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Blooming Fine 2009 #5 #280683 May 17th, 2009 at 04:05 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #280685 May 17th, 2009 at 04:09 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #280686 May 17th, 2009 at 04:13 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC this little plant has been in this pot for 4 years. It comes back every year rain or drought.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #280783 May 18th, 2009 at 02:38 PM Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia stevie_g stevie_g Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia Your garden is looking sensational, Sheri! Thanks for sharing the photos. Eternity

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 stevie_g #280863 May 18th, 2009 at 08:42 PM Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,621 The emerald city chermoni Ballard Beaver! chermoni Ballard Beaver! Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,621 The emerald city I especially like those orange lilies, but all of your garden is beautiful! Plant smiles, grow giggles, harvest love.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 stevie_g #280880 May 19th, 2009 at 03:55 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Originally Posted by stevie_g Your garden is looking sensational, Sheri! Thanks for sharing the photos. yes it is! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #280988 May 19th, 2009 at 06:29 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas First Zinnia this year First datura Mystery is,, Penstemon bearded tongue huskier red,, Now that it has bloomed it was a lot easier to look up correct name "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #280998 May 19th, 2009 at 07:28 PM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Pretty flowers!!! I beat you in the Zinnias!! That's your first bloom?? I have six blooming!!! Yay!!! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Shirley4 #281002 May 19th, 2009 at 07:37 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas I more happy for your 6 blooming in your apt then My 1 in the garden "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #281004 May 19th, 2009 at 07:48 PM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Shirley4 #281032 May 20th, 2009 at 04:47 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC That is amazing Shirley. My zinnias are barely up. You must get the exact amount of sunlight.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #281056 May 20th, 2009 at 06:35 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 Here is what is blooming in my flower beds so far--well there is the weeds-- Here is my Anemone Annebella---it is supposed to be RED--- flowers-5-14-09001.jpg" alt="[Linked Image]" class="post-image" style="height:auto!important;max-width:100%!important;"/> Below is my Evening Primrose---while it is pretty, I think most of it will get removed---it is far too invasive for where I was silly enough to plant it last year--- Last edited by JunieGirl; May 20th, 2009 at 06:38 AM. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 JunieGirl #281106 May 20th, 2009 at 02:40 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Anemone Annebella that's one of those things that it's fun to say.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #281108 May 20th, 2009 at 02:42 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Diane, why is that called huskier red? It looks white.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #281133 May 20th, 2009 at 07:45 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Sheri I think maybe because the stem it blooms from is a deep deep red,, I really don't know that's a guess "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #281201 May 21st, 2009 at 01:24 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC pretty whatever the reason. gardenias smell good

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #281204 May 21st, 2009 at 01:28 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, Sheri---- ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 JunieGirl #281260 May 21st, 2009 at 07:09 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 Very nice, Sheri! I wish I could grow gardenias outdoors - they smell soooooooo good! They always get spider mites indoors, so I haven't had any for a couple of years now. Here is my clematis today - lots more blooms than previous years.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 plants 'n pots #281399 May 22nd, 2009 at 01:45 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC is it really that color? Gorgeous.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #282184 May 27th, 2009 at 02:24 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC this has always been a white azalea. this is the bloom on the butterfly bush that Cindy sent years ago.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #282193 May 27th, 2009 at 02:40 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 beautiful color of flower on the butterfly bush!! And what, pray tell, is a pink flower doing on a white azalea bush?! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Shirley4 #282205 May 27th, 2009 at 03:23 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC I don't know Shirley. At first I thought it had blown in from somewhere but nope, it's growing there.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #282207 May 27th, 2009 at 03:26 PM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA I never knew before that a plant could do that. But it's great! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Shirley4 #282255 May 27th, 2009 at 07:42 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Beautiful clematis Lynne! I guess I'm going to have to get me an azalea plant Sheri those are gorgeous ! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #282290 May 28th, 2009 at 04:08 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas early morning canna I let this grow from bird seed,, Just to see what I would get,, I have several of these growing around the feeders and surrounding areas, I've pulled several as well,, Fox glove from cedar Hill,, It didn't get very tall at all But it Bloomed! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #282293 May 28th, 2009 at 04:13 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas continued from above peaches and cream dbl bloom begonia "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #282415 May 28th, 2009 at 06:02 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Originally Posted by angelblossom Beautiful clematis Lynne! I guess I'm going to have to get me an azalea plant Sheri those are gorgeous ! Diane, I think they're pretty when they're blooming but after that they're sort of ugly. If they weren't so hardy I wouldn't plant one and some of them were already here so I left them.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #282416 May 28th, 2009 at 06:03 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC I love foxglove. And I've never seen such a beautiful begonia.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #282424 May 28th, 2009 at 07:01 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 Gorgeous Diane!

