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Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 #273114 Apr 9th, 2009 at 05:11 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Show us Your Blooms "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #273182 Apr 9th, 2009 at 09:58 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC here are the azalea pictures that Darbi took yesterday. Pretty good for an almost 10 year old.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #273220 Apr 9th, 2009 at 01:30 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Those pictures are WONDERFUL!!!

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #273256 Apr 9th, 2009 at 05:14 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Sheri those Pictures are awesome!!!!!!! I Love them ! I may print them out and Frame them ~ seriously!!!!!!!!! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #273260 Apr 9th, 2009 at 05:53 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC I'll tell Darbi. She'll be tickled.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #273262 Apr 9th, 2009 at 05:56 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #273309 Apr 9th, 2009 at 07:52 PM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Gorgeous pictures Sheri!!! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Shirley4 #273316 Apr 9th, 2009 at 08:03 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Thank you Shirley. I sent her the comments.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #273395 Apr 10th, 2009 at 03:05 AM Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia stevie_g stevie_g Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia Great photos there by Darbi! Angelblossom, I'm glad you didn't dig out that confetti rose. What a beauty! Eternity

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 stevie_g #273468 Apr 10th, 2009 at 04:31 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #273470 Apr 10th, 2009 at 04:39 PM Joined: May 2005 Posts: 749 Penna cinta cinta Joined: May 2005 Posts: 749 Penna Beautiful!!! Darbi looks like she has photographer genes. Do what you can where you are with what you have. http://www.flickr.com/photos/audwoman/

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #273559 Apr 11th, 2009 at 05:26 AM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Originally Posted by Bestofour A beautiful picture, Sheri! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #273560 Apr 11th, 2009 at 05:28 AM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Originally Posted by angelblossom Sheri those Pictures are awesome!!!!!!! I Love them ! I may print them out and Frame them ~ seriously!!!!!!!!! Diane, that WOULD make a beautiful series of three on a wall!!! Good idea! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Shirley4 #273779 Apr 11th, 2009 at 07:23 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC 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.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #273790 Apr 11th, 2009 at 07:35 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 256 Kingston, Ontario neko nomad Member neko nomad Member Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 256 Kingston, Ontario Our crocuses are blooming now. They're oh such a welcome sight at this time of year. (click photo to enlarge) Gardening gets under way here the middle of May.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #273807 Apr 11th, 2009 at 09:08 PM Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia stevie_g stevie_g Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia Originally Posted by Bestofour Sheri, is this a hibiscus? We have one, but it's orange/pink; it's not as pretty as your one. Eternity

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 neko nomad #273809 Apr 11th, 2009 at 09:13 PM Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia stevie_g stevie_g Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia Originally Posted by neko nomad Our crocuses are blooming now. They're oh such a welcome sight at this time of year. (click photo to enlarge) Gardening gets under way here the middle of May. Hi, nomad, good to see spring is under way. What are your night-time temps. now? Do you use a green house? Eternity

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 stevie_g #273911 Apr 12th, 2009 at 12:27 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas 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! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #273912 Apr 12th, 2009 at 12:29 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY 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!

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #273949 Apr 12th, 2009 at 02:16 PM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA You have so many beautiful flowers Diane!! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Shirley4 #274012 Apr 12th, 2009 at 05:39 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC 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.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #274239 Apr 13th, 2009 at 02:57 PM Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia stevie_g stevie_g Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia 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. Eternity

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 stevie_g #274242 Apr 13th, 2009 at 03:18 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC 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.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #274321 Apr 14th, 2009 at 02:01 AM Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia stevie_g stevie_g Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia 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? Eternity

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 stevie_g #274628 Apr 15th, 2009 at 09:03 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC 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

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #274656 Apr 16th, 2009 at 04:21 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas 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! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #274660 Apr 16th, 2009 at 05:13 AM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,845 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,845 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri 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. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 JunieGirl #274678 Apr 16th, 2009 at 06:28 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY 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!

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #274691 Apr 16th, 2009 at 08:31 AM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA 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!!!!!! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Shirley4 #274704 Apr 16th, 2009 at 09:10 AM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,805 Canada - zone 2b Rosepetal Rosepetal Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,805 Canada - zone 2b 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? Kindness is a language the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Rosepetal #274720 Apr 16th, 2009 at 10:06 AM Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,621 The emerald city chermoni Ballard Beaver! chermoni Ballard Beaver! Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,621 The emerald city 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! Plant smiles, grow giggles, harvest love.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Rosepetal #274741 Apr 16th, 2009 at 12:49 PM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada kennyso The Man kennyso The Man Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada Originally Posted by Rosepetal 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? 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! Helping the world one seed at a time When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. Mary Ann LaPensee

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 kennyso #274810 Apr 16th, 2009 at 07:35 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas 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 "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #274832 Apr 16th, 2009 at 08:20 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY 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!

