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

Very Pretty Lynne I'm sooooo glad you're seeing color and the sun is shining,,!

Shirley to answer your question,,,,, Sometime I sprinkle them here and there while other times I group them! Depends on my mood!

Thanks Diane.

Lynne, your flowers are so pretty. I love the hyacinths.

Plants and flowers are coming up and blooming around the tree,,

That is so very pretty Diane - so bright and yet delicate looking.

What a pretty spot that is!!

I'm soo excited....I can FINALLY post in this thread! Today while I was in the garden, I noticed that the bleeding hearts have bloomed. I do have questions about it tho....do I ask them here or in the shade gardening area??? Here's a couple pictures....I was surprised that they started to bloom since they are still putting their leaves out which you can see in the picture.

WOWWWWWWWWWWW That's Great! I want them so badly here I've tried and tried,, I may get a bloom or two But that's itll Even in the shade it too hot here ,, I Love those Jenn!

Diane: Simply beautiful area around your tree--I bet your yard is one beautiful place. I love seeing your photos.

Jenn very nice bleeding heart you have there---I am so happy for you

Well, that's my question about them. I know they are shade lovers but I have like 7 or 8 of them (more if you count all of the babies) and they are all in full sun....they get more than 10 hours of sun and one of them has started to yellow on some of the leaves. I think they did soo well where they are because there were two rhodies that were like 9 feet tall (no lie!!) that were shading them. Do I leave them where they are and just see what happens or do I dig them up and put them in the front bed where it is mostly shade (about 4 hours of direct sun a day)???

never had luck with bleeding hearts either. So pretty.

I love them. My Nanna had alot of them and they must have been very old because they were huge. I used to pick the hearts off of them and float them in the water barrel....she used to HATE that!

bleeding hearts will go dormant once it gets too hot. it's more of the sun making it hot, than the sun sunburning it...it sounds kinda strange. I'm willing to bet when the rodhies leaf out, it'll provide enough shade. The more sun they get and the higher the temps, the sooner them yellow and go dormant

Kenny, I went all chainsaw massacre on the rhodies later in the summer last year....they will most likely not leaf out much at all this spring/summer. There are also quite a few that have no shelter from the sun/heat at all. Last night I went out and looked at them again....counted all of them. There are 15 plants in total (larger ones and babies). Is it possible to transplant them before they get much larger? They are gaining probably a good 2-3" daily and I don't want to have to move huge ones!

here is my pitiful clematis again. It has rooted to the ground. The wind kept blowing it off the fence before it could twine around tight. Lots of blooms and buds though.

this dianthus is in a pot and comes back every year.




Jenn, one time we had a man working in our yard and he cut our rhodos to the ground almost. I nearly had a fit but the next year they were as pretty as ever, only not as big.

Sheri - your irises are sooooooooooooo pretty!!!
I can't grow them here - the deer like them too much!

And your clematis looks so crisp and clean! Nice pictures!

Oh WOW Sheri nice ~ Very Nice group of Iris's!
Heyyyyyyyy your clematis aren't pitiful They are healthy and beautiful
Get a couple of Thin sticks and place them in the ground behind your clematis. make sure there is a "Y" on the upper part of the sticks and wrap the tendril's around the sick and lock it on the "Y" part so it can't fall back down,, it will then reach for the fence to connect with or use some Chicken wire attached to the fence to get it going, up, :wink:

I have dianthus in a pot that has been coming back for 4 years now, But every spring I thin it out so it doesn't choke it's self out,

Thanks for this Diane:.."I have dianthus in a pot that has been coming back for 4 years now, But every spring I thin it out so it doesn't choke it's self out,"....Since I have six pots of six different kinds I will try to keep them this time. The pot full I had last year was beautiful, but when they were through...I threw them out!! ..I didn't know!!!

Shirley,,, I dead head and drop the dead heads right back onto the soil. as I dead head I get more blooms because deadheading gives new growth more energy,,.. I personally believe The seeds from the dead head germinate which makes my potted dianthus fuller each year.It never dies back all the way there is always green even in the winter because our winters are so mild, tho I do place leaves on top of my pot when it's too cold out.

Thanks!!

This is the carnival confetti tree rose I Almost dug up and threw out because it didn't bloom at all last year,, but it sure is this year!

Those colors are pretty!

I am sooooooooo glad you didn't dig that up and throw it away!!!
Next time you have that feeling would you throw it my way??? :wink:

VERY pretty!!!

I love the name of it Diane. It's pretty.

You can move the dicentra, but try to move them in a clump of dirt rather than digging out just the plant. They'll adjust better because they won't have to send out new roots, and you'll damage less roots. If it makes it sound clearer: dig a hole where you want the plant to go, then go dig around the plant and move the shovelful dirt, plant and all to hole you dug where you want to transplant it. Dicnetra roots are really brittle, and if they snap off now, it'll set them back a bit (especially since they're leafing out and budding)

Thanks Sheri,, Lynne IF I could I would Dig it up( rose tree) and send to you. I wish I would have planted it in a different area years ago,, I may still Move it

Sheri What is the blue flower in your picture?? I love that!

Here are my clematis growing like crazy this spring!




jasmine has gotten huge and starting to cover up the roses and purple spoon osterpermum's in full bloom now and smells wonderful

that blue flower, which is really more purple is ajuga.

My jasmine is yellow. Is yours white? Does it smell sweet?

Ohhhhhhhhhh I am so jealous of your jasmine!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE that fragrance!!! And your clemtis is wonderful too - mine just stay small with a few flowers each year.

Here are some white daffodils down by the rock wall.




And yellow ones still in bloom

OH I love the White ones Lynne ,, They look so fresh and crisp standing in front of the rock wall!,, Omg I'm glad flowers are blooming for you,, it will make things so much brighter


Yes Sheri mine are white star jasmine and it smells sweet but not too strong!

Thanks Diane! I have lots of tulips blooming too and they just make me happy!
Their bright colors brighten up my whole day!

by the front door


Up by the mailbox


Inside a tulip


And more to come!!!

Ohhhhhhhhhh very very Nice!!!!!!! Did I see sedum in the first Picture?

Yep - there is a mound of sedum autumn joy behind those tulips.

I thought that looked familiar :wink:

Lynne, very pretty. What is that between the sedum and the tulips?

When you mentioned rocks it made me think of whomever it was a while back who was landscaping with big rocks. Do you remember who that was?

Sheri - that is a malibu light between the 2 plants.

Sorry - I don't remember who had the big rocks.

maybe I made it up.

That was Bill last year with the bull dozer remember?? is that what you're thinking of Sheri?

nope. Not Bill. It is a woman who used rocks to do tiered areas in her yard. I might have read it or seen it on TV. I get my places confused sometimes.

Wow! They are so beautiful. I'm planting some bulbs soon.

Very very nice Steve,

I agree 100%

I have only 3 open now , but many will follow...... Keep adding to the the fall bulb planting an spring will lead the way..

I love red tulips and yellow......