Garden Photos # 17

I bet.. I would like to see them someday

I got some good tips from Marilyn on planting Glads and Iris.

Thanks to all who complimented me on my pics.

Thanks for the ID on the Scaveola, Allison. I knew it, but couldn't recall it. I had a feeling your weed was some kind of amaranth. Now that you posted that link, I can see that's what I have in my gardens, too, rather than the Amaranthus powellii that I first thought it might be. A. retroflexus is edible, and there's a vegetable variety that is popular in Western India and China: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/64309/

Meredith, I have been using an aged cow manure that I get from a local dairy. They deliver a truckload for $85, and it's a nice rich brown that the worms just love. Doubles as a fertilizer and mulch, as there are no weed seeds in it. I just put it on top. Eventually it will give me nice rich soil, though I'm blessed here with good soil in most parts of the yard anyhow.

Celeste, my Real Wind never goes nuts, as it gets a little too much shade where it's at. I should move it. I have several in that bed that need moving. I love those Turk's Cap lilies. Would love to get some someday. I love the deep purple color on that BB that you got from the RU. Nice lily album!

Debi, nice to see you back! I know how tough it is too keep up with threads when you get busy.

Jo, you have some great color in the woodpile garden with all those coleus and caladiums in there. Very nice! Love the slide show. Glad to hear you and Marilyn had such a nice visit.

Jen, that woman must spend a ton every year on annuals if she doesn't start from seed. Can't imagine. Would be nice to have that kind of money.

Karen

At 2 different houses in 2 towns in the same day I saw a shrub with softball size white snowball flowers trained into a standard...what was it???

pee gee hydrangea?

Yes, that's what I was going to say....The rain knocked over my glads, so I picked them....they're one flower that looks better in a vase than in the garden.....

very pretty.. I didn't wander out to see how mine look yet.. if it's not raining when I get home tomorrow I am going to check on them

I have a new DL, 'Daring Deception' blooming away in the rain

DL 'South Seas' was recommended to me by the staff at the Lyman Estate Greenhouse. I thought it as cool that it goes well with hibiscus 'Mango Mist.'

Nice, Rosemary and Marilyn! I got South Seas this year.

Karen

It IS fun to see the differences in all the DL blooms. So many beautiful blooms on this thread!

Yep, guess Pee Gee is probably it, THANKS!!!!

Very pretty DLs, Rosemary.....

Thanks.

Thanks Karen, I could check into Shaw's farms, maybe they do that.

Some dahlias starting to bloom.....

2

Creeping zinnia.....

Impatiens still going strong

others

Finally red white and blue blooming all at once

Mum

Rose

Love all the photos, esp the red-white-blue combo, and the rose.

Yes, the red-white-blue turned out great!

Very nice! If those blue flowers are new, maybe they'll bloom earlier next year. They look a lot like some I have that bloom early July. They flower first year from seed and I do have a few little 1st year plants blooming now.

Those are blue butterfly delphinium, they did bloom earlier this is a rebloom

Started to weed the shade garden....a blue lobelia blooming for the 1st time....

That's a dime on this hosta leaf....crazy big!

Darker dahlias opening.....

Would love to enter this in the fair....probably won't be blooming then!

love them all RD.. Randy would love your hosta!

Nice daylilies Rosemary. :)
Jen your red, white and blue is really nice, so is the rose and that mum is gorgeous!
Love those dahlia's Robin!

Robin do you have this glad? If yes, what is the name please. Is it 'Vista"?
It's one of the ones that has stayed in the garden thru 2 Maine winters!

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Backside of this glad.

This one survived 2 winters also, 'Green Star'

This is the red one that is also 'Maine hardy" :)

This one too, I think it's 'Plum Tart'

Foxglove giving a rebloom.

THANK YOU ALLISON!!!!!!! This is the only plant they stay at long enough for me to get a picture. :))

Thank you , thank you!!