cactuspatch,dont you just love mother nature,beautiful larkspur,mine are gearing up to bloom,nothing like yours,just plain purple,I just ran across a bunch of seed I collected last fall ,larkspur,columbine,sweetwilliam,candytuft,so I went out and helped mom nature,I sowed seed everywhere,along the road by the mailbox.next yr should dish up a few more blooms .last yrs sunflower,good old mother nature.
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ANYONE,my clematis just does not perform well ,I have 3 planted together,on the west side of the garage,thay are well mulched , I plant annuals in front of the clematis to shade the roots ,what should I feed them ,any thing special,I gave them some organic fertilizer yesterday but it is only 5-8-5,I made the fertilizer,bloodmeal ,bonemeal,greensand,its 2parts,3 parts ,6 parts,are they heavy feeders ?any help would be much appreciated.
Huuergirl..how old are the clematis? If they were purchased as tiny seedlings they may take a year or two to get big enough to enjoy.
This poker primrose did not develop a normal looking poker. Wierd!
red lily is out early.
Mortimer Sackler is a great climbing rose. The blooms are so sweet and frumpy . Smells good too!
Disneyland Rose
Little Business, a new daylily for me this year
Can't think of the name of these at the moment but they are pretty this year and huge. Had to stake them as they were knocked over with the winds & rain a few days ago.
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Another of my dahlias, first year I've ever been successful with them
I've got to figure out what the names of my callas are
beahive,sorry should have said more than 3yrs.
Shasta Daisy Becky
Hugger.. Sounds like they are not happy in their location if they are three years old. You may wish to try moving them to another location this fall. ;(
I don't know alot about clematis as they don't seem to do well in July and August here but mine did take a couple of years to start really growing.
Lovely photos beahive, especially the red lily and I love Disneyland. I have 2 and just love that they have such pretty blooms and stay short for me.
Yes huggergirl, love to be witness to Mother Natures miracles! My larkspur are dying back, and a new batch that was self seeded off of those are coming up. I usually get 3 or 4 batches in a season with never doing much myself except water of course.
Thanks All,Iam thinking too that moving them is my best bet for resurection !!! Ive been soo patient,about not digging them up,its ok,that just gives me a reason to rearrange the whole planting next to the garage!!! Thanks again,Tamara
Here's some of my climbing roses. Eight days of rain has really made them go crazy.
Marilyn
Marilyn, what a pretty garden.
My Gourds are coming... They grow wild, and pop up better every year...
The flowers smell so good
Thanks, Lili
not really "cottage" but the Texas Sage outside my stucco walls blooms in response to rain--even though we only got a tiny bit, less than 1/2 inch I think.
Wow, mine has never had that many blooms on it. Probably too humid here for it to be really happy.
Beautiful sage bush catctuspatch!
Nicole rose today. She is so beautiful!
Enjoying a few rays of sun today.
BeaHive! You turned your husband into a frog. What a handsome specimen.
peony8..I only have an x husband..and to tell you the truth the frogs treat me better than he ever did!
They are better looking too! :) LOL!
mini rose 'Cupcake' with Pegasus behind
peony8..I only have an x husband..and to tell you the truth the frogs treat me better than he ever did!
They are better looking too! :) LOL!
Back to flowers... I went to take a shot of my grape poppy again and the pedals had already fallen. That was quick. Darn!
I did find some pretty ones in its place. Love this one!
This one is fragile looking but very pretty.
This one looks like it is made from crepe paper.
This one is a bit crooked. Funny!
Gorgeous poppies! Would you be willing to give us your popps from a distance? I've love to see them in the garden!
beahive,I love your poppies ,love the frog too,have you ever heard a bullfrog scream?? Its horrifying,they scream,as selfdefence,we had one in the yard wanted to move him down to the wetlands in a 5 gal. bucket,OMG you would have thought we were killing him,and no one was touching him,what a shock,didnt know that about frogs !! heres what came to visit today,probly a female coming over to lay eggs,she had to cross the road,we will keep a eye out for her ,hopfully we will be here when she goes back across the road,we will assist,a snapping turtle,30-40 pounds
peony8. This is my first year with poppies other than California poppies. I will see if I can get some shots but they are pretty random around the yard at this time. Hope next year there will be more. Letting most reseed in place.
Huggergirl.. I have not heard the bull frog scream, but I can imagine it is loud. Mine make this short screech when I startle them, then they jump into the water to hide. That turtle is awesome!
I love to see the whole garden too Beahive. Do you have a flickr slideshow or photobucket by chance?
Mealy Cup Blue Sage, I think
My monarda has reseeded liberally, and is trying to crowd out my Gruss an Achen
Coreopsis Lavender Gem. My Jethro Tull seems to have disappeared
Some type of penstemon -
