Garden PhotosPart 21

This is supposed to be DL 'Circle Upon Circle'--again, looks nothing like a mature flower from 'CuC'...I'm gonna be typing on the DL forum again...lol. This one definitely stands out in the garden. The throat is a very lime green color!

And for all of you DL peeps that aren't familiar with MJ Meadows...OMG, and wow is all I can say! Here is 'Westbourne's Wild as a Buck' So far, out of all of my new DL's this is my favorite!

Thom, nice to collect. I think you seem to have a few of all the good things. I get on a bandwagon pretty easily too. I blame that on Victor. But I can't seem to grow echi's. I am still trying.

Here is a new DL for me. I think it is 'Early Days' from Hansen coop in 2006. I have to see if there is a tag. Pretty nice whatever it is. But I will have to check out you Westbourne's Wild as a Buck' as I love the sultry dark ones in any plant. Patti

I posted a pic of this wee little one, but it's dark as anything, and bud count is huge. This is the 2nd year in, was planted last spring.

Asiatic Lily 'giraffe'. I like it even better than 'Cancun' which I love. Patti

bbrookrd: I only have a small but strong aquarium pump at the moment to keep the water moving (look at the lower left of the photo). But, aside from that there is nothing in the pond but "feeder goldfish" to keep the skeeters down. Not even any plants just yet.

Haven't even thought about how strong a pump head I will need just yet. Just to the point now where I think I have it to the size and shape I want to end up with. I am guessing it will top about 5,000 gallons when fully realized.

Here is a tighter shot of the pond portion, so far.

Do we get to see your new fence once complete? I need to get some fencing replaced, too. Power Company murdered one of my 100 year old Specimen Oak Trees after a freak October (Friday the 13th) 2006 snow storm dumped over 2 feet of snow on the area in a few hours. Nearly EVERY tree in WNY was severely damaged as they all still had leaves on their branches. I'll post a picture of that for a visual. Normally, we don't get snow until closer to Thanksgiving. We went 8 days without power. Glad for the greenhouse to warm things up all sunny day. Only lost one greenhouse plant to cold.

Here's a storm shot showing snow on the mailbox out front. I think this was the saddest time I have suffered to date. WNY has thousands of REALLY old trees. None of which escaped damage of some kind. Then, of course, those B$(%*&%S went around chopping them all down, instead of having tree surgeons come in and try to save any. Truly distressing time to watch them all be felled.

Here is a shot, a few days later, showing the aftermath. If the trees hadn't had all their leaves still, there would have been no damage.

Here is how the pond area looked after the storm.

Here is a shot of the top of my largest specimen oak. I almost got into fistacuffs with the toothless (no doubt a drug user) lumberjack to prevent him from chopping this one down too. If I had money, I would have sued. And I ain't the sueing kind!!

Ah ... the beauty of nature and the ability to rebound. The yard, actually, looks better than ever now, and has all this new found sunlight!! (Trying to make lemonade here!!).

You have put the lemons to good use, for sure. And, may i say, fantastic photos!

Thom, 'Wild as a Buck' is lovely!! I love all of MJ's lilies...own a few of them myself.
Now 'Circle Upon Circle' does not look like any photo i've ever seen of it. You may have to contact the seller on that one.

This is the 1st bloom on an old dark one I have always liked.
'Ed Murray'

'Harbor Gate' again....this is amazing as I just planted it about 4 weeks ago and i've gotten bloom after bloom.

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Pandoras Box

'Chicago Gold Coast'

Phlox 'Nicky'

'Red Mystique'

Oxalis

I like Eddie Murray. As we said last year, he was a good ballplayer too. How many DL's are you up to, Celeste?

Not telling! LOL

Maybe somewhere around 300 (said in a whisper)

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very nice pics as usual - victor like the autumn moon backdrop - i think i move a dark (something wine) weigela behind mine. i have two Anabel hydrangea there now that need to be moved

Sundown coneflower

hollyhock - check out the leaves - what is eating them?

another hh

close up of the leaves - or what is left of them as i cut of most the of them - any idea - it is now showing up on a couple more in another area of the yard.

back to more pleasing pic's big DL - too lazy to look at the name tag.

tiger's are out

unknown in front of the tigers

fancy daisy grown from seed

Not absolutly sure bit I think your Hollyhocks have "rust" There is a powder for it.
I love HH's but don't grow them for that reason. Too much work.

regular daisy

this is an elephant something that is suppose to grow 8 ft. we'll see

grew these from seed as well - bloom all season long - forget the name

razzmatazz CF - have a buch of different cone' smostly the big sky series

another

another just starting

bollero marigold

and last - lace cap just starting

Bill, love Sundown! Your HH has rust.....so do mine, it's a never ending battle. I'm in search of how to rid myself of it .

Your elephant looks like an Amaranthus.