Garden Photos of '09.....#22

Hosta June in full sun - looks very different than in shade.

Last - another visitor to the pond.

victor it is just called a river beech - i'll have to see it i can find the tag, i just brought up a bag of them from the garage that i have saved to keep track. it is in full sun.

Thanks Bill.

Here is acorus growing in the pond. I like the 'reverse' play against the hosta June.

oooooh, Victor - those bird shots are framers!!! What is the shrub behind the birds?

I'm so excited to see your peony opening! I can't wait until ours open. I love them!!

Thanks, Louise. That is JM Tamuke yama.

Very very nice!!

What terrific pics!!!!! Love the bird photos.

Bill that 1st noid looks like some kind of lily. The second has tulip like foliage...I have no clue????

Thanks ladies. What is the second bird??

Catbird

Morning Dove?

Thanks Jen. Not a MD, Daisy - that's one I do know since I have so many. Thanks.

Good ID, Jen - definitely looks like it.

You're welcome, I knew it was either that or a mockingbird(they are very similar) Catbird has the black cap.

Victor.... the river beach is Fagus Sylvatica 'tricolor' aka Rosea-marginata. That's a neat picture of that clem Rooguchi! Of course the others are great too.

Bill.... If you ever have any spare time... want to come and work in my yard? I'll trade you for sawyer work the next time i'm out that way ^_^



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Thanks, Shelly.

One more shot of Coppertina. I love how the tips of the stamens are the same color as the foliage!

Allium.

That allium is so graceful. What kind is it?

is that Allium Nectaroscordum? Beautiful photo, Victor.

wow... say that species name three times fast!! Thanks Dyane!

just a few for tonight... need to pass out

this one Weese?

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Great photos, everyone! I don't know how you all keep up. I didn't even try to catch up on the previous thread, as there was just too much for me. I'm pooped everyday now. So much to do. I will try and take some pics tomorrow morning before work. Gotta do some mowing tomorrow night.

Jen, I thought you might like to know that baptisia is very difficult to divide. It has a huge root system. Your neighbor might have trouble with it if it's a well established plant. It resents being divided, so they say to make sure you plant it in a spot where you want it to remain permanently.

Noreaster, I love your green primula, which is Francesca. I bought it this year. I hope it does well for me.

Jo Anne, I love your William Guiness Columbine. Very pretty! I am not going to look at that close-out sale on DL's from B&D Lilies. I have too much to plant already, and I've promised myself I will not buy anything else until I get all of what I already have planted.

Willie, those Asiatic lilies that Debi_z posted on the link to that thread are scrumptious looking. I love them!

You will love that Krossa Regal hosta, Sherrie. It's a great one.

Victor, I love your bird shots, and that allium is one that I would love to have.

Karen

Nice rhodie shot, Allison!

Karen

oops sideways... try that again

can you tell it's passed my bedtime

weig. carnival

plum quirky

thank you NFD

wish the front looked just as good... only the neighbor can see that view

we pruned it heavy last year.... to try and get the middle to fill in... looking better... going to do it again this year

They all look great Allison, but I love that last Iris shot! It's so bright and cheery!

lack of sleep is going to bite my butt today... we did a lot outside again yesterday though

split 2 of the bleeding hearts... look at the big ugly hole there now

I am not all that thrilled with bleeding heart.
We inherited a huge one and It also left a big hole, so we put three other plants in it.
Alas we left some root behind and It grew where we didnt want it. I would like to pitch all of it.

Everyone's pics are so beautiful! They give me ideas and wants. Here is one of my clematis. I'm waiting for my new one to open.

The other grows under a pine and this year I got a surprise. Mixed in with the pink striped was a beautiful deep pink one. I don't remember buying it.

Here is one of my favorite Iris - keep in mind that I'm not great on their names.

Here are some dwarf iris I bought from Schreiner's last year.

I like that quirky iris, Allison.

Nice shots, Anita. Which clem is that? Do the Shreiner plants wear funny hats??

I'll try to check that allium's name.

Nice iris pics, Anita. I love them all! I like the background you picked for your collage. Which program did you use to design it?

Allison, rhodies respond very well to intense pruning, so yours should do fine. I have a really nice looking one out front that my sister cut way back one year. In fact she pretty much butchered it, and I was really upset when I saw it. It looks fantastic now!

Karen

wow pics are so nice you all are one zone warmer than me my stuff is all in buds had two small irises open this morning most are still a few days or a week away from their first bloom, I have one clematis bloom open lots of buds on those also

Victor, love that robin shot. stunning. Allium Nectaroscordum is a fav. or mine.

Wha, any thoughts about your mystery plant. It looks like a tulip leaf which would be very odd coming up so late. Pretty form. I do neeeeeeeeeeed a Red Majestic Harry L. Walking stick. I will move the green one and replace it with the red one.

venu209, beautiful iris and photo of it.

Noreaster, I am so sad as my green lace primula up and died this spring after looking great in the early spring. It had gotten quite big too. Yours looks lovely. I will not totally give up hope and I had ordered a couple more last winter from a yet to be shipped coop for another spot. Hope they come.

Anitabryk2, love your dwarf collection. I have quite a few that are blooming away. But I see a couple in your collage that are now "wants"

Here are some shots from Sunday. Patti

I still have lots of narcissus and a few tulips. Patti