Exbury Azalea 'Gilbraltar' just starting to open
Garden Photos of '09.... #19
Things look like they are waking up for you, Jan. Very nice!!
I like that last columbine, esp. Victor.
My weigela didn't make it once the spyria took off. I like that Deutzia.
I have still have some apple blossoms hanging on.
Allium with visitor
Astilbe are one of my favorites. I have about 8 or 9 to plant and some are flowering already in pots in the greenhouse!
The Currants seem to be loaded this year
Columbine
Nice Fuzzy Caterpillar!
Jerry's Jubilee still blooming strongly. Probably last day.
Narcissus Geranium. This one is so fragrant.
and so is the Amaryllis Philadelphia
Nice Narcissus! I like those tiny fragrant ones!
The lilacs out back
Solomon's Seal
Sweet Woodruff growing under the pines .... another tiny but fragrant one
O wow major lake, woods, arbour and herbie bed envy happening here !!!!! Beautiful pics. My recent montra: ommmmm my little weigela 'Wine and Roses' IS alive although it looks dead as a doornail ommmmm
Cool cat WNYwillie!
Nice everyone!
Dyane you should post over on the long view thread you have a ton blooming.
Willie, how long did it take that woodruff to spread like that?
Isn't that a tent caterpillar? I'd squoosh it!
OMG you're right flowerjen :O SQUOOSH IT quick like a bunny!!!!
Awe ..... poor caterpillar ......
Jen, the woodruff spread fairly fast (couple years), though it has been planted there for probably 10-15 years?
willie - dayne nice shots!
dayne which Deutzia that?
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It is a tent caterpillar. Too many to squish, it's a losing battle. My neighbors trees are full of nests. Do they eat flowers?
We had them in Toronto. Light a fire. Cut off the branches with the tents and burn them. Only way I know to get rid of them. ewww now I have the heebiejeebies.
Not sure, Bill. The Deutzias came with the house. I love them. I added another last year from Lazy S's Farm called 'Magician' but it's still a baby.
Dahlianut, I think it's illegal to have fires here. Plus, they are coming from my neighbor's trees. They might not like me chopping down limbs and burning them!
Quoted from Penn State's Pest management...
Plants Attacked
Eastern tent caterpillar's primary host plants are wild cherry (Prunus pensylvanica), apple (Malus) and crabapple (Malus). Occasionally, they feed on deciduous forest and ornamental trees such as ash (Fraxinus), birch (Betula), blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica), willow (Salix), witchhazel (Hamamelis), maple (Acer), oak (Quercus), poplar (Populus), cherry (Prunus), peach (Prunus), and plum (Prunus).
Management Options-
Biological :Eastern tent caterpillar larvae have several natural enemies including other insects, toads and birds. Small beneficial wasps will parasitize the eggs, larvae, and pupae of this pest.
Mechanical :Pruning and removing of small twigs that hold egg masses, before egg hatch, is an effective way of reducing populations the following year.
Chemical :Registered insecticides should be applied when the caterpillars are first noticed, with sprays directed at the foliage surrounding the tent. It is important to note that the caterpillars leave the tent during the day to feed on foliage and return at night and during rainy weather.
We used to burn them too with hubby's acetylene torch..... that was fun.
Hope everyone enjoyed my solomon's seal pic from yesterday because something broke it down today....ARGHHHH
Very nice pics, Will and Dyane. Love Jerry's Jubilee, Will. Wonderful narcissus and cat shots, Dyane.
Here is Enkianthus Showy Lantern.
Hyacinthoides - I seem to have both blue and pink.
Mountain laurel.
Last - Cornus Golden Shadows. This is absolutely glowing against my house!
That is a definite ARGHHHH flowerjen :( 'Something' here is usuallly DH whipping the power tool cords around :(
Grampapa... love that Encore
Dyane that gibraltar looks like a winner so far
Willie I want to smell those lilacs
I think I enjoy that golden shadows as much as you do Victor... what a knockout
Victor, that fragrant week that Robindog calls Autumn Olive I know as Russian Olive or Elaeagnus angustifolia. It's considered a highly invasive non-native species. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/terrestrialplants/woody/russianolive.html Wonderful pics you have, btw, especially the ones of the columbines and hyacinthoides.
Karen
Thanks, Karen. I know - I already did a search on it and have cut it down. I'll try to dig out the roots later.
Grandpapa, don't feel so bad, I only have 2 JM's myself. Need to correct that situation! Your lemon thyme looks nice.
LOL! funny about grilling the starlings. I would be mad, too. Birds don't always nest where you want them to. I have a pair of cardinals nesting somewhere here. Haven't seen the nest, but the female is psycho. She attacks her image in my car's rear-view mirrors, so I have to put grocery bags on them when I am home to keep her from doing it. Arrrrgghh!!!!!
I'm not sure about that plant you need an ID on. I know I have it here, too, and I call it a weed. I'm always pulling it up, but it's easy to pull.
I like what you've done to control your spreaders. Maybe I'll do something like that with some of the things I like that love to spread.
Nice pond, but I wouldn't want to live on one. I don't like a lot of wind. I have a friend who lives right on a pond, and more often than not it is cold and windy, while my yard, which is protected by a lot of trees, is not bad. She does have a swan nesting on the edge of her yard this year, though, which must be a treat.
Karen
Wow... soooo many pretty things going on. I don't have enough time at the moment to name them all individually. But everything is lovely!
Victor....I love that first picture of your hyacinthoides. What a great combination of pinks and purples.
Dyane....this pic, Post #6539585, is great! very striking.
Victor, my neighbor across the street from me has quite a few of them. That property used to be a big horse pasture, and it grew rampant there. On the way home from work today I just noticed a property that was covered in them. They do smell wonderful, though, I have to admit, and I think they are a very pretty small tree.
Karen
Miles, I love lemon balm also. I have a lot of it, and yes, it seeds in all over. I have one variety that is chartreuse in color, and I just love it! Here is a picture of the foliage as it looks now.
Karen
that is pretty
Thanks, Allison!
Nice pic of the apple blossoms, Willie. I think they are so pretty. That Amaryllis 'Philadelphia' is outstanding. It looks huge! I never noticed how fragrant Sweet Woodruff is. I have a big patch of it. I will have to take notice of the fragrance next time I'm out there.
Dyane, I love that pic of the fuzzy caterpillar. Just don't like those things munching on my plants! Your narcissis 'Geranium' is really pretty.
Victor, love that Enkianthus and Cornus 'Golden Shadows'. Must haves to add to my list!
Here is a pic of a mini bearded iris given to my by a friend last year.
Karen
I don't have an ID on it, but I like it. Here's a closer shot.
Karen
If anyone is interested I have a bunch more pics in a new photobucket album you can look at. I took them yesterday. http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r76/patchesandpeachs/Garden%20Pictures%20May%2011%202009/
Karen
Very nice, Karen. I like Euphorbia Bonfire.