another one... and the last pic.
Garden Photos of '09.... #17
NFD... I am going to have to come back and look at all those photos sat morning with my coffee... but the first couple of pages... wow how pretty
oh I started looking up which ones I bought last year... the Heucherella is alabama sunrise... as for the others one is Miracle, Tiramisu
Wow - this thread is cooking! At this rate, we'll have a new thread every day.
Great shots, storm, Patti, Karen and Shelly (hope I did not miss anyone)
Great blue, Shelly.
Everything looks great, Patti. Love those viburnum.
Looks like a great place to visit, storm. I would love to see Dirr some time.
Patti I still have in my yard my 1992 Jeep Cherokee Laredo. I gave it to my son when he graduated from HS. He said I want that Jeep, I said place the diploma in my hand and i'll place the title and keys in yours! We did just that and he still drives it. Matter of fact he and DH just put a new gas tank in it last weekend! lol 2 nights ago we heard a knock on the door, it was a man wanting to buy the Jeep....happens at least once every 3 months!
Victor, Here's the link. Dirr is July 10th. Fordhook is about 7 miles outside of New Hope, little more than an hour's drive from Manhattan.
http://www.heronswood.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.browse/_/Heronswood-Opens/categoryID/38db5cbc-9b4f-40ef-a51e-f128f524afdb/
Patti, Your gardens are so beautiful!
I'm with Allison and Patti!! I need at LEAST a full morning and at least 2 cups of coffee to catch up on all I miss!
I have to sit here with a map of the yard and say, "OH! I can fit that one there," and "Where on earth can I fit THAT one in?!!?"
Thanks for the Fordhook Farms Mini-Tour, Stormyla! How awesome!
You even have a picture of the the chard in the mural!
Debi, your kiwi looks great! Is your kiwi a boy kiwi or a girl kiwi .... my poor lonely maiden needs a man! (I think she strangled her original mate)
The fritt looks great, Patti, I have always liked those darkest ones!
I think I lost all but one of my pulmonaria E.Bertram Anderson. Dang squirrels dug acorns into all the pots I had tenderly transplanted them into early last summer. I WAS going to relocate them to the front side of the house!
I already have a much better planned out "holding area" for this year. Never had so much trouble with squirrels before! They chewed a hole clean through the roof of the garage I just noticed!
Karen, I will be finally sending out that package your way today!! Everything is all set and looks good!
Now, off to the seedlings for a quick watering and then back to work!!
Our gardens are getting a good natural soaking. It's been raining or showering off an on since Tuesday. Things are looking a bit wet, but not bogged down by the water, yet.
RC ~ the plant in #3 is a phlox - Becky Towe. I love the variegated leaves. It looks beautiful when both the Becky Towe and Natural Feelings are in bloom side by side.
Allison ~ I'd love a piece of the monster. I can send you a check to cover your expenses.
Willie ~ you must have some pretty desperate squirrels in your neighborhood.
It's gonna be too wet today to get outside much, so I'll probably work on getting the Journal up to date. I've been so busy lately that it's far behind! We have an ash bucket full of wood ash, too, that I want to dump on the lilac a bit later.
WNYwillieB, Wow, that is a serious squirrel problem. The fog has closed in this morning and more rain coming. I am not inspired to go out and work this morning.
Pixie, my son replaced the old jeep Cherokee with a truck for a few years, but when he moved to New Orleans, he bought a 2004 Jeep Cherokee. Mine had nearly 180 thousand miles which is a lot considering it spent many years on Nantucket going only a couple of miles at a time. I don't miss the big white blob in the drive. I must never buy another car than a gray or green one, so it fits into the landscape better. Nice tulips
Victor, great collection of shots. stunning maiden's hair fern shot. So sorry about your dead maple. Those plants under it look great, now. I assume they will cook if you don't do something. I just planted a Cotinus Grace, how big is yours and do you prune it?
Redchic, I so want a wisteria, but unless I can grow a one as a tree, I don't dare. Anyone growing a one shaped as a standard?
I will look for one when I am off island next week.
onewish1, great collection of heuchera etc and the hummer is so special to have. They do come to Nantucket, but not yet to my house, ever. I keep putting out the feeders and hoping.
Wha, your garden is more perfect every day, but in one picture I saw a dandelion....for culinary purposes, I must assume. I am most impressed that you are growing Japanese Maples from see. You will need to go into the business or buy more property soon.
Candyce, I can't believe the black flies are bad already. Nice clump of Lupines which I adore and can't seem to grow ever, just like I kill oriental poppies.
stormyla, great shot of the rare "tire topiary" too funny. Your bulb show in the bulb forum has been spectacular.
schickenlady, your seed growing is beyond impressive. My seed efforts this year have been horrible. When do you start selling them?
debilu, tree peony looks good. How tall does it get?
nutsfordaylily, went back again this morning to look at you photo's. Such a beautiful spot. I have only been there once. Must go again and soon.
The ground here is so soft from all the rain, that our dear old Clarence fell over. Patti
Patti tulips are beautiful but poor Clarence!!!!(too funny as thats my Uncles name)
My Jeep is also white! lol
congrats on the bloom patti - everything else looks good too!
thx shelly and as usual nice pics - like that purrrrty maple!
You guys are positively prolific now!!! Tons of beauty to see. Oooooo luvly pic of the hummer ^_^ I have my feeder up waiting, waiting, waiting .....
