What is growing nicely for you right now?

It's me. And it is hardy!

yes it is hardy for you kim!

http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/856/index.html

I kind of wish I planted those next to my shasta daisy.... would be a nice contrast

EDIT - I just looked it up in my files I keep for what I bought... funny thing is it's was listed as a red painted daisy... OOPS guess not

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Very nice onewish. But yes, if I had one wish, I would make the photos larger. I knew a Ramona who was a maniac.

She said the same thing about a certain Victor she knew!

Her nickname was Ramona the moaner. Have no idea how she got that.

Now let's be nice here. I am sorry but I have never met you Victor!

Funny!

This morning my first daylily opened. It's called Spellbinder. Can't wait for the rest to bloom too. I think the deer from NY must have either ended up as roadkill, or they made it to the Cuyahoga Valley Nat'l Park and decided to stay there.

moonslight, thats beautiful! I can't wait for mine to start, I have had one bloom but it was shipped from the south with scape and bud. Kind of cheating, but it made my day when it bloomed!!

"Chance Encounter"

I hope the deer are road pizza! I do despise them but I LOVE your daylily. It's wonderful!

Gorgeous Pixie! How lovely it would go with the orange one above.

Very nice! Looking forward to mine - and photos of Pirl's!

Bigcityal and whoever is interested in some of my bug eating plants:

This is a Flava American pitcher plant:

And another:

2 Nepenthis:

One of my Venus flytraps:

Great looking carnivores tommy. Onewish, your flowers are lovely!

great daylily shots moonslight & pixie.... love the pitcher plants tommy

I love those daylilies. I have an order coming in from Gilbert Wild's 3.00 sale. I am going to sell 5-6 varieties at my Garden club plant sale. I bought some others just for me. I especially want to see 'Nanuq' I have the white 'Joan Senior' but it strikes me as just a little on the cream side. The picture of 'Nanuq' in the catalog looks very white. My established daylilies have begun putting out scapes but they are still smallish yet and have at least a week to go before the first flower. Not all of them have sent out buds yet.
I do have most of my siberian Iris out gorgeous things that they are. Silver Edge and Fairy Fingers are out at the moment. I have a couple of pale blues and a pink I just bought that had good buds on it blooming now. Still in the pot though. It has been a great iris year all around. It will continue to be until I try to clear out the iris that have been overgrown by the runaway raspberry bush. Anybody got body armor?
I have a single beautiful pink tall bearded iris out this morning as well. A surprise treat since I had no idea it was even there. My son dug up a bunch of iris and replanted them when he put in the stone beds and this just flowered from that. I will get out and take a picture tomorrow. It is a sight to behold. My 'Batik' iris is due to bloom any day now. I have three stalks on that one up from one each the previous two years.
as I said, a great iris year.
Martha

Martha - the long, heavy duty rose gloves are a blessing for removing stray raspberry bushes. Cut them to the ground and discard the tops, then dig up the roots. I know it's a long messy job. I did it last year in one area and this year in another while my DH did it from inside the vegetable garden.

Nice carnivours Tommy. Do you still have your fingertips?

Yes.......so far Dave!

Tom

love those pitchers, Tom. Crosby Arboretum down near Biloxi, MS has a whole swampy field of them you can see on their boardwalk trail.
Yours are gorgeous.
Martha

Tommy, very cool plants!

Pixie, love the ruffles on the dl.
Moonslight, spectacular color on yours!

pirl, I have some moss growing on my patio that I thought I might move to the rose garden, for around the steps. take away some of the 'brand new' look. thanks for reminding me :-) I've heard you can put it in a blender with water and spread it on prepared soil.

Thrift shops sell blenders at very cheap prices. Worth it for outdoor use.

Good idea!

My Mountain Laurel is starting to bloom. I shot a few pics early in case we had strong storms that could knock it all down, like last year.
It will be in full bloom mid-week.
Andy P

Close up
Andy P

Beautiful Andy!

That's gorgeous, Andy!

Very Nice!!

love it andy

Wish I had one Andy. It's beautiful!!

Thanks, everyone. They are quite pricey. They grow very slowly. Mine is 30 years old and all of 6 feet tall. It was a gift.

That is CT's state flower. Do you folks have a lot of wild ones too?

My sil wanted to get some mt laurel and she can't find any locally, my fil says it's because it's the PA state flower, they're not allowed to sell it, where he comes up with these stories I'll never know. Anyway, Andy, where did you get yours?
Dave, we have a lot that grows wild.

The woods around here are full of them. Nurseries around here have them. They grow inches per year at best.

Mine came from a friends property, he said they were easy to find. It looked pretty scraggly when I got it, only about a foot tall. It's the only one in my neighborhood that I know of. I think the slow growth and high price make people settle for something else.

Here is one of my perennial beds, about 5 years old now. The shot is from the 'dog fence' showing about half the back yard.
Andy P

Nice peonies Andy! Who's the little guy on the bench?

He's the garden reader. He sits out there, rain or shine reading the same book. Darn slow reader. lol
He's in need of a fresh paint job, too. I got a 'deal' on him because of a broken toe. I made a new one out of exterior plaster and painted his foot. The bench needs some work as well. Later.....
Andy P