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #274834 Apr 16th, 2009 at 08:26 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,845 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,845 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri Your court yard buttercream Argyranthemum is beautiful, Diane------simply beautiful !!!!! ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 JunieGirl #274900 Apr 17th, 2009 at 05:30 AM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Oh wow! The court yard buttercream Argyranthemum frutescens are so pretty! I too like all the little flowers in the center! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Shirley4 #274901 Apr 17th, 2009 at 05:33 AM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA 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 Virginia!"

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Shirley4 #275031 Apr 17th, 2009 at 07:11 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY 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.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #275032 Apr 17th, 2009 at 07:14 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,845 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,845 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri very pretty photos Lynne--and I love the color of your tulips ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 JunieGirl #275037 Apr 17th, 2009 at 07:24 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC ditto on the color of tulips. I have hyacinths on my kitchen table right now. The smell is wonderful.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #275052 Apr 17th, 2009 at 07:47 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas 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! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #275099 Apr 18th, 2009 at 05:26 AM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Thanks Diane. Lynne, your flowers are so pretty. I love the hyacinths. "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Shirley4 #275160 Apr 18th, 2009 at 12:20 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Plants and flowers are coming up and blooming around the tree,, "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #275213 Apr 18th, 2009 at 03:54 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY That is so very pretty Diane - so bright and yet delicate looking.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #275230 Apr 18th, 2009 at 05:11 PM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA What a pretty spot that is!! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Shirley4 #275263 Apr 18th, 2009 at 06:58 PM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 hisgal2 HandyMa'am hisgal2 HandyMa'am Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 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.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 hisgal2 #275267 Apr 18th, 2009 at 07:06 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas 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! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 hisgal2 #275269 Apr 18th, 2009 at 07:08 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,845 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,845 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri 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 ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #275270 Apr 18th, 2009 at 07:10 PM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 hisgal2 HandyMa'am hisgal2 HandyMa'am Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 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)???

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 JunieGirl #275271 Apr 18th, 2009 at 07:10 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC never had luck with bleeding hearts either. So pretty.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #275273 Apr 18th, 2009 at 07:16 PM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 hisgal2 HandyMa'am hisgal2 HandyMa'am Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 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!

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 hisgal2 #275316 Apr 18th, 2009 at 09:47 PM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada kennyso The Man kennyso The Man Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada 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 Helping the world one seed at a time When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. Mary Ann LaPensee

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 kennyso #275408 Apr 19th, 2009 at 10:53 AM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 hisgal2 HandyMa'am hisgal2 HandyMa'am Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 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!

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 hisgal2 #275416 Apr 19th, 2009 at 11:29 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC 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.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #275418 Apr 19th, 2009 at 11:31 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC 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.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #275431 Apr 19th, 2009 at 12:09 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY 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!

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #275437 Apr 19th, 2009 at 12:26 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas 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, "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #275468 Apr 19th, 2009 at 02:07 PM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA 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!!! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Shirley4 #275470 Apr 19th, 2009 at 02:11 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas 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. "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #275471 Apr 19th, 2009 at 02:14 PM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Thanks!! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Shirley4 #275477 Apr 19th, 2009 at 02:38 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas 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! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #275486 Apr 19th, 2009 at 03:24 PM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Those colors are pretty! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Shirley4 #275488 Apr 19th, 2009 at 03:34 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY 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!!!

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #275509 Apr 19th, 2009 at 05:26 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC I love the name of it Diane. It's pretty.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 hisgal2 #275554 Apr 19th, 2009 at 07:52 PM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada kennyso The Man kennyso The Man Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada Originally Posted by hisgal2 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! 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) Helping the world one seed at a time When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. Mary Ann LaPensee

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #276208 Apr 23rd, 2009 at 12:41 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Originally Posted by Bestofour I love the name of it Diane. It's pretty. 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 "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #276603 Apr 25th, 2009 at 09:48 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC that blue flower, which is really more purple is ajuga. My jasmine is yellow. Is yours white? Does it smell sweet?

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #276761 Apr 25th, 2009 at 06:32 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY 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

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #276771 Apr 25th, 2009 at 06:39 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas 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! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #276790 Apr 25th, 2009 at 06:48 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY 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!!!

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #276793 Apr 25th, 2009 at 06:49 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Ohhhhhhhhhh very very Nice!!!!!!! Did I see sedum in the first Picture? "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #276794 Apr 25th, 2009 at 06:51 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Yep - there is a mound of sedum autumn joy behind those tulips.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #276797 Apr 25th, 2009 at 06:54 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas I thought that looked familiar :wink: "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #276816 Apr 25th, 2009 at 07:35 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC 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?

