Closer-up
A hummer garden must
Hi! Is that a S.coccinea or Texas Sage? Looks something like one Blooms left here when she realized it was not going to like it in Zone 6... it didn't do much all summer (neglected), but is putting some flowers on now with less heat and a little rain (actually a flood of rain where it is...)
Is there another kind, to the left side of the clump? Or just catching the light to look darker
pink, less coral-y?
~'spin!~
This is Lady in Red what a bloomer. Darth likes Salvia!
Yeah, Lady in Red is the most amazing red salvia -- Blooms and I planted two six packs at my late MIL's (trying to keep the curb appeal up) and it is still going strong!
~'spin!~
Crystal,
One is 'Coral' Autumn Sage (salvia greggii) and the other is 'Lady in Red'
Hi, bet she /'Spin/ can't find her pics so I'll post em. heehee
This is how it looked shortly after the planting phase.
I see, the S.greggii is still behaving itself! They can get quite large, can they not? Perhaps I'm thinking of my S.x jamensis that I thought was a greggii for a long time (until I happened across its original tag). I think I read that any greggii that has orange tones is (likely) a cross with jamensis, so it may get bigger than its greggii parent!
Yours sure has lots of blooms on it -- just the color of the Texas sage that is starting to flower for me. But mine is a small and sprawling thing so far.
I wonder, will the LiR keep it up and last on to next year? Guess I could check its rating as a perennial...
Forgot to say that I like your overall arrangement with the posts and ropes (hawsers?) -- appears in the big pic that is your pool-side planting? Very nice!
~'spin!~
Here 'tis in its glory -- you can see it totally over grew the landscape rock in the middle of the plot.
Still looks at least as good! The best "bang for the buck" (five bucks) I think I can vote for. VERY easy, too.
~'spin!~
Osteole, Really like the rope fence. Wonderful look to have. And the touch of wildness from the bamboo/grass clump. You have wonderful space there. ~Blooms
Looks great, Blooms! Might the landscape rocks work in the front near the petunias?
Pay attention John, the salvias are in a garden across the street from 'Spin's house at a house that was MIL's and is now for sale. The new owners can fret over the plants/stone when it sells. For now it's real good curb appeal. LOL tee hee ~Blooms
Oh.
You people be nice to each other, now!
John, Blooms was referring to a large-ish rock that you CAN'T see because the Ladies in Red have totally overgrown. She wasn't talking ab. "landscaping rock" of the mexican-pebbles kind; I have those in my "asian garden". I also use pea gravel as mulch in alot of places because it doesn't wash away in watering or when it finally rains. Also, cats won't use it as a litter box because they don't like getting it between their toes.
Some of the pea gravel around the volunteer vincas in front of the LiR is a good idea; now that the salvia have filled it so much, it wouldn't take but a 1-foot bagful. The dirt is actually higher than the curb/sidewalk and it *does* wash out, too.
~'spin!~
This message was edited Nov 20, 2004 5:58 PM
Gotcha too, spin! Was just sparrin' back at Blooms. Only needed a two letter word. Got two with one widdle word. Cool!
Way ta go John.
;-)
I swear, the message/pic that shows the rock wasn't there when I answered John! I couldn't figure out why you referred to the rock that can't be seen like people had seen it!
Case of the invisible, re-appearing forum message!
~'spin!~
Having a blonde moment dear???? heehee
Hmmm, blond. I understand.
Blooms, those rose blooms are very large
Do you know what kind they are? I've been considering getting a rose. But I dont know where to start...there are so many kinds!
They have enormous blooms. they are tea roses and I've no idea whatsoever of their names. 'Spin ?
The white-blushing-pink is "Moonshadow" and I believe the dark salmon-red is "Impatient" (or something like that). Planted them 6+ years ago and yes, they are large flowered hybrid teas.
~'spin!~
Oops, from googling "rose Impatient" it appears that the name I am remembering is a floribunda I had before the ones I have now... orange-r than the tea in Blooms picture (but still redder than what I was looking for if memory serves me). Gosh, it still seems like this one had impatient in the name... back to the Google and also I will reach in under it and see if the metal tag is still there....
~'spin!~
I would like to know if the goldflame honeysuckle would do well in Tucson AZ. The common ones here seem to to have little to no fragrance. Am looking for a really fragrant honeysuckle that would do well in Tucson.
Very interesting thread. I grow Goldflame here and love it but do have a problem that maybe some of you who grow it might help me. Just as the vine is showing lots of buds and about ready for full bloom , all the buds get absolutely covered with gray aphis, I mean covered. the only thing that I have found that will get rid of the aphis is spraying with milk ( made with powdered milk). I try to be organic and so am happy the milk works. If there is something I could do to prevent the darn aphis from getting on the Goldflame, I would love to know what to do. TIA Donna