Whats blooming part 5

Good night Pix. That painted such a lovely picture I think I'll dream of sailing tonight.

Yes Sofer, hope you had a nice time with honey bunny.

Ahhhhh - he-man loves hunnybunny, and Pix is out doing romance. Gardeners, don't ya just love em.

Sailing makes the blood flow to the heart first and the mind last. It allows visions of pleasure "when all around you is falling apart and blaming you". The silence of sound, the aroma of passing through a world of salt water, completes a Puget Sound passage. Sipping a glass of Merlot while hearing a surf pounding far off is music only heard by the fortunate few who caress the waters of the earth on a wind driven craft. Ahhhhhhh Sailing.
I think if all gardeners would have no fear of sailing, they would find the same joy as resting in their gardens.

I don't have a fear of sailing - its just there is no weeding!

I have 'weeded' many people off my boat after an unpleasant sail from a little squall freaking them out or a bumpy ride had me cleaning their last meal from the cockpit floor.

Icky LOL

I do have a fear of sailing, unfortunately. I can't swim, due to a completely irrationable fear of water. I've tried to overcome it, because I love water. I also get sea sick. But....I happen to live in a place where I can take a short walk across a field and sit here to let the water take my cares away.

OOH a shallow river! What fun! I do love a nice river to play in. And no need to swim, right??

Sofer, you poetic man you. And that delphinium is fabulous! What a color!

I admit that when we get out on the water and cut off the engine, I feel the stress just flow right out of my body. I love the sound of the silence on the water, especially when the boat is moving soundlessly. Nothing better. Even if there is no weeding. Really, the only time I can sit still is when I'm on the boat. It's hard to rest in my garden. But on the boat I just sit and watch the water go by.

Hope I haven't posted this one yet. 'amethyst' in the shrub border.

These lilies are 'Red Hot'!! I planted some new ones of the same name this year. They came up looking different. At least they go together but I was looking forward to a mass planting of this lily.

'Dizzy' in the drier border.

That river is shallow now, but it'll be full in a few months. Right now it's just perfect for the deer to come across and get the wild blackberries. They're on the other side too, but ours must be better. Plus, they love my apple tree.

Sally you are fortunate to have the fields and joys of your garden. Water can be appreciated from a distance anyway.
Well Pixy you have out blued me with that beautiful amethyst! This is my favorite plant in the garden now. It resonates an essence of a cool mix of old style rose, and the background of french lilac. Upon close inspection you see a joyous column of tender touches with its tiny feminine fingers of pink. I have planted these every where to add texture, leaf color, and structure. Cimicifuga Ramosa.

And who can blame them??? I wouldn't want to play in the water in the winter anyway. TOOOO cold!

oh how I prefered when they were called Actea - cimicifuga always sounds like a sneeze - ah..ah..cimicifugaaaaa, godblessyou. But growing them is a must. What a beauty, and it with scent. Lovely lovely.

Sofer, so poetically described. It is indeed a lovely addition to any garden. This one has been blooming all week, the other is surviving an unhappy childhood in a location it doesn't like.

Mine seem to like the shade here in Montana due to the large amount of sun we receive. Where are yours not happy?

I moved the unhappy one from the end of the bog garden and put it in a tub till next Spring. It might have done OK on the "dry" end had I not tubbed it when I removed the bog. Spring always brings new opportunities, when it doesn't take too long getting here.

I like them, have to but them on my list, for next year. And all the Blue ones.

I love these also. It is planted next to a hydranga. I t looks nice with the lingularia also.

Love the deep blue amethyst also

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This message was edited Sep 4, 2008 3:52 PM

Ah, we crossed our posts, Soferdig. Yes, I love that hydrangea as well. My soil makes it the deepest cobalt blue in the garden. I fear that I have a great many hydrangeas so that pink you see is actually from the shrub next to Amethyst. They give so much and take so little care.
Now about the Cimicifuga - I completely agree with Laurie. Sounds like a sneeze. And I am also interested in how much sun yours is getting, Balvenie. I may have to move mine because it apparently is not that happy. I know they are notoriously slow growers, but after three years in the same spot, mine has a total of 4 blooms. I think it can do better. How much sun, Balvenie?

It is said to take full sun, but I think afternoon shade would help more. Here in the Great Pungent Sound who knows ? lol The one that is doing well is shaded on the East by a shed, so it gets little if any morning sun. Spring and Fall when the sun is lower it is partly shaded by Wisteria and a huge Ginkgo. That leaves the Summer months with direct sun from mid-morning on. The soil is quite rich, having been amended for 30 years, and drains exceptionally well. Other than that I guess it is just luck.

Aha! So full sun during the growing season. I've got the rich, well draining soil covered, but what about watering?

Pix, mine is in full shade - no direct sun at all, only in three years and blooming like mad! They are a woodland plant, but they will tolerate a lot of sun.

Mine is in shade as well, but gets a bit of sun in the afternoon. I'm wondering if it needs more water.

Possible.

Mine are in the shade all 8 or so of them. But they do grow slow. 3 years only 4 to 6 blooms seems right to me.

I think we need a new tread, any takers??? I did the last one LOL

Here you go:
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/900561/

And I'll give my Cimicifuga another year or so. I know they are slow growers, but it does feel a bit excruciating how slowly this has grown. It's healthy, however.