Garden Photos of '09.....#23

A fine morning to go collect some blooms.

Hosta

My vote goes to Gnu Blue.
I think this is Charles Burgess peony

Elderberry Black Lace. It takes awhile with this one, but worth the wait in my opinion

I love this as a ground cover. Thyme is my side, yes it is....

A waterfall of Crown Princess Margarita

Hiding in the CPM is Durandii

Scotch Broom. Does anyone know if this should be pruned after bloom?

Clematis Pamela. Reminds me of SAC but early blooming

Hydangea getting ready to do it's thing.

Love that Scotch Broom, I had the plain yellow one, that would of looked stunning beside it!!

Another wonderful ground cover. A cultivar of Lamb's Ear that stays neat and tidy. I'm going to get more of these. It's covered in rose petals.

must be fate Venu Gnu!... and thanks I am going to be singing that song all day again... when we went to look for thyme last weekend I was singing that too... making Randy nuts all day... just kept getting the look

love that CPM!!!

lol, hard to believe the Stones are golden oldies!
The CPM got a big dose of my brother's secret chicken poop mix. I think it liked it.

Iris Futuriste with Baptisia in the backround. Love them both.

nice!... well hate to peek and run... but I am on my way out... woo hoo!!

Balloon Flower coming up through Crimson Queen JM

Eden overtaking the arbor.

Aloha saying good morning

Lemon Meringue frantically trying to bloom through a massive Clem

Nicole

Lemon Meringue is lovely and so is Nicole!!

Polonaise

I can't believe you have so many roses blooming already!!

Thanks Celeste. Now that you mentioned the yellow, Lemon would look nice with the Scotch Broom.

Kassia's favorite Tuscan Sun.

They're really putting on a show this year. I figure in about another week or two they'll be at their peak.
Variegata de Bologna.

Autumn Sunset in NJ sunrise

I have to look this one up.

May Queen working it's way onto the roof.

Loverly, venu!!!

Last one. A noid Iris.

OOOHHH, I'm liking that one, too.

Thanks Jan. I love that one also and have no idea where it came from or when I got it.

nice pics venu!

which thyme is that your using for a ground cover?

venu209, scotch broom gets pruned right after flowering, if it needs it. I like them to grow out to their natural wispy, arching look, but if you just let them go, they may eventually get huge and woody. Along the roads they grow beautifully without pruning on Nantucket, but along our drive, I didn't prune and I eventually ai had to be cut them down as they had become a mess and not very productive. So prune them now if you want them to stay small or just in years as needed to clean up the dead spots and to keep them a manageable size. I hate the flat top look that they have when first bought as the grower obviously cut them to a uniform size just before selling them, but maybe many others prefer them that way. Good luck. Patti

Thanks, Victor!

Robin, I think my Rhodie is Scintillation, but I don't really know. Gorgeous astrantia, Robin!

Well, Allison, you're definitely patient! My friend Karen will have baptisia seedlings at Boojum's RU. Those will certainly take quite a few years to bloom. She bought a baptisia from White Flower Farms once. It came in a tiny little pot. I think she waited 3 or 4 years for it to bloom.

Allison, it looks like you got a positive ID on that blue iris. I will happily take a division and will trade one of mine for it if I have any you like. That Can Can Red is a gorgeous one, too! Luscious or more appropriate! Everything Plus and Summer Olympics are also great!

Nice pics, Venu. My friend Karen has the Black Lace elderberry, and she loves it. Love your iris and baptisia picture! And I love that Tuscan Sun and Nicole rose, too!

Karen

Yhe roses are fantastic, Venu---is your NOID Pink Iceberg? Looks like the one I have blooming---the only rose I have that wintered over & is blooming is Baby Love----a small yellow----all my other bloomers came from the nursery budded. But I noticed New Dawn & Carefree Celebration have nice fat buds on them.

Everyone is so loaded with blooms and color!

Well, finally!! I have a couple to share!


Spirea with Aegopodium underlplanted. The sun doesn't really help this photo at all.

America Astilbe

Brachen

Columbine Black Barlow

Columbine William Guinness