Garden Projects #12

Nice going Pam.Congrats.
And the garden plans look great too.

Best wishes,Pam for you and DH.

Your garden still looks very green, and the rocks are very pretty. Now I can look to you and Bill to inspire with rock creations.

Oh my no, my garden isn't green now! This is how it looked last weekend as we were leaving. I won't see it again until spring :(

You can see from these why I don't like the base for the birdbath, it sticks out like a sore thumb. The birdbath itself is cement, much darker than it looks here. I think it will look great lower, sitting on a pile of stones. It spent many years outside
year round in Southampton at my late mother's house, where it sat on a low tree stump.

Pam, I don't remember the birdbath....maybe the plants pretty much cover it during the growing season....

It was in the smaller daylily bed as of last fall, but once they started blooming it was completely hidden. I couldn't even get in to clean it!

That explains it!

Going... Going... Gone!

The gardens look so pretty in that last photo....I'm definitely ordering geum Tangerine this year after seeing it in your garden, Pam.

Very nice, Pam. Makes me yearn for summer.

Karen

Just a suggestion Pam but could it go in the bed of shorter plants that's pixed on the right?

You certainly have done a marvelous job with those gardens.

Those pictures was just what I needed this morning! Looking good Pam and congrats on your marriage!

Beautiful garden!

Beyond yummy! Thanks for posting.

We finally started planting the bulbs today. Got in 913 today. I think we can finish up if we get in two full days as today's work didn't start early as I had more to organize before starting. That is all now done, so it should go quicker if the weather cooperates. Patti

Thanks...

Wow, that's a lot of bulbs!!!

I'll be moving and dividing the geum in the spring, Marilyn, I'll save you a piece.

Ha, we only have 3316 to plant yet for this year Bulb crazy. DH may divorce me as I do this every year. I am running out of open ground. Patti

That IS a lot of bulbs!!!! My back would be killing me, as would the backs of my legs from all the bending over.

Karen

I got in bed as soon as it got dark. I am a hurting gal, but the show must go on tomorrow if it isn't raining. My DH had a hockey game tonight which would have been impossible for me to even go and watch. Don't know how he had the energy. Patti

Kudos for the work. Spring will be lovely.

Wow, Patti....we will need photos in the spring....Thanks, Pam....if you need anything here, just let me know....I have loads of DLs to divide....iris, too!

You know I will post them. I will probably post enough shots to have you groaning. But this is the second least amount of bulbs by a few hundred that we have planted in the past 6 years, so our show my be a tad washed out next spring. Ha, no it will still be a riot of spring color that I so crave if Mother Nature cooperates. Can't wait. It is clearing off so I am out to dig some holes.

Here is a link to some of my pottery show stuff. The show opened on Nov 30 and runs for 2 more weeks up in the Boston area. I am just a hobby potter but love playing in the clay as much as I love digging in the dirt. Kind of the same thing. Patti

[HYPERLINK@picasaweb.google.com]

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1289973/

Wow....I would love to own any of those pieces....I especially like the brown & tan patterned jar! Great job!

So gorgeous! In the 4th pic on the fall work thread, I LOVE that one that looks like a handbag

I think that jar has been sold. But glad you liked it.

flowAjen, the purse is by a women named kingsley. Here is her site. I have one of her bottles and we bought a vase for our son a couple of years ago. I love her work.

http://www.kwpottery.com/

DH and I had another big day of bulb planting. It went well until I think I burned up the drill when I got the auger stuck in some roots and I couldn't turn it off. Of course it happened as I was rushing to finish before dark one last bed. We planted 1566 bulbs today which means we have 1750 to plant tomorrow. I am hurting for certain, but we will get it done. I think tomorrow will be easier, but I always think that. Patti

Gosh!!!!!!!!!!!

Beautiful work Patti!

I couldn't even contemplate planting that many bulbs...boggles the mind!

