What's Growing, Part 4

First bloom on Antique Rose..

Unamed

First blooms on Webster Lupton..

Prarie Moonlight...

First bloom on Spiderman..

Stokes Aster starting to bloom

Another of Golden Compass.

Iris ~ The red on spidrman is such a nice bright red, I really like. I bet its noticable from across the yard. They are all beautiful, but spiderman really stands out!

Iris, the Prairie Moonlight is different. very pretty. love the deep red in Spiderman. you've obviously got a better handle on photographing the reds than I. any tips? maybe it's just my camera, but I suspect I could make some adjustments.

Anita, I should try out that photo program. I have 4 different programs and not one of them does collages. I can do them in Paint Shop Pro, but it's not simple. Just what I need....a new addiction LOL. I'll be at it the rest of the day and DH will be giving me that look....'now what?'

gram

Nic pics Iris.
Gram - you should try it. It is so simple. They have a free download so you can see if you like it http://www.lumapix.com/

Really Gram....you should try. But it should have an addiction warning on it!!!!!!

"Amethyst Temple" makes an apperance.

Grandaughter's Lilies are in blooming great, she has many more buds in yellows and pinks coming soon.

Baby's Breath is going a bit wild this year!

"Broken Heart"

"Monte Negro" and "Gran Cru"

I bought some "Yarrow" 3 years ago....it was a peach color when i bought it. This year it;s white w/a bit of pink to it. Anyone else have this problem??

That dafodill looking lily is nice.

this ligularia is only at peak bloom for a day or so it seems

Maybe it reseeded and didn't come true?

AL, mine blooms later and has monster leaves...almost EE style

Anita - I don't actually know the name of that one, but it has colored flowers in the shade which is nice for here.


semi native
semi invasive
fully large - cup plant
my wife 'just' had to have this, it is in one of her beds

took this closeup to add to a plantfiles plant of mine

Sunspot euonymous

Autumn Colors is what I call a 'soft' rudbeckia - meaning it isn't a true perennial or it reseeds, but it made it through the winter this year.

Great pics Al - I love the Rudbeckia's too. I planted more this year than last, but I still need more!

Al, that euonymous is nice. Say, I think we need to talk to Mrs BigCity. Pretty convenient to say ...it's in one of HER beds when you don't want to own something...LOL. (I need to stick up for her...we echinacea-types have to stick together - Mrs BigCity and I both came up the same on 'what kind of flower am I? test).

Pixie, the Monte Negro and Gran Cru together....perfecto!

Ok, I'm hooked!!!! Nothing new blooming here, so I've been working on putting together some other things. Here's my fairy garden...and remember Anita and Pixie...you started this LOL (btw, I got a pic of my very first butterfly in the fairy garden yesterday and it's in the collage sitting on the shasta daisy)

Oh Gram!!! Wonderful!!! Isn't it great???

Gram ~ Thats beautiful. Isn't is FUN???? And easy too!
Anita ~ Look what you've started! LOL

Here's "Centerfold" making it's 1st apperance this year.

Definitely 'centerfold' material, Pixie.

Yes, it is fun (ssssssssssh! got to think of a way to tell dh I NEED to buy more software..I've done 13 of them today when I could have been swimming in my pool, or weeding, or........)

LOL

Here is a plain but prolific bloomer.
Andy P

WOW Gram.... 13?? You really enjoyed yourself now didn't ya? I told you it was addicting!

Andy, Those are lovely. The yellow is so soft it reminds me of lemon chiffon.

"Border Lord"

Unnamed

lost tag....guesses?

Poppy...seeds were a gift...but I don't know the name.

A lot of my photos are for documentation, but a few really pop.

This is Bea Paradise

Al, that's a beauty!

great color, Al - what do you mean about documentation? You writing a book?

Al ~ Really love the color on that one! Soft in the middle and darker at the ends, got more???