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 plants 'n pots #282440 May 28th, 2009 at 08:00 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 plants 'n pots Gorgeous Diane! what can I say other than "Lynne is right"!!!!! ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 JunieGirl #282460 May 29th, 2009 at 04:45 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Thanks Friends,, Here is a very very close up of a Jewels of Opar. The blooms are so tiny But when grown in a mass it looks awesome,, They are just starting to bloom! TK sent me these seeds 4 years ago,, and they just keep coming back! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #282469 May 29th, 2009 at 05:24 AM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA That is so pretty.....well named as they do look like little jewels!! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Shirley4 #282471 May 29th, 2009 at 05:25 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC I can't see it. No posting while I'm at work.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #282472 May 29th, 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 Diane, you got an awesome close up on that one flower on your begonia! That whole plant looks like a bouquet of roses!!! I wish the really true color of that peach would show in photos....it is such a beautiful peach!! And I was so glad that Canna opened the morning I left!!! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Shirley4 #282473 May 29th, 2009 at 05:28 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC now shirley, you're just rubbing it in.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #282558 May 29th, 2009 at 01:08 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC this lilly is gigantic this year. I guess cutting down some trees opened it up to the sun. I don't like it this big and I don't much like the color either. love the shastas pink azalea

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #282559 May 29th, 2009 at 01:09 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Diane the Jewels of Opar is so dainty. If you ever get seeds.... But that begonia is the prettiest thing ever.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #282560 May 29th, 2009 at 01:10 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC is this a Mexican sunflower? I've got a whole row in the strawberry patch.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #282647 May 29th, 2009 at 05:25 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 Very pretty flowers ladies.... Sheri: I love the color of your gigantic lily--but yes it is rather large and then I love the Azalea too!!!-- Diane, that IS a delicate looking flower----and I love the color as well :wink: ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 JunieGirl #283672 May 31st, 2009 at 07:17 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,761 Merced,California emdeGardener2 emdeGardener2 Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,761 Merced,California I have some Hollyhocks blooming.I wish I could take a picture, but I can't find my camera. Waiting for fall...

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 emdeGardener2 #283705 Jun 1st, 2009 at 04:27 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC look under the bed

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #283949 Jun 2nd, 2009 at 06:34 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC this tiny cosmos is only about 2 inches high

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #283953 Jun 2nd, 2009 at 06:38 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 - are those rudbeckias? The pictures are so pretty!

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 plants 'n pots #283957 Jun 2nd, 2009 at 06:42 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC yes Lynne. I've got a yard full this year.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #283959 Jun 2nd, 2009 at 06:43 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Originally Posted by Bestofour Beautiful "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #284076 Jun 3rd, 2009 at 12:38 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 Some flowers in the rain today ranunculus - these are actually much brighter yellow, but this is the best job my broken camera would do. This is the "end of the driveway garden" in the rain. Some centaurea montana on the left, gaillardia oranges and lemons in the back, and orange calendula in front. The calendula is MUCH brighter orange than it looks - not yellow like that at all. I had accidentally dug up these gladiola bulbs early this spring and didn't have a garden to move them to. Carol suggested potting them up in a pot. They are doing very well so far, don't you think?

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 plants 'n pots #284079 Jun 3rd, 2009 at 01:06 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC the ranunculus look like they're made of paper. They're so pretty. Great about the 12 pounds.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 plants 'n pots #284080 Jun 3rd, 2009 at 01:10 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 flowers are beautiful, Lynne, simply beautiful!!!! it makes me envious--- esp the oranges & lemons--mine are about 4 inches high, if they are in fact O & L--- remember they ended up blooming burgundy last fall..... ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #284082 Jun 3rd, 2009 at 02:08 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 the ranunculus look like they're made of paper. They're so pretty. Great about the 12 pounds. Thanks Sheri! I wish you could see the ranunculus in person - they are so vivid! I have them on my deck so I can see them everytime I am at the kitchen table, or looking out the back windows. I have read that they are a short lived flowering plant here, but there are a few more buds still so I hope they last at least a little while longer. And thanks about the pounds - it's not easy but I am determined to do this!!! And thanks so much Carol! I hope your oranges and lemons bloom nicely for you this year - it's early still and I am glad your plants came back. As you know, mine did not and I had to buy all new ones this year.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 plants 'n pots #284119 Jun 3rd, 2009 at 06:18 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC bee on the lavendar red hot poker