Would love to see all those blooms in person

Thanks for the cheering on and happy to report that it is all DONEa.....all 4121 bulbs are now tucked into their new homes. I found a 3 double entries (100 + 6 + 3) in my spreadsheet so the final number was 109 less than I had originally thought. But despite having planted 109 less than I thought, I can still barely move now. It will be worth the aches and pains come March. Bring on Spring. Patti

here is the list

Allium giant Globemaster
Allium giant Mont Blanc
Allium jesdianum White Empress     
Crocus Aureus
Crocus biflorus Spring Beauty
Crocus flavus Yellow Mamoth
Crocus Negro Boy
Crocus Pickwick
Crocus Var. Advance
Crocus vernus Twilight
Crocus Yalta
Eremurus ruiter hybrid Cleopatra
Eremurus ruiter White Beauty Favourite
Erythronium Pagoda
Fritillaria imperialis Rubra Maxima
Fritillaria Pudica
Gladiolus byzantinus
Hyacinthoides Hispanica White City
Hyacinthus Festival Pink
Hyacinthus Festival White
Hyacinthus orientalis Gipsy Queen
Hyacinthus orientalis Miss Saigon
Hyacinthus orientalis Peter Stuyvesant
Iris Dutch Bronze Beauty
Iris Dutch Cream Beauty
Iris Dutch Silvery Beauty
Iris reticulata Cantab
Iris reticulata Gordon
Iris reticulata Harmony
Iris reticulata Var. Edward
Iris reticulata Var. Halkis
Iris reticulata Var. J.S. Dijt
Iris reticulata Var. Spring Time
Iris Xiphium (Spanish Iris)
Lily Giraffe
Lily Invasion
Lily Pink No Name Oriental
Lily Annemarie's Dream
Lily Arsenal
Lily Avonlea
Lily Big Bang
Lily Black Tie
Lily Brasilia Oriental
Lily Chocolate Canary
Lily Copper Angels
Lily Dalhansoni
Lily Dunyazade
Lily Enjoy
Lily Flying Circus
Lily Golden Stone
Lily Ivory Belles
Lily Lady Like
Lily Lazy Lady
Lily Northern Carillon
Lily Orange Cocotte
Lily Pizzazz
Lily Purple Lady
Lily Push Off
Lily Quintessence
Lily Saltarello
Lily Sapporo
Lily Sarabande
Lily Scheherazade
Lily Timepiece
Lily Tropical Breeze
Lily Twosome
Lily While Heaven
Lily Yellow Whoppers
Lycoris radiata
Lycoris squamigera
Muscari armeniacum
Muscari botryoides Superstar
Muscari comosum plumosum
Muscari siberica Spring Beauty
Narcissus Admiration 1912
Narcissus Adress
Narcissus Albatross 1891
Narcissus Art Design
Narcissus Atholl Palace
Narcissus Ballyfrema
Narcissus Bella Vista
Narcissus Bracken Hill
Narcissus Camellia 1930
Narcissus Candy Princess
Narcissus Capree Elizabeth
Narcissus Carib Gipsey
Narcissus Congress
Narcissus Cross Roads
Narcissus Dinnerplate
Narcissus Drama Queen
Narcissus Early Pearl
Narcissus Electrus
Narcissus Emperor 1869
Narcissus Exotic Mystery
Narcissus Flambards Village
Narcissus Flower Surprise
Narcissus Gin and Lime
Narcissus Golden Strand
Narcissus Great Gatsby
Narcissus Greengarden
Narcissus Horn of Plenty
Narcissus Horsfieldii      
Narcissus Idless
Narcissus Irish Linen
Narcissus Knowehead
Narcissus la Traviata
Narcissus Lara
Narcissus Lingerie
Narcissus Magellan
Narcissus Mallee
Narcissus Mellon Park
Narcissus Mrs. E.H. Krelage 1912
Narcissus Niveth            
Narcissus Orange Mane
Narcissus Pacific Rim
Narcissus Pimpernel
Narcissus Rainbow of Colors
Narcissus Ring Fence
Narcissus Ringtone
Narcissus Rip van Winkle
Narcissus Sir Watkin            
Narcissus Smiling Maestro
Narcissus Socialite
Narcissus Spoirot
Narcissus Sweet Desire
Narcissus That's Life
Narcissus Twink
Narcissus Tyson's Corner
Narcissus Virginia Waters
Narcissus Waltz
Narcissus Weena
Narcissus Wild Carnival
Ornithogalum magnum
Oxalis Adenophylla
Trillium Erectum 3
Triteleia Var. 4u
Tulip Eyecatcher
Tulip Aladdin's Record
Tulip Angels Wish
Tulip Antoinette
Tulip Banja Luka
Tulip Beauty Of Spring
Tulip Big Smile
Tulip Blumex
Tulip Burgundy
Tulip Cheers
Tulip China Town
Tulip Cool Crystal
Tulip El Nino
Tulip Fantasy 1910
Tulip Flaming Purissima
Tulip Flaming Spring Green
Tulip Florette
Tulip Formosa
Tulip fosteriana Emperor Mixture
Tulip Girlfriend
Tulip humilis Alba Coerulea Oculata
Tulip humilis Eastern Star
Tulip Jaap Groot
Tulip Juan
Tulip Kingsblood
Tulip Lady Guna
Tulip Little Beauty
Tulip Little Princess
Tulip Mother's Love
Tulip Orange Toronto
Tulip Professor de Monsseri
Tulip Rococo
Tulip Sahara Rally
Tulip Schoonoord 1909
Tulip Spring Song