Wonderful pics everyone...I have a lull in the action, buds on a lot of things but nothing really blooming yet must be this weird weather. Or I'l just have to fix that problem for next year.
I'm betting that it's the strange weather, Jen.
Thanks all.
Patti... I have a wisteria that I trained up a very tall, very old, spirea (9' maybe - i keep it trimmed). It's going to be a while yet before it blooms as it's a later one and it's in a cooler spot, but if you want I'll take a picture of it.
Thanks Patti. On the Grace, I do cut it back when it gets too leggy - after flowering.
Not sure about the large JM. I might not cut it down right away so it provides at least some protection from the sun.
Bill.... just FYI, although you might already know... that purrrty maple is 'corallinum'.
And a gorgeous one, Shelly! Yours? It's one of my favorites. I now have two.
lol.... no, no, I wish though! Thanks. I have a tiny one though!! It was in a band pot when I bought it. it's finally graduated to a gallon size pot!!!!
did not think they got the wide - where i planted my little baby is only 5' from a waterfall jm - i'm thinking i should plant these in containers with lots of holes for drainage so they are "moveable"
whadya think?
stormyla, I was just trying to decide if I should go out to Fordhook Farms this weekend. I've never been before. They are having open garden days with speakers this weekend.
Bill.... I think that the container issue for moving purposes sounds like a good idea if you know that you're going to move them around. That sounds like a lot of work!! but, it will be better on them if they are going to be moved so.... go for it. I think that tree is older than it may look to be in the picture. It's probably 25 years old, or more. It might be 9' wide now. So, I think those are about the normal dimensions for one of that age. I actually would've thought it to be taller. I was surprised when I read the label on it and it said corallinum.
nice
I really prefer to have JM's in the ground. Not only does it look nicer and more natural, but with pots you have extra care issues you don't when they're in the ground. Like fertilizing, watering, potting up and possibly root trimming.
I took it to mean that Bill would plant the pots in the ground. But maybe not. They would still look natural that way. Root trimming is a bit of a pain, but if the pot's large enough, it shouldn't have to be done all that often.
What a great thread---Karen, I so enjoyed the photos---am going to try primula again---how nice that your Dad can still get around. Patti---gorgeous gardens! Shelley---I think I finally killed off my wisteria---it was taking shingles off the garage, & strangling all the other plants---my cousin Jim inheirited his parents' house-----it came with a wisteria that has climbed into very tall trees---he's desperate to kill it. Stormy---nice tour of Burpee's for us! Here is a deciduous Japanese peony in bud.
And a fav huechera, a NOID.
purple epimedium that I forgot I had....
Wha, do you put your Japanese maples in containers and move them around the yard often. Sounds like a nightmare, and then how do you keep them in the winter? I know you have many planted, so what is the reason to containerize some of them?
Victor, thanks for the information, I also planted a Golden Spirit. But I don't want them to look like so many I see that are just big and messy after they bloom.
Robindog, what are you planting in that perfect bed. I never had one looking like that. It could be left blank and still be beautiful! Zen Bed. Love seeing purple epimedium. I planted one last spring, but think it is a no show this year.
This photo is for all you mulching fools like me. The trucks are arriving! We went with the lighter cedar this year. Smells good while spreading it. Patti
IF...Ihad a garden, I woulda made a huge impulse purchase at Stop and Shop about an hour ago! Yes...I said Stop and Shop. 1) Big, beautiful soft blue Pulumbago plant, and, Gorgeous Mandevilla vining plants with the most beautiful blood red flowers! Sigh---good thing I don't have a garden. (Be careful where you food shop! LOL)
That's a lot of mulch!
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Is that whole truckful yours, Patti?!
Victor, That is the first of two trucks. My back is sore already from just knowing it is in the drive awaiting me. I have some more edging to do before it starts to go down. You won't be hearing much from me unless we continue to have bad weather. I still have a couple of things to arrive, but no more trees or shrubs so the mulch can go down.
I have done almost nothing in the veggie bed. Sad.
phoebesviolets, I love plumbago (Plumbago auriculata) and I take it in to the GH for the winter, but it only really blooms in the summer for me. Funny that they have tropical plants in the stores now. I love the hardy ground one Ceratostigma plumbaginoides too. Patti
a little more info - the thought was to put them in an old container from a previously purchased something and pop more drainage hole in it and plant the whole thing in the ground - it would be larger and should not requre root trimming - then as they grow and get bigger and crowd each other - it would be easier to move them to give them room.
i do/will have some in nice containers patti - first time i've done this - if will only be for dwarfs that need some special care and attention - save them from the winter. i will keep them in the garage or shed and protect the trunks from critters.
Wha, Do you water them in the winter in the garage? I should try to get my containers organized next week, but off to Vt for a few days, so they will have to wait. I have my caladiums, calla, and lots of cuttings ready to go. Patti
"phoebesviolets, I love plumbago (Plumbago auriculata)"
That's one that got by me--have never grown it before, but it's at the top of my someday wish list now!
I put you down on my note pad Candyce.... remind me in a few weeks in case my old timers kicks in
First daff opening with Sam checking it out.
For phoebes ^_^
Patti
This is only the second year for the tree peony, and the first year for bloom. It's only about 2 ft tall right now, supposed to get around 4-5 ft I think.
Willie
I have both male and female arctic kiwi, I started with male for the variegated foliage, then added a couple female to try the fruit. I did get one fruit last year, the birds got the other few. Should have more this year, and I am going to try to start one or two more females. Want a cutting from the male?