Spring Blooms - Part 2

Why not try starting the canna indoors??

Good idea, I will definatly try it. Thanks

I have tried starting canna indoors, but not even indoors for us is warm enough to get them going, I did get quite a few blooms in a container on a sunny patio. The hummers loved it, and it was right in front of my kitchen window so I got to watch the hummers close up.

Had a couple crocus blooms open briefly, but then the clouds came in.

They do need lots of water. I have grown them with the entire pot submerged in my pond.

I was actually just out on the front patio wondering what I would put there this year.

CapeCodGardener,

You're welcome.

That hellebore is just marginally hardy for me, but it looks like mine have all pulled through this year, so far. Yours is a really lovely specimen.

I love the solomons seal too, so please post a picture when yours blooms. I planted one of the giant solomon seals last fall, along with a new variegated one, and can't wait to see if they made it. (Along with my Japanese iris).

Mr Crocosmia: I love those fritilaria pix! I find the Persian bells Fritillaria to be quite inconsistent in its appearance in the spring...some times they bloom, sometimes they divide and put out puny blooms (or only leaves).

Do those beauties of your behave better?

Anyone else? Am I doing something wrong?

ge - start the cannas indoors on a heating mat. Once it's growing well it can go outdoors (probably late May to early June) in the sunniest spot you have.

Eleanor - on the previous portion of this thread you were worried about all your other daylilies. They may be dormant, which would be the reason you're not seeing any sign of them yet. By late April you should see all of them.

I'll try to ease back into it with some Easter flowers

Hyacinth

Nice, but indoor blooms are two threads down the street - hee hee.

Nah - I don't grow anything indoor that blooms anyway, maybe I took these pics outside ;)

Outside of your state!

No, they were from a florist growing in a pot. I won't have any flowers here until daff's.

Thanks Pirl! Eleanor

Al ... Victor ....
you guys are too much!! And, very funny!

You don't do crocus or other minor bulbs, Al?

I love minor bulbs best. But I may be in the minority. Patti

Seems logical.

... Thank you Sofonisba. The 2nd one, (in the cream dish), is a 4yr old variegated elm tree! Hee Hee! ☺

Yes, but if logical, why did I plant more than a few thousand non minor bulbs? Bulb-a-holics aren't picky, I guess. So do you call tulips, and narcissus major bulbs or bigger bulbs, or what? Patti

What a fun thread! Where have I been??

Emily - love your hellebore!

GE - what a lovely spot with all the pretty containers!!

Pirl - great idea writing on the rocks! Your handwriting is so nice! I use a map along with markers. When I planted the new DLs that Pixie sent me, I mapped them all and just found the map the other day when I was cleaning out my purse! LOL I got so excited to think that those DLs will be coming up soon!

I meant it was logical for a minor bulb lover to be in the minority! Yes - major bulbs.

daisygrrl

Our Frits always seem to bloom ok................. although the white ones are a little tempremental, i haven't seen them this year!!

Mark

Hi Mark

Victor - No I don't have any minor ones right now. I always like the crocus pics I should get some of those.

Hi Al............... how you doing???????????????

Not too bad Mark. Hey I post on a site out of Calne,England - do you know where that is?

Yes its in wiltshire isn't it.......................... down south from us

Theres a lovely house and gardens down there called Bowood........... huge place and very beautiful. Owned by the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne.

found this link to it... http://www.ukattraction.com/southern-england/bowood-house-gardens.htm



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I don't know - never been there, sounds like a small town.

It is a small town.................... its actually a market town.

here is a link to the town for you Al

http://www.calne.org.uk/

I mainly do photo stuff there - it's funny because they discuss politics ,which no sites do here.

no sites discuss politics?????????? that would be much better........

What sort of photo stuff do you do??

They must still have free speech... ☺

One of the site mods there wanted to get more people to enter in their weekly photo contest, she is on a different U.K. site I post on some too. I never learned metric politics - so I'm lost there ;)

what sites were these Al...........????

Jezz, they're so tiny! ... guess that's why they call them Snowdrops! ☺

snow drops give such a feeling of charm .

...sometimes the simplest things are the loveliest! ☺