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #284122 Jun 3rd, 2009 at 06:21 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC and here is my black snake. One of the front, one of the tail

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #284124 Jun 3rd, 2009 at 06:30 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 oooooooooooooh Sheri - keep him down there, 'K?!? I am envious of your red hot poker - I've tried growing it twice and it never survived.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 plants 'n pots #284128 Jun 3rd, 2009 at 06:52 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC it grows wild in our field Lynne. I didn't plant it.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 plants 'n pots #284130 Jun 3rd, 2009 at 06:54 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Originally Posted by plants 'n pots I am envious of your red hot poker - I've tried growing it twice and it never survived. Me too,, I even Bought one already started and it didn't make it! Lynne your flowers are gorgeous "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #284135 Jun 3rd, 2009 at 06:58 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC evidentially red hot poker likes poor soil, blazing sun all day, no watering or fertilizer because it is in our field. Nothing goes on in that field that nature doesn't provide.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #284152 Jun 3rd, 2009 at 08:22 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas okie dokie,, I'll give it another try In a place I can't get anything to grow "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #284183 Jun 4th, 2009 at 04:56 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Zinnias.... 1st Bloom on bleeding heart vine,, It was in a pot last year,, I thought maybe it had died. I started cutting back the old dead vines,, and cut into some green,, so i took it out of the pot and planted it in the back corner of the yard that gets enough shade under the crape myrtle,, it's now about a foot tall and starting to vine out again,, and bloom "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #284287 Jun 4th, 2009 at 06:22 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC loving the zinnias. Wonder if Cindy has planted zinnias again? Remember how she had such tall, thick ones in KY before? None even about to bloom here. Pretty bleeding heart.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #284581 Jun 6th, 2009 at 08:55 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 These were blooming yesterday in the rain. lilac lantana ornamental chives YEP - I still like my pink flowers, even though I've moved on to brighter colors for the pond gardens!

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 plants 'n pots #284599 Jun 6th, 2009 at 10:59 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 That Pond Chive is beautiful--not that the ohters aren'y. I have never seen a multicolored lantana before---that is very nice as well. if I had the ability and Rod would let me, I think the entire yard would be flower beds... ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 JunieGirl #284649 Jun 6th, 2009 at 06:17 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 JunieGirl That Pond Chive is beautiful--not that the ohters aren'y. I have never seen a multicolored lantana before---that is very nice as well. if I had the ability and Rod would let me, I think the entire yard would be flower beds... Carol - most of the lantana for sale around here is multi-colored. Not all in those colors, but most have around 3 colors to each flower head. I know what you mean about an entire yard of flower beds - I would too, if we didn't have such hard dirt and boulders to dig through!!!

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 plants 'n pots #284772 Jun 7th, 2009 at 02:46 PM 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 hostas started blooming. Plant smiles, grow giggles, harvest love.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 chermoni #284773 Jun 7th, 2009 at 02:50 PM Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,621 The emerald city chermoni Ballard Beaver! chermoni Ballard Beaver! Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,621 The emerald city Now that I know that works, here's some foxglove pics I took today. I was trying out the macro on my camera. Plant smiles, grow giggles, harvest love.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 chermoni #284778 Jun 7th, 2009 at 03:11 PM Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas cricket Fencer cricket Fencer Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas awesome! Cricket Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 cricket #284781 Jun 7th, 2009 at 03:22 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC beautiful Cheryl simply beautiful.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 cricket #284784 Jun 7th, 2009 at 03:28 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Love Foxgloves Great Picture!! Cheryl. My hosta's are blooming too, Carol all the latana's I've posted on here were multi colored I don't think I've seen a solid colored one, yet, Lynne your ornamental chives looks like my Pink sea thrift is it the same thing with a different name?? "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #284802 Jun 7th, 2009 at 05:56 PM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA All these flowers are so pretty!! Diane, you have soooo many zinnias just since I was there!! Very colorful too! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Shirley4 #284805 Jun 7th, 2009 at 06:34 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 Cheryl - that last picture is amazing!!! Diane - I do not think they are the same - my ornamental chives are in the allium family, and it says online that the pink sea thrifts are in the Plumbaginaceae family?

