#110682
June 3rd, 2005 at 06:28 PM
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Here's part of my blue garden today. The plant in the upper right is a blue lacecap hydrangea that hasn't bloomed yet, but for the first time has many buds on it.
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#110683
June 3rd, 2005 at 06:50 PM
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Pretty in Blue. What's the plant upper left? That's an interesting flower.
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#110684
June 3rd, 2005 at 07:48 PM
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TK - That's the centaurea montana that I posted in my "what's blooming today" post.
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#110685
June 3rd, 2005 at 08:05 PM
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I absolutely love Centaurea Montana/Mountain Bluet. It's a very easy plant to grow, I do absolutely nothing to mine.. And it's all over my one bed... Oh, I do dead head it as I walk by, cause that makes it bloom longer....
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#110686
June 3rd, 2005 at 08:15 PM
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Ok Weezie... spill - who are the cousins?!? I've never noticed the scent on these - will have to go outside and stick my nose in them now! My bees don't tend to bee on this plant as much as some others, so I haven't noticed a problem - yet!
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#110687
June 6th, 2005 at 04:18 AM
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wow that is so pretty!! would you happen to have any seed for it? when it goes to seed could ya keep me in mind for a few?
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#110688
June 6th, 2005 at 04:53 AM
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#110689
June 6th, 2005 at 05:04 AM
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Very pretty! I just realized how pink my garden looks today. Now I know what to do to add some blue. Thanks!
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#110690
June 6th, 2005 at 02:06 PM
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MissJamie - I've never collected seeds from this plant before. I usually deadhead it after the first bloom with hopes that it will bloom again once the temps cool down. I'll have to see if I can find any seeds this year, and I'll keep you in mind. Weezie - I've never seen either of those plants for sale around here. Wherever did you find them?!? The pink flowers remind me a little of scabiosa - I've not had luck with that plant.
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#110691
June 6th, 2005 at 04:29 PM
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That is a great looking plant. I saw that you had named it in the other post after I posted my question. My bust lol.
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#110692
June 7th, 2005 at 12:14 AM
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That plant has seeds, and they're a nice size seed too.... At the end of the year, instead of deadheading all of them, leave a good handful on to make seeds. You'll get a bunch..... I scour the country side for rare and the different... No, really, I do hunt in towards Buffalo nurseries though, I have just the basic stuff out here in the boonies.. I've never seen the seeds on the yellow one though. I'll have to look closer for those..
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#110693
June 7th, 2005 at 02:57 AM
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ok sounds great lynne thanks! lynn is my middle name lol
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#110694
June 7th, 2005 at 03:55 AM
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Those are just too nice - I'm jealous.
Everybody's into blue stuff here too. Guess it's just something that does well right now.
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#110695
June 7th, 2005 at 04:37 AM
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hi everyone, Lynne: those flowers of your are just superb,i want to risk a political joke here and hope that i m kinda the only frog over here but...you d make a fortune selling those on st jean the baptist over in in qc.cuz blue is the quebec province color and color of those separatist,wich i really am not,my garden are all red,liberal colors here in qc....but enough for politics...some of it is boring anyhow. WEEZIE: TRY TO THINK OF ME ALSOAND SINCE WE ARE NOT MILLIONS OF MILES APART I WILL SEE IF I CAN LOOK IN NURSERIES FOR THE COUSINS ,MAYBE WE VE GOT SOME IF WE DO I LL TELL YOU(sorry for the caplocks i just noticed it and won t retype it all over again.
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#110696
June 7th, 2005 at 02:35 PM
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I'm love flowers but I have to admit I'm partial to red and yellow and I think it may be starting to show that way in the garden lol. They have a yellow plant like that montana one? Hum ... very limited space butttttttttttt - alittle push, alittle shove ... maybe.
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#110697
June 7th, 2005 at 09:52 PM
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#110698
June 7th, 2005 at 10:39 PM
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We have lots of room for them, but I can't dig up the rocks here - it's no joke that we live in Rockland County - can you believe that?!? And... he hates having to mow around all my plants. :p Oh, well... I'm gonna have to think of something nice to do for him so he won't fuss too much about starting another garden for me - hmmmmm... Where DO you find these plants, Weezie?!?
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#110700
June 7th, 2005 at 11:35 PM
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Yes, there's a house I walk by that has those, they look like a forget~me~not flower, but the leaves are big and round.. One day I will work up the nerve to knock on the door... they just moved in and didn't want to rush them.... :rolleyes: Okay Lynne, here's another one... gentiana_verna And where do I find them..... I read constantly......... constantly........ constantly..............
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#110701
June 7th, 2005 at 11:38 PM
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#110702
June 8th, 2005 at 12:47 AM
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Nice things to do for hubby:
Plan a nice weekend for him where he can fish/hunt/bowl/go out with his friends.
Warm his towel while he's in the shower.
You know what.
Cook him those meals that say I know you work hard and I appreciate it.
Take something off of his "to do list."
Clean/mend/repair that item of clothing that is a "bone of contention" and tell him because it's his favorite. (even though you hate it!)
Make a desert that keeps in the refrigerator for a few days that he likes.
Complements work!!! Recognize what he already does.
Don't pelt with questions when he gets home lol. This one is so hard to do.
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#110703
June 8th, 2005 at 12:57 AM
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#110704
June 8th, 2005 at 01:58 AM
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Weezie - got gardening on the brain?!? LOL!
Tk - those are all wonderful suggestions. I'm gonna give them some deep thought - thanks!
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#110705
June 8th, 2005 at 02:22 AM
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Nah, the trowel I was thinkin' about wasn't used for gardening~~~~~~~~~>teehee
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#110706
June 8th, 2005 at 04:31 AM
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I just knew that's were you were going. But this is a family site so "I" did not mention anything like that. I'm a good girl. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: It's so easy to take a partner for granted. It happens slowly but it happens. And the funny think is most of the things I learned to do didn't take much time or effort.
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