Great shot with the droplet!
Garden photos of '09.....#7
How exciting!! Pulmonaria is one of my favorites, love the delicate, ever changing little flowers. Which one is that Shelly? I've got 'Raspberry Splash' but i've been eyeing 'Silver Shimmers'.
shelly are these really blooming now? all i have is snow and deer tracks - they seem to be very hungry - hard to believe they have wondered 400 miles from victor;s house
I gave them directions and my GPS.
thanks a lot! this only happens once every five years or so - not happy - at least they have not feasted on jm's
Don't be shocked if they do.
i have friends and they hunt
no dear at all since january they moved on to somebody elses yard lol only thing visiting is squirrels, chipmunks are up and about and a few cayotees on sunday night
When are they available?
haahahhaha do they do squirrels to lol they make the dog bark
great shots RC... better put that water droplet in the contest folder
Thanks all!
Pixie, sorry I sat floor to do some stretching and within minutes I was out. Just woke up two hours later!!! Anyhow..... that pulmonaria is 'Majeste'. That and Silver streamers are my top pulmonarias! And Diane Claire and silver streamers are nearly identical. However, majeste is always weeks before the others even consider blooming. If I have a chance tomorrow I'll take a pic to show the difference between the two in how far along they are.
Yep Bill, that one sure is blooming now. The flowers got a little freaked out by the snow yesterday, hopefully they'll fully open again soon.
Hi Shelly
The photo of the river is so serene.What a great place you live in.
I'm going to look at pulminerias. Its a plant I dont have.
Good morning Jo Ann and Thanks. I think pulmonarias are greta plants for shade gardens. Definitely worth the time to find them!
Just read up a bit on them. Would they grow beneath a giant hosta? or do they need their own room?
the base of the one in front of my house is about a foot... but leaf spread is over 2
figures I can't find a photo
ok now that I look at the photo.. maybe closer to 3... it's the one in front to the left of the photo
They get pretty big huh?
I wonder if they could thrive with hostas growing up around them duering the spring and summer?
Thats the only woody ,shady area I have
it took a few years to get that way... I attempted to divide it ... ended up just killing a piece... it recovered... and now I am leaving it alone... I would think it would be fine among hostas
there are 3 more on the left side of this bed that didn't get that large
Nice.
Hi Sherrie
Pulmonaria deserve to be seen. Don't hide it!
Thanks Victor I'll find a different spot.
I agree with Victor!! Don't hide the pulmonaria!
Though, in full disclosure, I have mine planted on the rock pile, on the north side .... shaded by three pine trees, almost underneath the tallest pine. Full shade.
I dug all mine out last summer to divide it. Though it grew in that area, it wasn't growing fast, or spreading a lot like it would if it had the room, light and soil to thrive. I think I have a dozen now, from just one plant, originally.
I have 'E.B. (Bertram) Anderson' & 'Mrs. Moon'
Want to add that I like how it is one of the first spring perennials to bloom.
I like that the foliage is interesting all season long.
Thanks Shelly, will look them up before I buy another! lol
Thats why I thought near a dorment hosta it wouldnt compete for light until it was past bloom.
I'll move it to the front of the row where it can shine.
Yes I enjoy the foliage and the early bloom. They also do well in pretty deep shade.
Shelly, TX can't be any worse than AZ for heat. I lived in Mesa, AZ for 4 years. Over 100 all summer, monsoon rains, dry heat mostly, but got humid when the rains came. Often around 110. I loved Arizona mostly for the excellent winters. Stayed indoors a lot in the summer, but I did get out and do some hiking in the early mornings there in summer. Had to watch out for snakes, though. Anyhow, I can handle anykind of heat TX can throw at me if I can handle AZ heat.
Robin, we are thinking of moving to Coryell County, just outside of Gatesville. I think Austin is about an hour south. We flew into Austin. My sister lives about 2 hours from Enchanted Rock State Park, in the Texas Hill Country, which is gorgeous. The area she lives has lots of pretty mesas with big live oaks, lots of cedar, and mixes of other trees. There are sycamores near water areas. It's very pretty country. There were 2 plots of land we liked very much, but no water on either one, and digging a well could yield bad water or nothing at all. Don't want to take that chance.
Karen
I was in Austin once and loved the people and the health centered culture. Its a bit like Maine or Vermont from that aspect. Its not so dry and desert like as the south.
Cheering you on and how lucky you can make a choice and not have to give up your career.
One half of our back hill is covered with raspberry pulmonaria. Until Anna and I began gardening, we thought it was just a weed. Over the course of time we have moved some of it, simply because there is A LOT OF IT! I like it because it does bloom very early in the year, and it attracts hummingbirds, too.
They are my personal favorite feathered friend. Probably because they seem to have such a personality! A close second would be the Indigo Bunting.
i have several different pulmonarias in my rock garden in heavy shade - does anyone else have a lot of volunteers popping up? I do and have started moving them to other beds.
None yet but now i'll be looking. lol
Let's not forget Austin's superb music scene!! Austin City Limits, etc. Saw many a concert in Austin and surrounds when I lived in Houston in the early 80's.
I was only there for a long weehend wedding but loved the museums and the University Campus is beautiful.