Garden Blooms - 23 1/2

Robin, love the coloring on that "undamaged" lily

Allison, all your blooms looking great...lots of stuff going on.

Songs everytime I see your pics I am amazed that it is someone's yard, beautiful!

Love the coloring on this coleus

Viola Chantreyland still going strong

Celeste, it's blooming!!!!! Haven't gotten it planted yet....still in a container.

Black eyed Stella?????

nice jen

Oooo the Scheherazade lily is outstanding peoniae and WHOOO HOOOO Lynette at Valley K has established it at her lily farm so maybe, maybe I could grow that one here ^_^ I have to rework a couple of lily beds this fall so I wasn't planning to order any new ones but methinks I must have that one. Songs I could look at your pond all day sigh.

onewish1, nice transition from all your blooms, echi's especially nice, to the pyrotechnics. Great shots.

SOJ, Monet eat your heart out! So special. Thanks for sharing. Here are some yummy blooms. Patti

Here are some mellow yellows and oranges. Patti

Patti Landini is a beautiful red! It glows in your pic.

dahlianut, that is an favorite of mine, but it has not produced many flowers since planting in 2006. I did get more from eflowergarden last year and planted them in a different spot. Hope they flourish.

Some warmer ones. Patti

Beauties, ladies.

Christina, how can I be sure that pic is not last year's?!!! ^_^

Victor, you are right, but no doubt it looks totally inviting no matter the year.

Here are some whites, creams and pale yellows. I wish I knew for sure about the one I listed as Lemon? I bought a Buggy Crazy bulb called Lemon, but I think I planted it in the wrong bed, though I am happy with were it showed up. Of course the label is missing. I hate labels. I have spent too much time and money trying to do them and the ones that I need to figure out are always the ones that are missing. Patti

Sooooo pretty Patti

Very nice. The light colors make me feel a tad cooler.

Great pix as usual everyone.

Thanks all. Funny, Victor. Actually, an astute observer would be able to tell. Something is different this year. Can you tell what it is? (Besides the fact that my astilbe seem a little fuller last year -what's up with that?)

2009 pic.

The house looks different.

I planted rosa Night Owl this year, Patti, but no blooms yet....yours is very pretty....and a white lupine...lovely!

Nope. The rocks in the waterfall are different. (admittedly, it is not as noticeable in these pics as it would be in a closeup.)

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When I say house, I mean rocks.

Patti, I love your lilies. I would love to have more, but the red lily beetles decimate my small patch each year. I have tried everything from hand picking twice daily to chemicals but nothing seems to work on them.

LOL

Tee hee Victor. I was thinking oh no it's going to be like "Where's Waldo?" and I can never find Waldo without a kidlings help. Songs will you please post a pic from last year so I can see the change. I can't find a former pic (yes busted I was trying to cheat by looking back at old pics).

SOJ, We need to all come up for a personal tour and inspection of your perfect endless stream. I would like to see Victor's pond too.

Seeing yours, I know I need more astilbe. The impatiens that I plant per your suggestion in the crevices in the rocks along the edge of the stream are growing beautifully. No one can believe that they just grow in the water. Perfect for the edge. Patti

Very nice. In Disney, they have impatiens in the floating beds. Wet all the time.

D-nut, I posted it a few posts up. But here's 2007. The change is easier to see in this one

Patti,

I would welcome any and all visitors :) Maybe some year I'll host an RU. Once school is done! This year my garden is being sadly neglected due to endless essays and the dreaded thesis!

Edited to add, Patti, your stream is looking gorgeous! I love the way the impatiens fill in the crevices, don't you?

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ooo it is different Songs. More mysterious. I never knew impatiens could grow forever in just water.

These two lovebirds were kissing in the waterfall . Before I snapped the pic, their "lips" were actually touching.

Another one. Now I've goofed off long enough. Gotta get back to work...

No frogs, or toads but found this guy in a park:

i need a stream, waterfall, pond..............

beautiful!

and these redheads.

Bill, I thought you got a pond?

First sunflower of the season. Just opened this morning.

Lord of Rings.

Royal Sunset with Orange Tiger.

i have a real pond in the back - a small man made one with stream and waterfall would be nice - i know where it will go just need to pull the trigger and start digging - maybe next year.....................

Tom Pouce oriental lily.

Like this one Bill? Not mine, this was in a park.

Going back to my lilies - Le Reve oriental.