Very nice pic's as usual everyone.
RedChick you asked a couple days ago about the clem climbing into a redbud - i just planted the clem so no grow up into the tree yet. It is a type 3 clem so maybe it will take of for fall.
unknown clem that was a bit bashful to the camera
can anyone say - stella
rose bushes are really in bloom!
fan fare
arizona sun
my very invasive spirea getting ready to bloom
That "Fan Fare" is one silly flower!
My first blue pimpernel bloom!!!!!
(not the best picture, but i am so excited!)
Debbie, I really like that scuttleria, is that how you spell it? I'm going to go look it up - I'm looking for something blue for a certain spot.
...and the 1st bloom on the zagreb coreopsis Thom gave me at last October's RU...
(another not great pic... not a good photography day for me i guess.)
Hydrangea Quick Fire.
Asiatic.
Perle D'Azur. Was expecting more of a blue.
Abundance has many blooms in its second year.
Hagley Hybrid.
Hagley and Abundance. Hard to tell from this photo, but the anthers of Hagley match Abundance pretty well.
Geranium Rozanne about to open.
Nice photos.
Amy, love that blue.
Venosa Violacea
Delph
Astrantia, it was tough to get a good focus with all the 'little flowers" in the flower.
Debbie - what great shots of your plants! Do you find it a lot different gardening in that part of Virginia? (one of our most favorite areas, by the way!) Thanks for explaining the erratics for me. Funny - I had it spelled correctly with 2 r's, but it looked funny to me, so I went in and edited the post to change the spelling so that it is now spelled incorrectly. LOL (got to go back and put it back the right way!)
David - much of New England is made up of the erratics that flowed down from Canada during the ice age some 10,000 or so years ago. I think they are so cool (and fun for kids and grammies to play on!) I especially love the contrast between the huge granite stones and the gentle waving ferns at their feet.
Thank you, Redchic! Here's something that is almost freaky. My DH painted our house the barn red color many years ago. In his lifetime it had been painted white in the 40s and blue and white in the 50s or 60s by his parents. You won't believe this.....when they removed the clapboards and took it back down to the original boards, they found out that it was originally painted the exact shade of red that it is painted now! We put the board they found up on our "history" beam in our living room along with the other artifacts we have found on the property. Isn't that something?? Twilight zone stuff!
Candyce - what pretty shots of your flowers! I love how your Memorial Day tea rose looks with the dianthus next to it. So pretty! And your peony is pretty too!
wha - I love that noid clem's color!
Amy - congrats on your pretty blue pimpernel!! Gorgeous color!!!
coleus in stone planter.......
Many glacial erratics around here too. Of course there are many great ones in Central Park. In the park, there are many places where the outcroppings show the scrape lines from the glaciers in the north-south direction.
We have a couple of small glacier erratics on our property. Our beloved dogs and cats in our past are gathered around one.
Plus there is one very erratic gardener here, too. I tend to wander about starting new projects helter-skelter. Leaving piles of debris every where. Patti
hahaha - me too. And i have a very erratic cat.
Almost forgot, from 6/12..
pennyblacks!
RC, we usually plant smaller trees but when we picked up the Forest Pansy we bit the bullet and bought a larger specimen - I think it was in a 5 gallon container and already 6' tall. Tougher to dig that big hole in this darned red clay but worth it! Nice shot of the Astrantia, another favorite. We've got 'Ruby Wedding' this year and I was so happy to finally see a deep "ruby" flower but not so happy that the ground hogs have eaten them to the ground and no photo :( Rick captured this one a couple of years ago - either 'Lars' or 'Roma', I forget. Such pretty flowers and they bloom for a long time!
Another shot of the planting from a few years ago - no photos this year, they're planted in the area where the dreaded black sooty mold has covered everything :(
Louise, gardening in VA is MUCH different than my years in Maine! There are a few plants I miss - like the beautiful Delphiniums I used to grow, just too hot and humid here for them. Good news though, moving to Zone 6 from a very cold Zone 4 there's so much more I CAN grow :))
RC, re: the sooty mold, this is the second time in about 5 years we've had the problem. First time there wasn't as much planted under the canopy of the birch tree but we've expanded the gardens in that area and unfortunately all the bright variegated Hostas fall under the canopy and they're pretty disgusting this year. Since the birch is huge it's almost impossible to hit it with a powerful wash of the hose to knock the aphids off which was recommended. We're going to try the product, Bayer Advanced Tree & Shrub Insect Control, see if we can prevent this from happening next year. I searched for your beautiful Acer - FF has it but I may have to wait until next year - about hit my "limit" for this year, if there is such a thing :)
Patti, you won't be disappointed with Forest Pansy. I love the tree, but what I really love is watching the shiny new leaves emerge.
Carrie, here's the link for the Scutellaria ovata (Heartleaf Skullcap) http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/69048/. Looks like I'll have to add my picture to PF, I think the ones that are posted are wrong and are actually Scutellaria incana, another nice plant but the foliage isn't as pretty.
Candyce, tell Anna she's one lucky lady with those rocks! I think I'm going to have break down and buy some - the rocks here in VA stink :( I've got half a dozen that I hauled home from Maine in January - my son had helped build a rock wall last fall and knew where there were a few leftovers - he dug through a 6' tall snowbank to get them for me! Told me if I could make it back before snowfall this year he would fill the whole van for me :) Your Foxglove looks healthy! I have them in the gardens and they're just about bloomed out for the year. If I deadhead them I can usually get one more blooming out of them although they're always smaller. This is a terrible picture - I waited way too long to take it. Last month the flowers were beautiful, tall and straight, like this picture: Digitalis parviflora 'Milk Chocolate' http://www.vanbloem.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=PLANTS.plantDetail&plant_id=667, but now they're just about done and curling over. I had several of these but was only able to keep one sickly one alive before planting last year and never saw blooms. Finally blooming this year and I've got to remember to collect some seeds so I'll have more!
Yes, Debbie, I found that entry and it didn't look much like what you have! Please do add your picture. I've been looking for something blue flowering for the area where the balloon flowers come up later
Euphorbia 'Jessie'.
Oakleaf 'Snowflake'.
Container combo again. Even the leaf edges echo!
My 'friend' - gooseneck loosestrife.
Hydrangea serrata 'Pretty Maiden'.
Lacecap.
Ditch lily.
Lacecap closer.
Oakleaf hydrangea and friend. Patti
Digitalis 'Glory of Roundway' Patti
