, I do love the old fashion roses from DA. If I didn't have so many bugs here I would still have many more plants. I have not seen that new echie but will look for it now.
Jen 'Merlot' is more pink to my eye. Here is a pic from last year or the year before. Grows tall and has dark stems.
Jen - anytime! You're not the only one. People in the neighborhood always stop by to 'smell the roses'. And I'm not the only one growing roses here, but I'm proud to say I got the healthiest rose bushes in the neighborhood. It's definitely black spot season, and I see a lot getting defoliated or with brown/yellowing leaves. People around here also don't deadhead or prune their roses which is vital to promote growth.
Patti - Bugs or no bugs, disease or no disease, I do a monthly maintenance of Rose Rx by Bonide. It's mainly neem oil with other organic substance. Not just an insecticide for leaf chewing insects, but it's a good miticide and fungicide as well. I used to do chemicals but this season I've seen an abundance of lady bugs and I don't really want to get rid of the good guys. Water is also essential to rose health. Roses are not drought tolerant and if dried out the more they are susceptible to diseases. Assuming you got good drainage, it is really impossible to over water roses
Funny how you call DA roses "old fashion" when in fact they're modern hybrids. But true they have the look, smell, and charm of the old fashioned roses.
Here's Joseph's Coat:
Nelly Moser clematis along the fence and up the trellis.
Just opened Echinacea Milkshake with Yarrow Paprika.
Red Dutch lilies today.
Echinacea White Swan.
Here's that funky Double Pleasure lily again blending in with Echinacea Ruby Star.
This just opened, 99% sure this is Doppelganger (Double Decker echinacea).
Just some plain, less exiting Purpura.
More Sundown, April in Paris rose in the background.
Purple de Oro, I think.
Multi Blue clematis.
Update on my Callas, here's Picasso.
Captain Murano.
and Flame
Shasta Daisies.
