She's about to... Almost summer!

New room everyone. Summer is almost here. Whats blooming in your place?
I have my first canna opening up today!

Beautiful, LK. Mine are all growing really niely but nothing else really is blooming here yet. Tired of waiting!!! Lol. Like seeing all the higher zones beauty tho.

Just got back a couple of hours ago from the ru and found this getting ready to explode in blooms. It is a spuria.

That is beautiful!

Very pretty happ. Loved the pics from the round up. Very nice rose garden!!! Loads of plants it looks like.

Were you at the lees summit round up? Debra was there too. Her DG name is Joeswife. Did you see her?

Gm all last good day for the next 3 is going to be rainy so much to do :)
Rona The Swap is this next Satuday the 7th @ the Freeport Park once again :) 11am-2 pm ? bring Hubby there will be other guys there .

Here is what I Found this Morning with coffee in hand as I walk
through the gardens Not sure But Happ did these Irises come from you ???.

I cannot believe How huge my irises are this yr everything just seems to have dbled in size .
well coffee is done so gotta go find my Gloves :)
have a great day .

Yeap Miss Debra was there I had met her years ago at an ru and when I was 'working' and traveling I had stopped in Wichita and went to dinner and she took me to meet tropicman. The ru was held in Sedalia about an hour from Lees Summit.

We had a ton of plants, omg.

DeeJay I can't hardly remember my own name, so I wouldn't be to tell you if the iris came from me. A lot of times I buy iris when I swap from the iris farm down the road from me. I haven't dug any iris out of my yard for several yea

We were stationed at Whiteman AFB back in the 80's. We went to Sedalia quite often! Glad you were able to meet up with her.

These have been in that box since i got them back in about 20002-3 Nap Time :)

My first hibiscus of the seson opened up yesterday, and my cone flowers are absolutely beautiful

Those are beautiful!

morning linda. whats on the agenda for today?

Not much here. Just gonna take it easy!

I am about to declare war on the darn cutter ants we have here. I have tried everything, and look what they did to my roses! Everyone of them are stripped! AGAIN!!!

the japaneese beetles are eating all my flowers. I spay and spray, but they keep coming back

Wow you guys, I feel for you. Knock on wood right now I don't have any pest except for DH..LOL

Lol. Happ. I have oneof those too.... love all the flowers all are posting. I want some opened in my yard. I do have a few buds coming on.

THIS DAYLILY OPENED TODAY

Well I spoke too soon, about pests I decided to transplant a hardy hibiscus, I know it was the wrong time of the year but it was now or never. The strange thing is the few sprouts I had coming up from the roots, something chewed into the stalk, not all the way just chewed a hole in the stalk. Anyone know what that is?

I sure hope it survives.

Post a picture, and maybe we can decide from that?

when is the Best time to transplant roses ? I Have 2 that need to be moved.
LK try some Hot Pepers spray on your plants I read somewhere that it will not hurt the plants & bugs will not go to the plant . so it should work on ants , they say also cinnamon
also keep ants away . Little late now all these tips so sorry for your Lost .

well coffee is gone
here is my 1st poppy & Peony of the season :)

Thanks Susie, I will try that!

Love your blooms!

I don't know about ants but when I planted my rose garden, I used bone meal in each hole. I guess that's what the dogs were after because they were relentless about digging them back up. I finally sprinkled red pepper very liberally around each rose and the dogs never went by them again. I've used the same when planting tulip bulbs to keep out the squirrels.

Susie, I found this article, maybe that will help with moving your roses?


http://www.heirloomroses.com/care/transplanting-roses/


Thanks Karen. I will give that a try too! I will go buy a bunch of dried peppers, and grind them up!

does it work for Japeneesa beetles?

Sorry, no clue but it wouldn't hurt to try.

Here are a few sites I found for japanese beetle control...

http://www.bayeradvanced.com/rose-flower-care/products/all-in-one-rose-flower-care?gclid=CKWg_a3l3b4CFSsV7AodxHMADw


https://www.gardeners.com/how-to/control-japanese-beetles/5163.html


http://www.scotts.com/smg/goART2/solution/control-japanese-beetles/200010


http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1250/index2.tmpl

Thanks Linda

One thing I do know about red pepper, it will NOT deter birds at all. Birds have dry mouths and so are not affected by the hot. In fact my parrots loved red peppers on their food.

My parrots loves to east fresh jalapeños. He peels them and eats the seeds.

Yyeeeoooowwweee. Jalepenos! No thanks. Nothing new blossoming for me yet. Come on would ya? I had to move a rhodedendrum the other day the poor thing looks so awful. Sure hope it does better in its new home. It already is sprouting some new growth. Pretty amazing.

Wow I think I have been busy but when I look around I am not sure what I have been doing. Now my body is sore so I must of been doing something, right? LOL. The birch trees and the maple trees have finally lost all of their seeds, good grief it was AWFUL, this year. I think I finally got them off the patio and all the furniture, the gardens are loaded so I will be pulling trees for the next 15 years.

I still don't have all the plants out of the solar room or the garden room! How sad is that.

TY LK the info is helpfull .

My first Denver Daisy and Black Eyed Susan's finally started to open today. And of course I ad to take pictures of other things.The last on is my Alamanda bush

Beautiful colors in your garden!

thank you

For some reason I'm more bothered this year than others by what I cannot plant.

what can't you plant?

Her yard is mostly shade, she needs shade plants. I also think she has sand?

In the woods all sand and shade. I have a few Hostas and some Lily of the Valley. I get a bit of sun on the deck so have a couple hanging baskets and tomatoes. Grass and weeds don't even grow here. LOL