Show us your Bloomers #2

Wow, I knew wine grew on vines, but I didn't know the corkscrews did too!

Deb, at this point I think I'd be happy with snail vine. I bought a corkscrew vine on sale from Park's and it died 2 days later (came with one leaf...pretty sad). so this season I tried to grow it from seed (also Park's) and it never germinated. I'm getting pretty discouraged. where did you buy yours (and did you complain?)

Don, I always enjoy your poems. the achillea is nice. that's another one that I tried this year that didn't grow. Oh well, something to look forward to next year :)

tam, blurry or not, Andrew looks pretty good to me. what a sweetie! Chicago Peace is one of my all-time favorite roses, too.

grampapa, I ordered the vine from Michigan Bulb, one of those $20 free coupons, so I wasn't expecting everything to be great. I did not complain. I later ordered corkscrew seeds from Onalee(sp) Seeds, and they didn't germinate. I still have some seeds I was saving to try next year, as I ordered these later this season. Thought I'd try starting them inside over the winter.

Pink Grootendorst is still hanging in there.

Do mini roses do better in the cold? Just curious because mine looked pathetic all year and then once fall came they seem to be blooming their heads off and I have not even been deadheading them?? What is up with this?!!!

deb, I hear ya. anything's worth a try for free :) at least it grew.

The Grootendorsts (F.J. and pink) both had a big burst of bloom in July. They have been sporadic since. I'm just glad they are blooming at all. Most of the rugosa roses I know are done in early summer.

After last night's frost, I'm afraid to look in the garden to see what's still blooming. I'm afraid that it will all be gone.

I think I dodged the frost bullet. I hope - I forgot to take in my jade plant. I'm going out now to check on it.

Here's a dahlia for Al - from my visit to the Westbury Gardens.

I grabbed some seed from this...

What is that, Anita?

Double impatiens????

Could be.
Are they?

Nice Anita. Reminds me of Wildwood Marie.

I took one with Firepot in it recently.

almost open

my kale baskets

Mums that I bought for our table on Easter reblooming

blanket flower still going

This mum actually made it from last year

Nice Allison.

Allison, are those more (darn) BLOOM-MASTER planters? (I knew the word would come up eventually!) kale in baskets! Wow!

Lost most things last night. Some zinnias survived and dahlias.

Zinnias, kale and hmm watsonia? is that what it's called? I don't do dahlias anymore (thank you, Michaela).

xx, C

those kale baskets make me giggle...

I like em!
x, C

those aren't bloom masters..... they are plantopia baskets

:)

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-x-14-inch-Plantopia-No-Moss-Hanging-Baskets-Planters_W0QQitemZ220163900662QQihZ012QQcategoryZ20515QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

but I just had to... couldn't help myself ... one of them is looking like it's taking a 90 degree turn up

EDIT::: but I do love my bloom master planters

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/720502/

Allison

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I went to Vt over the week end and was surprised to see this Monkshood, Aconitum napellus, still blooming away above my beloved Baker Brook. That is the stream I am trying to copy in Nantucket as I so miss the sound of the babbling brook when I am not there. My efforts are coming along. Though it is a little more modest in size. But none the less, my back is still killing me. Tomorrow I get to start the rock work if I get the seaming done. That will be the fun part. I am tired of digging holes! I will post a college of what is happening so far. Patti

Here is my endless stream project so far. The first is the before. I think it looks like a big pile of not much yet. But I am very hopeful. My son was run over by his dad when he was trying to help me move all those rocks, so this has not been a pain free project. My DH found it amusing to see me digging such big holes. He found out today that there is a vacancy at the local cemetery that could use my digging techniques. I thought I might just plant him if he gives me any more grief because I could fit him nicely in that vault hole. No Problem. Patti

Another fall joy is the blooming of snakeroot, Actaea simplex. I had to move a big stand of it to put in my stream bed, but I still have a nice clump in bloom as of today. Patti

for once i am going to actually do this in a timely fashion.
here is what is literally blooming today, 10/30/07 at about 4:45 pm.
(so i missed my MGs, and maybe gazania...)

cape daisy (w/ a little fan flower in back):

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dwarf "annual" dahlia:

one more bloom on the starsister:

The plant is Glory Bush. It's beautiful. I'm hoping I can grow it successfully from seed. I doubt it will wintersow, so I'll start in the house. Supposedly, it's germinates best from fresh seed, so I am guessing that I'll need to sow them soon.

some snapdragons:
(ok, a few are a little ragged...)

more monster hey-these-aren't-sonata cosmos:

strawflowers (of course):

white cosmos:

mums i don't like:

annual verbena - it has been struggling for months, so this is pretty good - with tiny caterpillar:

quite a project you have going there Patti

nice shots & flowers Amethystsm