Blooming in April

Rosa 'Crépuscule' - one of my favorites. Nice colors, fragrant, no problems with black spot. It's covered in blooms now and will rebloom periodically until fall.

Tom I like those. No problems with black spot at all? How long do they bloom for you, off and on for the season?

I like roses because for me they bloom from earily spring till frost which for me is about 10 months. The black spot problem is annoying me, more work than I really want to do.

I have never seen black spot on either Rosa mutabilis or Crépuscule in my yard. Mutabilis will bloom more or less continuously from spring to fall - best flush of flowers is in spring but it will have at least a few flowers almost all the time and other flushes periodically. Crépuscule has its best flush in spring but will have smaller flushes throughout the summer until fall. Both of these are climbers/ramblers and will need a fence or trellis for support to look their best. If you want to grow R. mutabilis be sure to give it plenty of room and be prepared to cut it back - it can get pretty big. Here's a closeup of the flowers - they open almost white and age to dark pink.

Tom your roses are awesome! They are one of my favs to grow but blk spot has gotten me down on them the last two years...I have tried the Bayer systemic treatment but I still see some...I am met. at picking up and picking off infected leaves...anyone have any other things they use?

I have 4 Qn Elizabeth, Kennedy, Baby face, Angel face and three dbl knockouts coupled with several carpet varieties (these seem to do better - Perhaps because they are way out front on their own?)

Anyways...anyone else who has an effective method please share! Thanks

Deanna

Here is another carefree rose. Slater's Crimson China. This is one of the original roses that was introduced in Charleston in the 1700's. This one was grown from a cutting that was rustled from an old cemetery in Chas. It pretty much stays in bloom about 10 months of the year.

A bit past their prime but still impressive. The species amaryllis, Hippeastrum Ackermanii

A stray Lavender Lady passi winding through a white Gumpo azalea

A mystery azalea that I just love.

An old timey species gladiolus Byzantine.

OOOh! A blue azalea. That's amazing!

This little Verbena decided to come back from last year. I was sure it wouldn't and was pleasantly surprised to see it making a try.
Deb

Hello everyone. I'm new here, hope you don't mind my joining in. My husband and I have just moved into a new house with a big yard to plant things in. I have no idea what may pop up this summer from the previous owners plantings, I look forward to discovering it all. Here are some things that are already blooming (or that I planted).

Gerber Daisy

my herb garden

My hostas growing under a Japanese maple.

irises and my potting shed in the background

More irises

petunias

pink dogwood growing up against the house

Dianthus "pixie star"

I'm trying tomatos in a container for the fist time...I hope they do well.

This is a new housplant I got yesterday. I have no idea what it is, anyone know? I took him home because he looked lonely at the nursery. Thanks for looking at my pics!

Wecome khopper, l love the hostas with the maple; it must be amazing to see in person.
Your houseplant is a very pretty Kalanchoe.

Thanks, I knew someone here would know. :)

Welcome, Khopper! Love the Iris!
These are bloomin' for me right now.
Deb

Hi Khop - love your pics!!! My Iris are blooming all over and it's so nice to go out in the morning to see whats opened up...xmas in April in my book LOL....I had some surprise bulbs come up too...I know I had to have purchased them at lowes last fall when they clearanced everything but it was cool I forgot and when they popped up this week it was an "ahhh" moment LOL I'll have to post some pics...hope everyone has a super weekend!

parts of the garden are starting to pop.

Spanish bluebells

And the Azelea's are beautiful this year

GL love that Centaura in the first pic - I think all the early rain really helped the az out too! nice pics!

Here are some pink Spanish bluebells... several years ago, I ordered a mix, but somehow I ended up with mostly pink and only a few blue and white.

Rosa mutabilis ... this pic shows the color variation. I will change my previous opinion of "no fragrance" to slight fragrance - today when it was in full bloom I detected a bit of a spicy/fruity fragrance.

Here is rose 'Pat Austin' - normally she is a softer color but apparently due to recent conditions she's a really loud orange. Does get some blackspot but hasn't died yet in spite of indifferent care and no spraying.

Glandrews, I too love the blues in your garden and our azaleas were unusually pretty this year also.

Tom, the mutabilis is my favorite rose and for some reason I don't have one in my garden; I 'm always trying to fine the right spot for one. It's nice to know it has a slight fragrance.

Deb, the azalea I pictured is really lavender, not blue, but in some lights is does have a bluish cast to it.

Looks like spring has solidly established itself in NC!

My salvias are blooming.

"Hot Lips", is just starting.

debin that is totally cool!

y'all ever seen spanish moss blooms??? they smell kinda too

Diehrd: No! Got a photo?

I was driving home and heard the weather forecast on the radio saying the low tonight was to be in the mid 40s.

Then I gethome and crank up the old laptop and there's a frost advisory on weather bug and weather underground, and the low is from the mid30s to the mid 40s, depending on which service I check. They ALL say frost! Where the heck did that come from?!! It IS April 29th, isn't it???

>:-(

Deb

Yea, I heard several people in the Upstate post they had frost advisories up for this evening. Yikes!!!!!

Jenny

Yikes is right! The advisory says "patchy frost" all the way down to Colleton and Dorchester. Booo! Nothing to be done, though. There's not enough laundry in the house to cover everything. Sigh.
Deb

just when my gardenia and plumbago were recovering from the last cold spell now this again...arrghhhh.....and then having to put everything up for the asheville round up in the gh when I just got it all potted up and seperated and ready to go...ok enough whining...sorry...but I know you all understand :O)