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #276822 Apr 25th, 2009 at 07:41 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Originally Posted by Bestofour 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.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #276839 Apr 25th, 2009 at 08:05 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC maybe I made it up.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #276840 Apr 25th, 2009 at 08:08 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas That was Bill last year with the bull dozer remember?? is that what you're thinking of Sheri? "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #276843 Apr 25th, 2009 at 08:22 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC 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.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #276851 Apr 26th, 2009 at 01:35 AM Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia stevie_g stevie_g Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia Originally Posted by plants 'n pots 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!!! Wow! They are so beautiful. I'm planting some bulbs soon. Eternity

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 stevie_g #276860 Apr 26th, 2009 at 05:51 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania 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...... PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 dodge #276867 Apr 26th, 2009 at 06:55 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Thanks everyone! My yellow are starting to open now too - I will take a picture when I go out in a few minutes to plant my oranges and lemons gaillardias. Dodge - I don't do bright red flowers, but I do have yellow tulips behind some purple. And you are right... each year I keep adding more and more - it's so uplifting to the spirit to see these first blooms of the season! Stevie - can't wait to see yours bloom when it's spring there!

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #276870 Apr 26th, 2009 at 07:11 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 dodge #276944 Apr 26th, 2009 at 01:13 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,845 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,845 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri Lynne: I saw this post last night---sorry I did not comment earlier----your flowers are soo beautiful indeed----they make me want to have some here--perhaps I will be able to plant some tulips in my small bed in the front this fall--- ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 JunieGirl #277043 Apr 26th, 2009 at 05:20 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC this is my white area

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #277047 Apr 26th, 2009 at 05:22 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC I think this holly bush was hurt during the drought. Do you think it will recover if we have rain?

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #277049 Apr 26th, 2009 at 05:23 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC yuck

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #277057 Apr 26th, 2009 at 05:27 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania I love the whities parade there. Thats a cool way to keep the weeds out. Holly Bush that tall? I used to own some and pulled them all out. You have to have a boy and girl to get berries here.. b Good work Diane. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 dodge #277076 Apr 26th, 2009 at 05:54 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Sheri I love the White area,, I always think about doing seperate colors BUT It always turns out to be a splash of colors,, I see you have jack mandii blooming too,, dang You let that holly Bush get HUGE I keep mine trimmed like a hedge I once let it get that big But wasps were in there,, but to answer your question the rain coming will freshen it up real nice! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #277145 Apr 27th, 2009 at 07:37 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC do you think I need to replace that holly. I'm not sure what kind it is but the trunk of it is huge. It was there when we moved in. The ones we planted don't have such big trunks. My white clematis is supposed to be blooming on the fence in the white area but as you know it's on the ground.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #277164 Apr 27th, 2009 at 08:49 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Sheri I think I would take both Hollys out.. Too overgrown and hides the pretty house. No road appeal.. hgtv would say.. Too tall . b PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 dodge #277224 Apr 27th, 2009 at 02:28 PM Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia stevie_g stevie_g Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia I think that would be my approach as well. When we bought our house, there were a lot of things that had been let go. I tried pruning them right back, but they were just woody and didn't want to put out any new growth. In the end I just took them out and started again. Having said that, we had a large eucalyptus cut off right at base level, and the arborist even poisoned it. He said it wouldn't come back, but it sent out a whole lot of beautiful blue-green shoots, and now I keep it pruned as a bush (it's meant to be a huge tree). So you could try pruning it at base level and seeing if it comes back. Eternity

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 stevie_g #277236 Apr 27th, 2009 at 04:00 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Steve That is a clever idea. If one can keep them under control like that , good idea. Makes life easier. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #277237 Apr 27th, 2009 at 04:08 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,845 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,845 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri Originally Posted by Bestofour this is my white area Sheri--I love all of your white flowers---it make such a dramatic statement--- ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 JunieGirl #277261 Apr 27th, 2009 at 06:05 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas I Like the fence behind it,, I think it makes a statement too! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #277318 Apr 28th, 2009 at 05:43 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Angelb Your so mindful of everything.. MY idea as well. I am hunting a new one and no where to be found.. HD asked why I had that....I said I like it .LOL shows off. You were on it right away.. Thanks all PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 dodge #277326 Apr 28th, 2009 at 07:34 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Here are some more tulips brightening up my yard today. Pink in front of the pond Yellow in the driveway garden Yellow/orange around the white birch tree in the front of the house And up by the driveway again

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #277327 Apr 28th, 2009 at 07:41 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY And some pink hyacinths to add a bit of a different color to the yard!

