Garden Photoe 1 per day 2011 #2

worth a try I guess

oohh it was next to coronado red as well ... LOL

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the lantana is in front of all these containers.. really going to be pot luck

Pretty photo!

thanks!... my favorite hummer spot!!!.. that is my view when I have my coffee in the morning

Nice view!!

I really like having all those humming bird plants nearby .... they get used to me after a while and just go about there business .. even with the dogs there.. they learn after a while that they can't reach the plants.. and it's all good... funny when they back up to keep an eye on them though

I love the look of lantana, but they have always been a white fly magnet for us so I now don't plant them.

onewish1, I keep trying to attract the hummingbirds, but they haven't found us yet or all the goodies that I have planted for them and the feeders. Someday.

It won't be long for the Narcissus. This is N. Rapture 4-11-10. I adore the Cyclamineus ones almost the most. They generally bloom early. Other big Narcissus Division 6 - Cyclamineus favorites are N.Mite , N.Nosie Posie, N.Itzim and N.Ara. I planted a 4 new ones for this spring that I am hoping are as charming as their catalog photo. Patti

if you have the plants... they will come.. just a matter of time before someone finds them

I think we have the plants that they like...they must be all at your house. Patti

Agastache
Alcea rosea
Amelanchier
Aquilegia canadensis
Aquilegia vulgaris
Asclepias tuberosa
Buddleia davidii
Chaenomeles japonica
Clematis x jackmanni
Delphinium
Dicentra spectabilis
Digitalis purpurea
Echinops ritro
Fuchsia
Hemerocallis
Heuchera sanguinea
Hibiscus syriacus
Hosta
Iris species
Liatris species
Lilium philadelphicum (on order)
Lobelia cardinalis
Lonicera
Malus
Monarda didyma
Monarda fistulosa
Nicotiana alata
Oenothera
Pelargonium
Penstemon barbatus
Petunia x hybrida
Phlox paniculata
Portulaca grandiflora
Prunus
Rhododendrons & Azaleas
Salvia splendens
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Syringa
Tagetes patula
Tropaeolum majus
Tulipa species
Weigela florida
Zinnia elegans

uh yeah I would say so... LOL

So why do they hate us....? We even have an endless stream for them to always have fresh running water. I will keep trying. Patti

hate is such a strong word

Nice, all!

Here's a scene I hope to see real soon.

me too!!!

Don't know why you don't get the hummers, Patti.....I always hang baskets of fuchsia by the front porch, & that brings them in....they also love the butterfly bush....

I have lots of fuchsia in containers, but maybe I will try a big basket of it this year. I do love it. Thanks, Patti

None dare to venture off shore to the Island? I really have no idea as you have a buffet waiting for them!!

We do have them on Nantucket. My MIL had some at her house years ago, which was planted with almost nothing for them. Go figure. We sold that house after she died so I have no idea if they still appear there each year. She had a pond and shrubs and trees, almost no flowering plants. Odd. Patti

June 2010 Bear and OP's Queen Alex and Royal Wedding.

he is too cute JoAnn

Verbena Donalena Pink Heart

I just love verbinas

last year was the first time I had any... and loved them too

Up here they are annuals. Is that true for you too?

yes

Verbena is one of my favorites...love Peach Lanai and Lavender Bi-colored, that one has stripes in it. They make a hardy one for z5, I forget where I saw it.

Dot Com

love the vivid colors Celeste

Thanks Allison, this one petered-out on me after several years. I'm not sure if I have any left or not, have not paid too much attention the last 2 summers. :( I think I may be in for a shocker this year...

I did not think they pooped out... learn something new everyday

If you don't divide them, nourish them, they can :(

how often should they be divided?

Narcissus Extravaganza to help perk us up on this dreary day. It blooms reliable the last week in April and into May for us. A bit droopy at times, but great eye candy. I just cut the droopy ones and bring them inside to enjoy in a vase. Patti

This is what one of my books says...

Split lily bulbs to prevent overcrowding. Over time, the plant naturally multiplies and if not divided will cause overcrowded conditions with less water and nutrients being supplied to the parent plant. This situation can result in a decrease in the plant's overall foliage with fewer blooms and smaller flowers.
Divide lily bulbs once the plant starts producing additional bulbs, usually after 2 or 3 years. The new bulbs are split away from the parent and replanted to create new parent plants.

Nice Patti!

Wow....that's a great looking narcissus! Jo, I never realized there was a baby bear in that statue until today....why didn't I see when I was at your house?

Its really subtle.

But very nice!

Oh such pretties today!

I can't wait to be able pot up the dahlias and get them going.

Very nice, ladies.

Moonfire JM.

Ronnie, I potted my dahlias up in March last year.....they were awful leggy by April.....the ones I planted directly into garden did much better.....

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Mine too Marilyn, I was thinking of waiting this year until mid April just to give them a head start.