HOLEY MOLEY!

My shoulders hurt just reading the list. We all need many photos next spring.

I can't wait to them!!!!

Here is me in action. DH took these when I was working and he was obviously goofing off. Patti

Yep he was definitely goofing off!

i cant imagine organizing that many bulbs.
there are some familier lilies in that bunch.

Ge1836, I hope the new lilies we added are happy, as I always like getting new ones and prefer planting them in the fall (winter). After having seen some of your shots of ones that we didn't have, I tracked a few of them down. Thanks. As for planting so many bulbs, you are right about the organization being key for getting so many of them ready to plant. Ugh, after I had finished, I had to breakdown all the boxes and separate the paper from the plastic for recycle and that was a pain, and far less fun than planting. DH will take all that to the dump today so then we are really done with it for the year. Winter pruning will start soon. Yeah.

Today I am repotting hippeastrums currently stored in the crawlspace which I meant to do in Oct. It is kind of late, but, it hopefully just means they will bloom later in the winter. I hope they have had a nice rest.

I am going back to Boston in the late afternoon to fire another kiln tomorrow night. First I need to get a bunch of recently bisque work glazed tonight and in the morning before I can load the kiln. Too much on my plate, but I like keeping busy. Have a good week end all. Patti

Nantucket will be a showplace in the spring! And love the lilies......I always manage to plant just a few more! Hope the pots turn out well......

groannnnn I hadnt thought of the recycle.

I re-potted all of our amaryllis today. 83 pots in total, but some are little guys. This spring I took them all out of their pots and planted them along the back edge of a long bed that gets partial sun. I ignored them all summer while they leafed out and then in late September I dug them up and cut off their foliage and then put each one in lunch sack and then stored them in the crawl space. We lost a few over the summer, but most seemed OK. DH hauled them out today and I trimmed back their roots and potted them up in new soil. Now fingers crossed that they produce some stalks. Some didn't look so great, but I wanted to try a new way of dealing with them over the summer besides keeping them in their pots which takes up way too much room for just leaves and requires lots of watering. We shall see. Could have been a really dumb gardening idea. That wouldn't be my first, or last. Patti

Your energy has me exhausted.

Me, too! I haven't done anything to my amaryllis, except water & spray for mealybugs...hope they bloom.