Garden Blooms #10

Still have a few primula and daffs in bloom. Narcissus Fortune is a lovely one that is new for me this year. Patti

Last one. Patti

Patti,Those collages are wonderful Great job.

great shots patti! just ordered some peony from a hollingsworth coop

I agree....every penny paid for that peony was worth it! Also really love the rose Keith's Delight...would love to paint it....Patti, that white penstemon came from High Country Gardens....not sure of the correct name, but it does have Prairie in it.....

wholly molly.. so many great blooms today!!... RD I think you are looking at the agastache tubular flower.. Jen if it's tall it is AC orange.. if it's short it's apricot sprite.. hard to tell from your picture

don't know who gave it to me last year.. or what it is.. but I love it!!!

this must have come from Bill's as well

well it's not a 10' cosmos.. but it's an 8 foot 3 inch lily

:)

the monster rody is about to explode

bloom

Great shots, ladies!

Lay off those plant steroids, Allison!

Randy is loving it

Patti, gorgeous blooms there!!!!

What in the world do you feed your plants, Allison????
Oh yeah prob Apricot Sprite...I think I mixed them up I have to move it, I had put it in the back....LOL

the description for it said 6 - 8 feet.. we beat it!!
http://www.dutchbulbs.com/store/lilies/65132

that is a rudbeckia allison

thanks Bill.. was screaming yellow up on my hill today .. demanding attention.. glad I didn't pull it thinking it was one of my plain bes .. this one is so frilly .. was it from you?

Allison!! what do you put in your soil?Thats one BIG lily.

lots of cow pots used in that bed over the years

everything looks greatAllison.

SIL's cousin and kids were here for supper last night.She hasnt bothered to teach her kids how to behave at someones house.
They ran wild inside and out.
I took a sleeping pill at 8 o'clockbecause I couldnt walk another step ,to make sure the kids kept out of the gardens, and had gone to bed at seven. SIL did his best to keep the kids occupied.

We do have nearly a quarter acre front yard,but no.

I just took a tour to see what the damage was and found lily blooms and columbines in the 3 the annual planters in the gardens.The little girl ( age 4)must have escaped and went on a picking spree when no one was looking.
It's not that I mind three or four lilies being misplaced , it could have been worse. The 2 kids could have played football and run thru all the gardens.

I am trying to keep everything looking in top shape for a" afternoon in the garden" party Friday.
Rain and humidity has dropped everything. I am just hopeing plants will right themselves by friday afternoon.

Cousins are gone now. I had forgotten what it's like to have kids around,its so quiet here with grown grandchildren.

the deer & bunnies did more damage here.. will keep my fingers crossed for friday

I agree about deer and bunnies.I spray and dont have the problem
The little girl must have been able to walk around the lilie disturbe and not them.
There is a few clumps of budded Orientals between the end of the walk and the lollipops she picked.
I told DD the story and she said the little girl was wandering and singing to herself all alone in the garden before SIL noticed her and fetched her back to the party.
How could anyone be angry with the charm of that?

I sprayed this year to no avail... bunny even ate a lot of new phlox I planted this year... down to the stems

:(

Awe, sounds like me Grandaughters Jo, can't get mad when the pick a bloom then oh and ahhh about how pretty it is or how good it smells. ^_^

desert song from Celeste.. isn't it great???!!!???

You did a good job at capturing the true color! They spread like crazy!!

good I am glad... it's fantastic!!.. thanks again!!

onewish1, totally agree. Patti

Nice, Allison!

JI.

Lilies.

Mophead. Have both pink and blue on this one.

Clem on my osmanthus.

White lily. The tips of the anthers echo the Abundance clem in the background pretty well.

Last - closeup.

love the JI Victor!!

Thanks. Can't remember the name.

Those lilies are amazing, Allison! Can't wait til they're blooming....Jo, When I was watching Grant & Anni the other day, Grant was playing with his trucks in the veggie garden......he was very good about staying in the paths...then I saw him yanking out the carrots.....ooops! Victor, I love, love that pink JI....Here's another spuria....

2 colors on the same snapdragon....

I really like my road as a dirt road....too bad it has to be paved :>(....

good colors on both of those RD!