Garden Gem May 2012 #2

Chinese Forget me Not, Stellas really blooming now, LOADED with blooms- Weigela Ghost, Spiderwort munched on by something, Trollus

Something is doing this to a lot of the leaves on a bunch of my plants

Any idea who this guy is?

don't know what the dots are.. I get them on something every year though .. if you find out let me know.. I never see anything on them

here are some shots I took today

https://plus.google.com/photos/111926172330822213072/albums/5746660296087420337?authkey=CLGz5NHxsfL16QE

oh those foxgloves might be from you Bill.. or from last years swap.. I planted a ton of seed & plants there from that swap

Don't think I'll get a chance to go, Lucy, but thanks for letting me know.

Can't believe all the rain you guys in NJ and PA are getting. We've been getting enough, but not too much.

I get that damage, too, Jen, and I think it's some sort of beetle, but I don't know what it is. I get that problem on agastache and lemon balm, as well as Shasta daisy.

Karen

Very nice, Jo. Love the poppies.

Karen

Allison the pics are great.Poppies here are just starting.

thank you JoAnn

I wish I was getting the rain everyone else is getting. Somehow I think my town has a sign that says to the rain clouds- keep going don't rain here. It's is maddening! It's in the air, just not falling to the ground.

Very nice, Allison

We need rain too.Passing storms last 10 minutes.Hardly worth it.

Jen that Weigela Ghost is stunning!!
Pretty Allison, I love the clem. :) Foxglove .....gave you all kinds of seeds when I was at Bills . MOF, it was yesterday's BOD. ^_^

nice!!!

I love the May shots on this thread. Here's my meager contribution. First Noid TPs.

looking good Rosemary

yes very pretty

Congrats on the BOTD pic, Celeste! So pretty!

Nice tree peonies, Rosemary. I need one of those yellow ones.....just where to put it is the big question.

Karen

todays pix
http://smilebox.com/playBlog/4d7a45334e4455334e6a413d0d0a&blogview=true

Nice. I'm not familiar with the NcKennas giant columbine. Are they well behaved?

Jo your poppies are lovely!!!

These seem to be.
Around here they were sold as a 4 pak of mixed. The 2 that are still living and doing well are the pale yellow and the orange.
The lower branches flop a bit in the heat. There is no telling what these will do after this mild winter.

Some great looking photos, ladies! Weeze, I thought America as well, so I'll go with that.....some blooms from today.....Roses Strawberry Hill & Honey Perfume, dianthus Arctic Fire, noid iris, & a noid sib.......

very pretty!!!

Looks great Robin and Jo

Hydrangeas are getting there

Strutters' Ball, not the color echi I expected Secret Romance

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OK, I'm back with some herbacious peonies. MJules Elie, Coral Charm and John Harvard. Thanks to your encouragement, I'm sending more.

I like some of these iris together, but I think I'll move some for next year. Presby's Crown Jewel is the blue and white one

very pretty!

The Deutzia chardonnay pearls has kepts its blooms for over a week. Janet Blair rhodi has nice pale blooms, and I aim for yellows in my pots----here is the yellow oakleaf hydrangea.

Thanks Jen. The peonies seem to be blooming almost all at once

I need to get some peonies
all the rhodies are done here, time for pruning

Rosemary your peonies are lovely. I've been drooling over 'Coral Charm' for over a year now.....I need it!!
Robin those roses are beautiful and that sib is stunning!
Jen I can't believe you have buds on the hydrangeas already!! Mine are just now leaving out.

makes me proud I grew this one from seed.. yes cheated with WS'ing a few years ago.. but still

;)

Beautiful!!!

it's coral reef... so excited there are finally blooms on them!!!.. brought a bunch to the swap that year.. hope you guys have some too!!

Most rhodis are finished here, so peony, iris salvia and hardy geranium are the main show at the moment, with weeds vying for attention. Peonies are really early this year, and more blooming at once than normally. I think Coral Charm is a must-have peony, but if one doesn't love it, it's hard to eradicate because it is so vigorous.

Love the poppy color. Poppies seem pretty far from blooming yet here, or else I haven't learned how to stimulate them enough.

this is the first year mine have looked good.. well until all this rain came.. I had to stake up my Manhattan buds up yesterday.. just taking a beating with all this rain

Beautiful blooms Rosemary. I love peonies but after all the rain we had this year I'm hesitant to add more. I was lucky to get one bouquet.
I've never had any luck with poppies, either bought started or from seeds. I had a great double peach one year, and never saw a sign of it again. Scattered many seeds and nothing...is there a secret to them?

RD love the roses!

Jen your yard must look great, you have so much blooming!

Ronnie, poppy seeds like it to be cold (40's &50's) when you first put them out. The best trick is to take a rake and drag it across the dirt. Then sprinkle the poppy seeds. Pat down with your palm so that they can't be blown away by the wind and they come into contact with the dirt...DO NOT COVER THEM.
I may not have any annuals ones this year....waited to long to spread them, it was already above 55 when I sprinkled. :(