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #277334 Apr 28th, 2009 at 08:48 AM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,845 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,845 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri Lynne: Your flowers are so bright and cheery!!! I love them---and I esp love the pink hyacinths.--- ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #277382 Apr 28th, 2009 at 02:40 PM Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia stevie_g stevie_g Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia Thanks for sharing the photos of your beautiful garden, Lynne. I love the pink tulips. Eternity

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 stevie_g #277383 Apr 28th, 2009 at 02:43 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Thanks Carol and Stevie! My first batch of tulips have now lost their flower petals, but I still have 2 batches that haven't bloomed yet, and the others that are still in bloom. I'm glad the different types are blooming at slightly different times so the bloom time lasts a bit longer. It's funny but the last batch to bloom was the first one I planted a few years ago!

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #277386 Apr 28th, 2009 at 03:34 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Very very very nice flowers.. It is raining now here at 6:47 PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 dodge #277391 Apr 28th, 2009 at 04:32 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Very Pretty,,, Lynne I love the pink hyacinths "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 angelblossom #277392 Apr 28th, 2009 at 05:12 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC boy Lynne, your pictures are very clear and the colors so pretty. No weeds!!!

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #277406 Apr 28th, 2009 at 06:19 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Thanks everyone! And thanks Sheri but I do pull weeds every time I am out there. There are a LOT of seedlings about to grow bigger and I am guessing that they are all weeds unfortunately! Here are a few more blooms in my yard today. Ajuga along the pond waterfall A few forget me nots - so hard to photograph the color!

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #277408 Apr 28th, 2009 at 06:25 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,845 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,845 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri simply beautiful, Lynne----if that is Ajuga it is pretty---My MIL & FIL landscaped their house & then messed it all up and planted ajuga all over in it---and it spread like wild fire and messed up the landscaping-----but in all the years I did not ever see it flower so pretty--- question: are the forget me nots really such a pretty aqua??? ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 JunieGirl #277411 Apr 28th, 2009 at 06:28 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Yep Carol -it's absolutely ajuga. I have always seen it bloom like this, but I just planted this patch last fall. And I am actually hoping it WILL spread like wildfire because I need more plants to cover the waterfall hill so it stops erroding in the heavy rains. That said... I, too, have seen lawns that have been taken over with it, and it's not so pretty. I will never plant it near a lawn for just that reason, but again, I am hoping it will help with my hill problem. As for the forget me nots... they are actually more of a pale baby blue, but as I said, I can't ever seem to get a true picture of that color.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #277414 Apr 28th, 2009 at 06:30 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,845 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,845 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri thanks about the aguga lesson---and pale blue would be nice---and I do not know anyone who gets a true blue with their camera----so not to worry--- again thanks ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 JunieGirl #277415 Apr 28th, 2009 at 06:34 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC are the ajuga leaves varigated? Mine aren't. do you have a side view of the forget me nots? I think they are growing at one of my schools.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 Bestofour #277418 Apr 28th, 2009 at 06:40 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Sheri - the reason I bought those ajuga was because they were variegated - the leaves turn a purple, white, green - they are just now growing out in all the warm weather we've had the past week. I have seen the solid green variety, but I thought this had more interest. I don't have a side view of the forget me nots, but I can try to take one tomorrow if we don't get rain - it has cooled down quite a bit tonight and is very windy too.

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #277421 Apr 28th, 2009 at 06:50 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas I love the aguga.. I saw that at home depot today and didn't know what it was ,,,,, But now that I've see it,, First time I've seen anyone grow forget me nots too And I've never seen there anywhere here is the color as blue as it looks in the pic Lynne??? Closing this one and starting a new one!!!!!!!!! You can answer me over there "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 plants 'n pots #277438 Apr 28th, 2009 at 07:31 PM Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia stevie_g stevie_g Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia Originally Posted by plants 'n pots Thanks Carol and Stevie! My first batch of tulips have now lost their flower petals, but I still have 2 batches that haven't bloomed yet, and the others that are still in bloom. I'm glad the different types are blooming at slightly different times so the bloom time lasts a bit longer. It's funny but the last batch to bloom was the first one I planted a few years ago! Do you leave your bulbs in all the time, and do they multiply? Eternity

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 stevie_g #277510 Apr 29th, 2009 at 09:07 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania My red tulips yesterday.. I dont lift mine..Dont know if one should of shouldnt. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Blooming fine 2009~~ #3 dodge #277511 Apr 29th, 2009 at 09:56 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Let's take this over to the new thread ok? This one went way over 100 posts! --------------------------------CLOSED!!!--------------------------------------