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 plants 'n pots #284807 Jun 7th, 2009 at 06:48 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Originally Posted by plants 'n pots Diane - I do not think they are the same - my ornamental chives are in the allium family, and it says online that the pink sea thrifts are in the Plumbaginaceae family? Ohhhhhhhhhhhh Wow they sure look a lot alike,, "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #284841 Jun 7th, 2009 at 09:12 PM Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,621 The emerald city chermoni Ballard Beaver! chermoni Ballard Beaver! Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,621 The emerald city Thank you. I don't have as many different kinds of flowers as all of you but it's still fun to experiment with the camera and share. Plant smiles, grow giggles, harvest love.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 chermoni #284854 Jun 8th, 2009 at 04:49 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 it is funny how different areas have different flowers---around here all I have ever seen is the solid lantana----'funny'. you did a good job with the camera, Cheryl. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 JunieGirl #284856 Jun 8th, 2009 at 04:52 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC another thing I like about your pictures is that I can see them at work!!!!

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #284858 Jun 8th, 2009 at 04:57 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 Originally Posted by Bestofour another thing I like about your pictures is that I can see them at work!!!! \ good deal, Sheri ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 JunieGirl #284878 Jun 8th, 2009 at 06:47 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 Gold Flame honeysuckle - the hummingbirds LOVE it!!!

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 plants 'n pots #284978 Jun 8th, 2009 at 07:02 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas That is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!! Yes I yelled Beautiful!!!!!!!! I remember when you posted that either last year or the year before and have been looking for it to be posted again,, I LOVE that Honeysuckle! Here is My first lily of this season, and The coneflowers around the tree in the front yard grew extra tall this year,, They are usually only about 1/2 this height Wonder why that happened?? If you look close in the center of the closet bunch of cone flowers you can see buds,, that is usually their height of growth, I guesstimating these are close to 3 Ft tall. "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #284979 Jun 8th, 2009 at 07:06 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 need to hack it back this year - after it blooms - it has gotten very leggy and out of hand. I had wanted it to grow up onto the deck railing, and now that is has, it looks very unruly. That lily is very striking! I've never seen one with that kind of coloration before. My coneflowers grew to about 4 feet last summer. I think the older they get, the taller they get too. I won't know about this year, since they have been eaten to the ground more than once now, and are only bare sticks about 6 inches tall now.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #284993 Jun 8th, 2009 at 11:24 PM Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,621 The emerald city chermoni Ballard Beaver! chermoni Ballard Beaver! Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,621 The emerald city Originally Posted by Bestofour another thing I like about your pictures is that I can see them at work!!!! All of them or just the latest few? Curious about whether or not it's the image hosting site. Plant smiles, grow giggles, harvest love.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #284994 Jun 8th, 2009 at 11:26 PM Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,621 The emerald city chermoni Ballard Beaver! chermoni Ballard Beaver! Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,621 The emerald city Lynne, I don't think I've ever seen honeysuckle before, it's really neat looking. Diane, love the lilies. I need to get me some more lilies, they're kind of turning out to be my favorites. Plant smiles, grow giggles, harvest love.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 chermoni #285006 Jun 9th, 2009 at 04:46 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Originally Posted by chermoni Originally Posted by Bestofour another thing I like about your pictures is that I can see them at work!!!! All of them or just the latest few? Curious about whether or not it's the image hosting site. I can see all your pictures Cheryl - it's the hosting site. I can see picturetail too, that's where I post. I can't see Diane's or Lynne's. Diane, I'll have to post a picture of my solid yellow lantana. Mostly around here we have solid ones.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #285026 Jun 9th, 2009 at 07:28 AM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Diane that lily is BEAUTIFUL!!! I'll shout it too!! The colors and patterns are so pretty!!! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Shirley4 #285038 Jun 9th, 2009 at 10:48 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 I second Shirley's post.--That is a most unusual, and beautiful Lilly!!! ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #285045 Jun 9th, 2009 at 11:45 AM plantqueen Unregistered plantqueen Unregistered Originally Posted by angelblossom Carol all the latana's I've posted on here were multi colored I don't think I've seen a solid colored one, yet, Just like Carol, I have only seen solid colored lantana sold here. Check out this page and see!

