A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall Gardener's Chat Blooming fine 2009~~ #3

Show us Your Blooms

here are the azalea pictures that Darbi took yesterday. Pretty good for an almost 10 year old.

Those pictures are WONDERFUL!!!

Sheri those Pictures are awesome!!!!!!! I Love them ! I may print them out and Frame them ~ seriously!!!!!!!!!

I'll tell Darbi. She'll be tickled.

Gorgeous pictures Sheri!!!

Thank you Shirley. I sent her the comments.

Great photos there by Darbi!

Angelblossom, I'm glad you didn't dig out that confetti rose. What a beauty!

Beautiful!!! Darbi looks like she has photographer genes.

A beautiful picture, Sheri!

Diane, that WOULD make a beautiful series of three on a wall!!! Good idea!

my clematis is a midget this year. It's not growing up like the vine it's supposed to be. It's not tall enough to be off the top of the ground.

Our crocuses are blooming now. They're oh
such a welcome sight at this time of year.


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Gardening gets under way here the middle of May.

Sheri, is this a hibiscus?

We have one, but it's orange/pink; it's not as pretty as your one.

Hi, nomad, good to see spring is under way. What are your night-time temps. now? Do you use a green house?

Neko.. Good to see you here in Blooming Fine! I'm thrilled for you your crocus's are blooming,, Yippe Like Stevie said your Spring is Underway

The lavender by the Willy village got huge over winter It never did die back nor stop growing it is now so big it's growing outward on the yard


when I'm on this side of the yard,, ( Willy Village side) it smells soooo good with the lavender roses and Snapdragons in bloom,, It's a nice blend of scents going on!

Your lavendar looks so nice and healthy Diane! Though it's one of the scents that gives me a headache so I can't grow it even though it is such a pretty plant! I bet it smells nice for you with the roses and snapdragons - I LOVE those 2 smells!

You have so many beautiful flowers Diane!!

stevie g. that's a rhododendron.

neko, I like that straight pathway. It made me realize I don't always have to curve everything. We may use your idea.


Diane, you're yard is beautiful. I have lavendar too and everyone talks about the fragrance but for some reason it's not strong to me.

Oh, I see. I don't have any of those, but they are beautiful. Are they easy to grow, because I like easy things. Our daphne died, and I was treating it so nicely. Quite disappointing; don't think I'll try that one again.

I've planted daphne a doras before and their life span for me is 3 years. They're so picky.

Rhodos love the shade. Other than that they're easy.

If you got some flowers from the Daphnes, I think you did well. Quite a few people here seem to have tried them, without success. My neighbours, who are retired, and can grow just about anything, have pretty much given up on Daphnes.

Shade, we have plenty of that. So we could probably grow some rhodos. Just need a bit of space! Do they have a scent?

the daphnes smelled great and bloomed here in February. It's a great plant even if they don't live too long.

the rhodos don't have a scent.

but sure are pretty

Very Pretty Sheri!,,


Pincushion plant has bloomed,,



pineapple sage has come back and bloomed,,,,, You can see it has just started to come back,, there is still the old stems from last fall there,, I can't believe it's bloomed already!


sweet william * seeds from Cedar Hill ,, Bus stop area!*
It seems like it took for ever for this to grow and Bloom!

very pretty Diane---
I love that you got the seeds from Cedar Hill, and they are coming up beautifully--but I muat say I love the pincushion plant much!!!--perhaps it is the color.

WOW Diane!

It's great that your pineapple sage is blooming already! The reason I stopped growing it, is that it only blooms here at the very end of the season. And the reason I planted it in the first place is that hummingbirds are supposed to love it, but by the time mine bloomed (2 years in a row) all the hummers were gone for that year!

Well Diane, I can see with my own eyes now, that there is a difference between Dianthas and Sweet William.

I thought the one you brought back from CH was that pale pink/white one that was in Cindy's garden...or just past there? Where some fairy statues were?

Anyway your photos are beautiful, as always!!!!!!

Ladies what beautiful colors at this time of the year, especially nice to see from my part of the world. We're still in winter/spring mode around here, my perennials are just starting to show some of their leaves.

I have a question for anyone....what's the difference between dianthus perennial and dianthus annual. Oh I know one comes every year but doesn't that happen with the annual one too at times...it will come back next year?

My bulbs are all blooming now. A little late this year but after the winter we had I don't blame them. I finally got outside yesterday. 5 1/2 hours of mostly weeding and I'm still not quite done yet. But, it does look much better and now the spring blooms are no longer over shadowed by last years dead stalks. I have 2 more of my daffodils this year, my red tulips are blooming as are my hot pink ones. Everything has buds and it won't be long now. Also, I discovered that my stargazer lilies are starting to poke up out of the ground. Now I just need to plant my seeds. I was afraid to do that before since we kept getting cold and then it snowed on April 1st. Last year we got an April snow and it killed the little sproutlings I had growing so this year I decided to wait a bit and make sure mother nature was going to start behaving before planting my seeds.

Diane, I love that pincushion plant! Beautiful blooms you have already!

If the annual one came back, it's most likely that it reseeded itself and it grew from seeds that fell in the fall


My tulips are showing red now, and I can clearly see the layers on my double tulip buds. It won't be long now!

I'm glad you're seeing signs of spring Kenny!
rose petal ; all my dianthus come back,, When I dead head I just drop the dead heads around the base of the plant so It will re seed,, But my original plant never dies back all the way either,, because of the zone I'm in 8a,,

these are court yard buttercream Argyranthemum frutescens
Argyranthemum is often mistaken for or offered as Chrysanthemum. It is a great plant in containers where it isn't hardy. Will survive in zones 7-11 Full sun


I love how the center is a mass of tubular tiny blooms



nicotina Lime and other colors

That buttercream plant is gorgeous Diane! At first I thought it looked like a friend egg, but when I read about the tubular middle and looked closer, it reminds me of the fanfare gaillardia. Very pretty!

Your court yard buttercream Argyranthemum is beautiful, Diane------simply beautiful !!!!!

Oh wow! The court yard buttercream Argyranthemum frutescens are so pretty!

I too like all the little flowers in the center!

Diane, when you plant your various wonders, do you plant just 2, 3 or 4 plants together or near each other......or, do you have like a "bunch" of each kind, either in a bed or sprinkled here and there? Do you know what I mean?

I love this little grouping of hyacinths - I think they are so cheerful after a long winter.



My tulips are finally starting to bloom.
These are such a pretty and vibrant color, and it's difficult to get a good picture because they are so bright.

very pretty photos Lynne--and I love the color of your tulips

ditto on the color of tulips. I have hyacinths on my kitchen table right now. The smell is wonderful.