A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall Gardener's Chat single flower phots ~ share yours part 3

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patty, i love the bird on the cone flower best, but all of them are awesome. and the metal flower is about all i have blooming right now, too hot.

i do love all the flowers posted here, which is why i started part 3!!

Patty........

Bet you could of threw up after that episole.
I let stuff grow that was weeds......By mistake.LOL

barb

I have let plenty of weeds grow...some because I don't know what they are for sure and some because I haven't been out to weed in a while.

Mine has weeds cause I am lazy....

That happens to me too Barb!

hardwood mulch is a wonderful thing.

Doesnt come cheap tho .does it ?

What a wonderful picture.

I wish it were clearer - it took it through a window.

but it was awesome!

Patty I enhanced your picture for you,, Although it was already an awesome picture,, perfect timing,, I love that picture!!

Zinnna's I got today,,

Pink





and fiery orange



One more orange one below

continued from up there,,^

Cool pic from Patty and I just :ding: Zinnia's! I was too late starting mine this year.

loz, what is your top flower?

dodge, love that pink and yellow

Sheri thanks
Stripie 4 oclock

Love in the Mist

Zinnia......

LOVE that 4 o clock. It's beautiful.

Sheri, that's a Hollyhock. The very last bloom left on a 7 foot tall stem.

You gals make me so jealous...

PS......You make us jealous with all your efficiency...........And good looks too...

Loz I love the color of your holly hock !! and the cosmos really pops in that picture!! Very Pretty!

Dodge your four oclock is awesome Love those colors!!!!!! Love in a mist is cool looking,, I really like it!!!!!


this is a purple crepe myrtle

Crepe myrtle.
Do they come in other colors ? Once I had one, but think not for zone 5.
Yor a great flower addict.

Yes Dodge I also have white and pink.

You pack a good punch in a small zone......

Good job all around.

They had beautiful Crepe Myrtle's in TN. about 95% of them were trimmrd up so the bottom, say 3 ft were free of leaves. This made for a very attractive tree/bush. The hostess at the Welcome Center going into TN said they trim back theirs every year and it still grows back huge.

The Master Gardner here says not to prune crepe myrtles just to either cut or dig up the suckers. I think.

southern living says to gently prune them for shape, if necessary, but not to commit "crepe murder" by harsh pruning.

Crepe Murder..........................call 911.

\well, I was wondering...but I am jsut repeating what I was told--and the crepe myrtles were beautiful there--so whatever they were doing the tree liked

95% of crepe myrtles here in this area are well pruned in late winter or very early spring while it's still dormant, there is no crepe murder unless you just let the tree get diseased and die or destroy it by some other means, everyone here basically cuts the top branches off to right above the "y"'s so it will give out a full lush blooming in the spring,, and it doesn't take long for it to grow back out in this climate and bloom quickly!

Originally Posted by Carol

well, I was wondering...but I am jsut repeating what I was told--and the crepe myrtles were beautiful there--so whatever they were doing the tree liked

Yep that's the very reason we prune as we do Carol ,, it's all for the visual effect or personal liking,, The median strips in the residential area have CM's that are pruned regularly to create a canopy or umbrella look,, they hard (harsh)prune them in late winter,, then maintain the shape thru out the blooming seasons it looks like rows of blooming colorful umbrella's really nice . So I know what your talking about! :wink:
Pruning how much is a matter of visual preference, While pruning isn't required for the health of your tree, a complete lack of pruning over time usually results in a weak spindly tree with fewer flowers. It's best to pick a variety that will grow to your desired height, and then prune it lightly to maintain its size once it grows to how you like it, If necessary, remove limbs from inside the tree's canopy that cross or hang too low,by removing the entire branch so that it's flush with the tree's trunk. Remember that any stubs you leave while pruning will encourage new shoots.



Here's a good example,, of that--> ( If necessary, remove limbs from inside the tree's canopy that cross or hang too low, ) I need to get out there and do that,



not bad for harsh pruning[size:17pt] ^,, looks pretty good for Crepe 'Murder',,

and this is what happened because I didn't prune these at all this year,,



But I kinda sorta like it it covers up the whole brick side of the house,, tho it looks much neater and well groomed when pruned,, it's good for this year but this winter it will get pruned back hard again and all suckers removed as the Master gardener here says,, cuz they sure do and will put off a lot of suckers,, and they are hard to dig up too


Okayyyyyyyyy back to single flower pic's

I have a group of white petunia volunteers I wish the camera would have picked the center color up more,, it's more near a bright lime green,, as opposed to the yellow it shows,,















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Diane, I thought about you at 6:00 AM when I was out in the yard.

you should have called me Sheri I was outside watering,, We could have been outside together having a good morning chat!!

what time are you ladies outside watering??--(I am in the central time zone remember)---/ I too am often outside in the early A.M. watering plants----it is so lonely out there---phone company would be ever so nice.

4:30.....they start........
Before they go to work.

They told me.

Diane - I LOVE LOVE LOVE that tree that you pruned up - it has such a nice shape to it and the flowers are so very pretty! Great picture of the petunia too!

Here are some single bloom shots I took today.

First up... oranges and lemons gaillardia - gotta love it!


Orange zinnia - definitely a favorite of mine now and for next year.


Purple coneflower


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continued from above...

A hibiscus flower on a plant that I bought for my dad today at 50% off -
it's a little rough around the edges but there are many blooms yet to flower!


And a bloom on one of many butterfly bushes here

ladies your pictures are simply beautiful----it makes me so happy (and relaxed) to just sit here and look at them--thank you both.
Lynne:
I think your dad will love the hibiscus Lynne---and I love the Butterfly Bush--it is a great color.


I will not even comment on the quality of your gaillardia's or coneflowers-----I think you should enter a show

Lynne your oranges and lemons are awesome and love the hibiscus!! I'm sure am glad the deer hasn't gotten to them so you can enjoy them!


this is Spoon Fantasy Mums,,, they are really compact .