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 #285117 Jun 9th, 2009 at 06:52 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC balsam from seeds that Loz sent I love these colors this weird tree has terrible thornes and fruit that looks like green tennis balls until they turn yellow

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #285119 Jun 9th, 2009 at 06:53 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC I can see the pictures now!!! Lynne, that honeysuckle is so pretty. We just have the yellow kind that is such a problem. Does it smell good. And Diane, your coneflowers are so pretty around the tree with the hosta. I didn't realize they'd grow so well in some shade.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #285130 Jun 9th, 2009 at 07:15 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 Great pictures, Sheri!!! Yes, the honeysuckle does smell very good, but only up close, or if a strong wind blows it your way.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 plants 'n pots #285138 Jun 9th, 2009 at 09:00 PM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada kennyso The Man kennyso The Man Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada Sheri, that tennis ball tree is sooo cool! Do you know what it's called? 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 #5 kennyso #285160 Jun 10th, 2009 at 06:26 AM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA I have never seen a tree like that!! I really does look like green tennis balls! Your other pictures are beautiful too, Sheri. "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 kennyso #285199 Jun 10th, 2009 at 01:18 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Originally Posted by kennyso Sheri, that tennis ball tree is sooo cool! Do you know what it's called? we played a guessing game here one time trying to figure it out but never did.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #285297 Jun 11th, 2009 at 05:21 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas another flower grown from dropped birdseed "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 angelblossom #285407 Jun 11th, 2009 at 05:57 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC don't ya just love when that happens..

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #285821 Jun 14th, 2009 at 08:33 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 So bright and pretty, Diane! A few weeks ago I posted some pictures of my tri colored ajuga in bloom here in this thread. It's not blooming anymore, so I just posted some pictures up in the "plants and flowers" forum. Here is the link in case anyone wants to see how the plant looks now. //www.agardenersforum.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=285819#Post285819

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 plants 'n pots #285991 Jun 16th, 2009 at 11:50 AM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada kennyso The Man kennyso The Man Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada 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 #5 kennyso #285992 Jun 16th, 2009 at 11:55 AM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada kennyso The Man kennyso The Man Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada A bit overdue...they're done blooming already 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 #5 kennyso #285993 Jun 16th, 2009 at 11:58 AM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada kennyso The Man kennyso The Man Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada 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 #5 kennyso #286030 Jun 16th, 2009 at 05:41 PM Jiffymouse Unregistered Jiffymouse Unregistered alright kenny. absolutely beautiful. but can you put the names? i know most of them, but not all

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 #286045 Jun 16th, 2009 at 06:31 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC love that brownish iris. Lynne, your ajuga is beautiful.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #286049 Jun 16th, 2009 at 06:53 PM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada kennyso The Man kennyso The Man Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada peony brown bearded iris Arum italicum Solomon's seal lily of the valley ornamental allium Centaurea dealbata (Persian coneflower) purple bearded iris (from Sheri) pink columbine 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 #5 kennyso #286051 Jun 16th, 2009 at 06:56 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC your peony has a lot of blooms. How old is it? you'll have to post a picture of the coneflower when it opens.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #286053 Jun 16th, 2009 at 06:59 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC my flower garden is full of black eyed susans for some reason. I like them but this is way too many. I think I'm going to pull everything up and start over next year. I may put vegetables out there instead of flowers next spring. They are all over my hill in front of the house and are popping up in the front flower beds too.

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #286058 Jun 16th, 2009 at 07:05 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 Kenny very nice pics----you sure grew some beautiful flowers thanks for sharing--I am with Jiffy---I need the names of several of them--thanks for posting them. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 Bestofour #286061 Jun 16th, 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 Originally Posted by Bestofour my flower garden is full of black eyed susans for some reason. I like them but this is way too many. I think I'm going to pull everything up and start over next year. I may put vegetables out there instead of flowers next spring. They are all over my hill in front of the house and are popping up in the front flower beds too. Very nice B-E Susans, Sheri---is that your "kitty"??? ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming Fine 2009 #5 JunieGirl #286065 Jun 16th, 2009 at 07:24 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,750 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC that is my kitty, Lizzy. She shows up in every picture. She follows me around like a puppy.