Thank you, Kim! You're the best. I love that container!
A DG friend sent me two Crape Myrtles a few years ago and I potted them up and now the smallest one is blooming while the other grows taller. Now, hoping that my little one will grow prostrate, I'll be sure to keep it potted.
Arlene, I love that shade of pink CM. Then the yellow center highlights it even more. I've a second one, from this corner you can see the bonsai's like of the little tree.
That's great. Did you train it to that shape? Love the trunk!
No, I wished I could take credit for that, but it came from the nursery like it's. :))
Rats! I was hoping you'd give me a lesson!
LOL, this one is genetic I afraid, nothing we can do to alter its shape. lol
I can't imagine you'd want to change the trunk, Kim. It's so beautiful.
No, I can't either. Arlene, look up Creoles CM, see if you find them online. I just came back in from watering the garden. One of the baskets is marked "Creole Crepe Myrtle" from Hazelwood nursery in Pell City Al. :) I've two pink and a lavender of these dwarf kind.
They are only "marginally hardy" here, Kim, so I'm sticking with the Native American names. I have Powhatan and love it. That one is tree form where my original 18 year old CM is Zuni.
Correct, Arlene. It's indeed marginally hardy starting from your zone 7a to warmer climate. Thanks all for your participation on this thread. Have a good evening, I shall return tomorrow.
This is Japanese windflower (in the garden and not in container).
sad to hear that things changed so much in that area. Gone a year, wonder if the downturn in the US put them out of business.
Thanks for taking the time to go check.
Jan
Yes, lots of turn over with small businesses in small cities and little towns. I hope our downturn will take up an up swing in the near future. Hugs to all.
Kim
Favorites today most likely the rest of what I didnt photo the other day.
Beckwiths gem
.Gays delight
.gem and cantigne royal
.deck group
.scaveola
.trailing queen white zinnia profusion
.Finally Chinese Houses, such a disapointment after Tom Toms impressive plants. Seeds started in May.
Jo Ann, the caladium or is that the dainty looking flower called "Chinese Houses"?
The dainty flower is Chinese Houses. The caladium is White Queen.
In real life and realy success with seed starting they are 2-3 feet tall and sturdy and loaded with blooms.
I am not going to try this again. Seed starting no matter where,in the house or outside,is just not for me.
I understand. Of all the seedlings I've ever tried, it was a tree that turned out well. I'm looking forward to seing the tree to yield flowers. :))
Brugmansia in container.
Yellow blooms 'Crown of Thorns' and canna.
I really like seeing others' container combos. Here is an urn at the corner of my house. It was tulips this spring and now has brug mansia ("Charles Grimaldi") in the center (still small - I started it from a twig this spring), lantana (white and "Confetti") and green and bronze ("Georgia Brown") sweet potato.
LeawoodGardener, that's a very well put together container planting. I remember having seen some of your posting on the spring garden that were out of this world- beauty. Welcome to the thread. And thank you for sharing your joy of gardening. Charles G. brug is going to be a show-case when it comes into blooms! I see that full sun condition is agreable with brugs in your setting. Well done!
Plumeria in blooms.
Leawood gardner.That is stunning. Doyou leave the tulip bulbs in the container?
I am adding the sweet potato to my faves trailers list.Lovely soft colors.
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Trailing plants are made for container's fillers. They enhance the focal planting I think.
Thanks, all. get1836 - no, I take out the tulips after they finish in the spring.
Here's a thread about forcing tulips for my containers: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1050342/
This is what the urn looked like last spring with "Princess Irene" tulips - the photo was taken April 19, 2011.
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LeawoodG, that's one pleasing view of garden's art.!!! Exquesite in designing, envision that setting. I love, love it.
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Looking like cucuber's flowers. These are La-kwa's flowers with air-born friend.
If the above friend did a good job (of pollinating), this is the result; A baby La-kwa is born: ^_^
Here is Junior a little way down the road. A young La-Kwa fruit.
Second flush of blooms on this commonly known as 'Million Bells'. After the first wave of blooms. I sheared them back to 1/3 and gave them a weak balanced fertilizer. Viola, the second wave of blooms soon appeared.
Datura this morning.
This morning;
Lily-Love wrote: "Trailing plants are made for container's fillers. They enhance the focal planting I think."
I agree. Here's a photo of an urn I planted last autumn - a snowflake mum with lysimachia (moneywort/creeping Jenny) "Goldilocks"
Several years ago I planted two large urns with trailing lantana - a bright yellow and a lavender. By fall they were spectacular.
Those are very attractive, LeawoodGardener. A job well done!
