puan, your pics are awesome. speaking of roses (and i know very little, so take it w/ a grain of fertilizer), my neighbor's rose bush is amazing. he has no idea what kind it is, but maybe someone here can id it for you. it is absolutely covered in blooms. this pic is actually a smaller grouping....the ones near the top (15 feet up, if you can believe it!) look like store-bought bouquets of a dozen or more! tons of birds hang out there all day, too. anyhoot, good luck! and welcome!
kim
They look preoccupied in the first shot...
Know that feeling...
Pua, welcome! I just saw this thread and the gorgeous things you are doing with your property!
My cousins are all Chinese-Hawaiian/white, not that that entitles me to any special understanding. My first cousin is named Hana after her Hawaiian grandmother, and I thought it meant beautiful.
Note about the lilies--watch out for the lily leaf beatle--they are bright red & spreading. For a climbing rose, consider 'Paul's Himalyan Musk'. they do need a heavy support. For fall color, how about sedum? And then there is bee balm, supposedly attract hummingbirds. We saw some some fly past & go to the hosta, birds forgot to read the book & stop. Iris--the beardless siberians like acid soil and are good for naturalizing. I also like the dwarf bearded ones. If you see any viburnum shrubs on the property hang on to them. I love the pictures & am glad you got the conifer out of the way near the driveway, looked hazardous in leaving. You will get some great ideas at Tower Hill.
Carrie- I am also Chinese & Hawaiian ... and Swedish. You should see me next to my blonde, blue-eyed cousins. I wonder if her grandmother is named after the town on Maui? I broke out my Hawaiian dictionary and the primary meaning is "work, labor, job" but it also means "alert". Thanks for the welcome!
Iris, my lilies were attacked over the weekend! I am spraying them with Neem oil but so far those dang beetles are winning.
for those of you following the saga of my turtles ... we scraped up some more sod on Sunday and low and behold ...
about 2 dozen rolled out (none broke) and I'd estimate there are 2-3 dozen left in the hole ... 4-5 dozen eggs from one turtle ... who knew? They are just a bit smaller than a ping pong ball and their shell is hard in spots and soft in others.
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And as DH was cutting the fields on Sunday he came upon the turkey and her nest .. she got up and moved and he saw she's sitting on one egg.
Here's another pic of East Driveway Garden ... the delphinium are just starting to bloom ... as is the yarrow.
I'll pass on the turtles, thanks, but isn't the turkey a beautiful bird?
Lovely bed, puananiloa. Your are about a week ahead of us. My yarrow and delphs are heavily budded, but I think the 50 degree weather today and the low 60s tomorrow will probably hold them back a bit longer.
Kathleen, don't think I ever thanked you for posting a wide-angle of your roses on the other thread. It helped DH to visualize what I was after. How ARE your roses coming along?
Have you had any problems with spittlebug on your yarrow? I was about to ask on DG what weird disease was being born in my yarrow but then I found a description of a spittlebug symptom somewhere on-line. But it hasn't affected their blooms!
Yes, I would MUCH rather having turkeys roaming the property than having to deal with those very destructive and not very pretty turtles.
Spittlebug? Is that what i thought were pretty white blooms, which, on closer inspection, turned out to be little wet blobs of spit.
Well and to go with the spittlebug, the larvae of the lily leaf beetle that iris mentions above carry their excrement on their backs ... these insects are so pleasant.
I do have spittlebug on several plants, but it's easy to either wipe off or spray off. I don't actually worry too much about them or aphids, which also go with a spray of cold water. The viburnum beetle larvae, on the other hand, have again decimated my snowball bush. I have insecticidal soap, but didn't get it sprayed soon enough. When the leaves come back, I'll give it a good dose. I don't have any true lilies, so am not bothered there. I am even more allergic to lilies than roses, so gave them a by.
The roses have surprised me. They started off slow, and are continuing to blossom a few at a time. I have a bunch of new pictures that I'll post once I get them downloaded.
Aphids can be sprayed with a mixture of water & detergent in a spray bottle, they can't get their probosis into the plant. Neem may work with leaf beetles, haven't tried it, but best to hand distroy beetles, larva & eggs if possible if they are already present. Neem may help stop new infestation.
