Goodness
Gracious
Gita!
Don't forget pictures of your neighbors deciduous.
FIRST FLOWERS OF SPRING!!! Mid Spring Edition
OH! OK, Paul...
I would not have thought of that....will do it later today...G.
If only the delivery guy didn't knock off half the buds! I guess it is a good tradeoff for a bigger plant.
very pretty, Gita!
Ahh, Paul---Don't be so hard on yourself....There's plenty of blooms to look at.
There's always next year.
Went to look at Donald's Azalea. it is still in pretty tight bud.
And--ONE petal, on ONE of the blooms on mine has turned orange...
:o) Gita
Nice G! I can't wait until mine start unleashing themselves. I did see that one of my Capistrano Rhodies is beginning to bloom. Should be a few days before an actual flower is seen though. I'm afraid I lost some blooms on one of my Nova Zemblas to the winter :( especially saddened by this because it would have been a big bloom year.
Terp, I was thinking who this dopey delivery guy was that knocked off half the buds. :D
You obviously did a wonderful job, since it's covered in blooms!
Catmint, does your lilac have a scent? It's gorgeous purple!
thanks, SSG. Yes, the lilac smells wonderful! :-)
catmint, love the lilac!
few pics from today
money plants still blooming
variegated Solomon's Seal
bleeding hearts still beautiful
Aspenhill's phlox
fiddle heads opening up
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They are lovely, Wind!!
thanks, I have to ask Aspenhill what kind of phlox that is. I really like the color
Wind, I'm pretty sure the cultivar of that phlox divaricata is 'Blue Moon'. Mine is blooming now too.
Wow--Dianna---
Those are some long and straight up fiddleheads!!!
Must be a very big fern.
Sequoia, the magnolia you referred to up there ^^... would that be the yellow bird? We have those at work! < =D (enablers at it again!!) < =P
Years ago, I got three yellow magnolias - 'Elizabeth', 'Butterflies', and 'Yellow Bird'. I planted them down in the woods on the daffodil trail. It was a great idea, but I think it is just too shady there for anything to bloom well - neither the daffodils nor the magnolias have done much of anything. Here is a picture of a lone bloom on one of the yellow magnolias from a few years ago and a more general shot at how sparse the tree is:
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Aspenhill, that yellow is striking! Such a soft, buttery yellow. It would fit very well in my garden, but my heart is still set on Jane.
It is a beautiful yellow, Aspenhill!
Those lilac blooms are huge, CatMint !
Gita or Terp, is that a Flame Azalea? It's really lovely, missing flowers and all.
Wind, your photos are terrific. I especially like the one with the happy bumblebee buzzing around the variegated Solomon's Seal. I have a few of those; I hope the bees find them.
Aspen, the sparse-flowering look fits very well in that wooded setting. A heavy bloomer wouldn't look as natural. What a beautiful spot.
thanks, Muddy! :-) Last year when I got it as a baby, it only had one or two blooms. This year it has more, despite a very rough summer battling temps it wasn't comfortable with. So, I'm pleased with how it's doing.
It's interesting now finding plants shooting up that I had given up on by the end of last year--e.g., my Solomon's seal, and now tiny shoots from the umbrella plant I had given up on! On the other hand there are plants that were perfectly robust all last year that for some reason have not come back. Very interesting how it all works out...
Lily of the valley in a tight spot. Such a tough plant.
Viburnum Chicago Luster.
Silver Heart brunnera. This thing is gigantic!
Variegated Solomon's seal.
Chocolate chip ajuga. This is the least vigorous of all the ajugas I've tried. This is the only survivor out of about a dozen.
thanks Aspenhill!
your magnolia is beautiful despite the shade; love the creamy yellow bloom color ... "daffodil trail"... nice name ^_^
Beautiful blossoms SSG. Your ajuga is blooming profusely so it must be happy in its lone survivor status! :-)
Muddy--
The name of this Azalea is "Great balls of Fire"--it is on the tag.
Paul--here it is--morning of May 3rd. almost all orange now....
You can see some of the "casualty branches".....:o)
From where will next year's branches-to-bloom come from?
The tips if current branches--or from the sides???
Just beautiful! I am glad I chose orange!!!! G.
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SSG nice. I've never met a viburnum I didn't like
Gorgeous azalea. bet the hummingbirds will love it
Gita, it will be on the ends of the branches. Being out of a pot though it should fill in, it should be thrilled to be in the ground. It'll be interesting to see how the plant grows in to the spot. It is in a lovely bed with little competition and great soil so it should thrive.
Will keep you updated, Paul....You know that...
Took another close-up just now for you---
This sure looks like a "Ball of Fire!"....all the colors are there...
G.
Love the Ball of Fire, Gita--very pretty color!
Wow Paul, wonderful azalea!
all the plants are pretty, gang.
Wow, Gita. Great pic of a gorgeous flower. Now I want one!
I forgot I even planted these last fall, they were a gift and I was so surprised when they came up. Have no idea where I put the name for them. Red Trillium planted last fall, yellow one should open soon. I will have some of this Lamium at the swap. It is a ground cover and serious grower but it is pretty.
I like that Lamium Holly. I've tried growing it once before but both plants died after a month or so. I'm not sure if they got fried or what. They were growing in a spot that gets sun from 11am-100pm. I thought they liked shade so after that I gave up on them.
Seq my lamium/dead nettle (which looks very similar to Holly's) seems to do well in the same kind of light that my hydrangea likes--sort of a morning/ dappled sun area.
Well, If you want to try it again I have plenty both yellow and purple blooms.
Hmm...maybe they were getting too direct of sun for the period they were getting it. Maybe I'll try them again sometime.
Cross posted...I'd take some with the pink blooms if you're giving... :)
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Yellow or purple is all I have.
Yaayyy, I finally have some pics of blooms to share! And they're MINE, not ones at work! =)
The Irises' buds finally popped... these are the ones that a customer gave me last year; they were digging all them up to trash (in order to put trees in their place) and gave them to me instead. Not sure AT ALL what they are, but I don't care, they're my first Irises ever and I love them! They have a really gentle sweet scent, but it's only noticeable if you stick your nose in 'em. ;)
And my Columbines out back.. got a few pots of 'em that are blooming nicely. Wheee!! =)
Anyone have any idea as to what kind of Iris this is, or should I head over to the Iris forums to ask?
It is yellow.
**bonk!** < =P
LOL Terp--one in every crowd, right? ;-) Speedie, I don't know what kind they are, but I like the pattern they make against the wall--lovely! And the columbines are sure pretty, too! Mine are nowhere near blooming.