March 2012 blooms

Don Juan Climbing roses, the first climber I ever bought when I moved to DFW.
Also resistant to the Rose Rosette disease

Another Columbine ...

Jerusalem Sage

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Oxalis blooming.
This year I have the most gorgeous pansies: I bought them cheap and I am watering only once a week or not at all ...

The front garden is just in full bloom: pansies, roses and clematis

More bearded irises opened today

Lots of visitors in my garden today

My favorite is almost ready to bloom: CONEFLOWER
and Columbine ...

Outstanding bloom and design

Thanks ... my style of gardening is "Italian" just like my grandmother Nonna Maria's garden in Padova (Italy).
One flower here ... one there ... and lots of love

You do a great job Drthor, by the way, what is your real name? I hate calling you drthor.
Josephine.

drthor, I think that is Jerusalem Sage. Mine is just starting as well.Those blooms are wonderful.

Lookie who visited my flower bed this afternoon!!

thanks bananna18, I have updated the picture.
stephanietx: ooohhhhhhh that must be the first Monarch of this year ... very nice ...


Look who visited my garden: GERONIMO !!

I have only one squirrel (I think) ... he is so cute.
He only eats those seeds and nothing else.
You can see he is really comfortable ...

More Clematis and Irises opening today ... love this time of the year

Stephanie, I had a monarch yesterday too, it looks like yours had been on a long journey.

I had a monarch yesterday as well, but couldn't get to my camera fast enough. Maybe it was the same one! This one was all over the salvia.

drthor - all your flowers.......and your squirrel, are just lovely. Would love to see an "overall" shot of your yard.

yakmon - I love the vivid red of your phlox. I have some pink, but have never seen the red for sale around here.

We have been focusing on veggie planting recently, so this ornamental goes with that theme.

Thanks morgan, that phlox must be native, I didn't plant it, just popped up in the right place! I have never seen it for sale either. What kind of bloom is that in your picture? Looks like a sci-fi bloom.

Love all the photos, drthor!

Keep them coming.

Russell

Russell - It's Ornamental Cabbage.

My red Hibiscus bloomed in the greenhouse.

Some carnivorous plants in bloom. When they turn very red the leaves/pitchers are as lovely as any flower. I haven't done much with them and they have been in their pots in this container of water for about 4 years now. I need to repot and find a showier place for them all.
C

They sure are pretty Cheryl.

Cool! Where did you get them? I tried to grow some from seed but had no luck.

Very different looking!

I saw a lot of those carnivorous plants at Calloway's nursery last week.
I used to have lots of them while I was living in Florida.

My Itoh Peony is in bloom. The flower is yellow and about 10" large and very very fragrant.

Abrahm Darby rose in bloom. Still one of my favorite rose.
Great shape and amazing fragrance

Nelly Moser Clematis with visitors ... what a lucky shot !

Cheryl, those are so unique looking!

Cheryl, really pretty. Ive never seen so many in one place and Ive never seen blooms!

I mail ordered them Dennis. Mine have survived with almost no attention. All they need is sun and distilled or rain water to keep them going. As long as they don't dry out they are fine. They survive the cold and actually do better when the winter is a little colder. You can find them as plants in Home Depot etc but they need to be repotted as the medium they are in is usually not suited for them.

I have these and they do very well here: venus fly traps, Saracennia purpurea ssp. venosa, S. hybrids (Judith Hindle) and drosera filiformis (never bought but it started growing in my pots, assuming seed was in the sphagnum moss)

Poppies!

I love poppies and I never thought you could grow them here. I definately need some. Are those oriental poppies Stephanie?
C

I don't have a clue! I got seeds from Sheila several years ago and have been tossing them out in the fall ever since.

They look large enough to be oriental.

Love Poppies too.
Mine came back year after year ... they are almost ready to bloom ...
Glorious day today ... Peonies blooming: Itoh and Peony tree

Lots of Irises ...

more Bearded Irises ...

Columbine, Scabiosa, Clematis

Coneflower and pansies

roses ...