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

It's hard to tell but this a web that Sam made to attract the hummers. It has caught the falling Mayday blossoms and looks like a big flower from the distance. Sam is a very creative spider.

The reason we all grow tulips

Really, truly

'Happy Generation' from the outside. Only in their second year so I can't give it a thumbs up yet but I'm really hoping this one doesn't poop out.

That last tulip looks like a 16th century painting

This is a pooper outer. Last one. I'm gonna miss it sigh.

I crosspostd both look ancient Dutch Masters

TA DA! A primula that I grew from seed finally flowered after 3 years.

I think tulips look like that too ge1836! lamium which is in full shade when the green ash leafs out

Wow - amazing, both quality and quantity! You guys are flying.

Crappy pic of the tiarella 'tiger stripe' which will get its dark stripe after it flowers. I just luv this little thing

Pasque flower puts on a great seed head show

Ta for now. Out to the greenhouse to pot up tomato babys before it gets 150F in there and more planting out, planting out, planting out.

Thank you, Pixie. Don't have it's name handy. It's growing in total shade under Maples.

Daisygrll, that Climbing Night Owl color is spectacular.

Dahlianut, I really like that Stolwik Gold.

GE, unless the color is really skewed by your camera, I don't think the Hosta you're trying to ID is Sum & Substance. S & S is a very light bright spring green, bordering on Chartreuse, with fairly thin shiney leaves. The color of yours seemed to look more like this Bressingham Blue.

I had to move this Sum & Substance last fall as it was getting too much wind and the leaves were ripping. Now that my neighbor put up that white fence, I may have to move it again.

Flowergen !
I have that orchid Lamium,Its a "goer" and will sprout up anywhere. Just scraped some away so I could put Black Barlow in.
Stormy!
You are right about Sum and Sub my hosta is lower and more spreading and the leaves are bluer, Ive had about 4 possible id's. Big Mama for 1 . Yours looks close.
This was a new transplant last year so the leaves were tall I just figured it was Blue A. Since the person who sent it w/BlueA's doesnt have Sum and Sub ,my plant is surelikely to be something else.
The neighboe miss id'd. This is how names cant be trusted.

GE, I would post it on the Hosta Forum. Those folks are really good at ID. They even count the vein pairs, something my eyes blur at trying even in the garden.

It could also be this Seibold Elegans, blue and lower growing, and another biggie. Look at that piggy bird. He ate the entire feeder full, chasing away all other comers!

You have the winner in Bressingham Blue.
I googled and saw several versions including 1 that looked like Big Daddywith cupped leaves. I found one that was names BlessBlu that looks like mind.
Here is tha comparison with a pix I just took.
Who is Bressingham anyway, the name is on all sorth of plants.

Quoted from Bluestone catalog
Blooms of Bressingham founded in 1946 An english company that spans 3 generations of plantsmen. World renowned for their commitment to bringing new and unusual plants to the gardening community.


Such wonderful pics everyone... I need to plant some more...my yard is soooo boring compared to everyone elses.

I think it is a specific garden or a place.

I thought my yard was boreing when I joined DG .MY garden vision was expanded and my wallet shrunk since last year.

lol

Yep, me, too. I got on that wagon and am riding it into the sunset. ^_^

Good, GE. I suspected as much.

Speaking Freely.

And keeps shrinking and shrinking and shrinking.

Here's where my energy and money have gone.
The westgarden is the first garden at this new house. I had 8 -20 yearold junipers cut down,roots dug and rototilled topsoil-compost 2007 fall
Spring 2008 with the help of Bluestone, Brent and Beckys and friends. this is what it looks like a year later

Other side of the house a garden in progress.
A tree was removed and the Bear was added
This garden was started in 2008 ,lotta plants added this year.

Venu.... I think that you're right on in the callicarpa's problem. lol
Stormy and Daisy.. I LOVE those roses. they're wonderful, unusual colors. And the martagoon too.
Dahlia.... your yard is finally coming to life!
Jo Ann.... Yep, I sure know about those noid iris's! That Bressingham Blue is a very real possibility!

still green dogwood flower.

one of my Rhody's

beautiful RC
I was not going to ask about Blrssinghams Blue ,felt I bothered with it enough.
Glad to have a closer id.
Its my naptime ,cold day with 25mph winds.
I'm waiting for a mistagged poppy to open.

WOW i dont think Ive ever seen a Rhodie blossom like that

Thanks, Redchic. I love your Rhodie and Azalea collection. This year was brutal on all of mine.

I love this little ground cover Campanula. Dickson's Gold.

Just saw another plant I need.
How does Dicksons Gold behave Storm?

Ge, I have no personal experience with it. Just bought it. But RCN raves about it.

Some very cute but strange 'shrooms.

If you've never smelled a Laburnum tree flower, you're missing out! Also called Golden Chain tree, it's a member of the pea family. They grow up to 20-25 feet, but mine is only about 6 feet so far. It smells utterly heavenly!

I saw a Golden Chain tree that was 50 years old and I'm here to say it was magnificent.

We need a new thread.....

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/995982/