Gardening, anyone?
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Blessings- yes on both. I refer to the pink one on as the sea pink. I have a salvia out front and also one in the back. They do well here but you are right, they can get very leggy later in the season. I had some friend over tonight and they were just amazed by the blooms in the garden right now. A friend said "it is like everything just exploded in this week!" That happens in May, the slow unfolding of spring and then suddenly in May, there is a big burst! I love the month of May.
It is in the 80s here now during the day too. Cold snaps seem be done finally?
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Jazzy - we're going to be on the roller coaster for a few weeks.... 80s, 90s, 80s, 90s, we're just hoping for one or two more storms.
Here is the color of the camellias on the bush by my front walkway. Again, sorry for the size....
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I had to look it up. I've always heard the pink flower called 'thrift'. Sure enough sea pink and Armeria are also names for the same plant.
Blessings, never apologize for posting a big picture of such a pretty camelia.
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vegetable gardenas you can see, it is still early here. We too might get a little snow sunday night. The trees are just starting to leaf out. Last night a bear got into the garden - the fence was crushed down right behind the compost bin - the bin had its cover removed, but the compost inside was untouched. I know it was a bear, because he got into the bird feeders during that cold snap in april when we shouldn't have been feeding them, but were. What I've been doing with the compost is after I dump the kitchen scraps, I cover it with a couple of scoops of lime, then I cover it with some straw or a bucket of just pulled weeds. It seems to work, because before I started using the lime and burying it, the bear would come occasionally.
I had someone eat many of my snow peas. I've seen rabbits in the yard, voles in the garden. (And my fence is pretty crappy.) You can see a little hole where the critter scooped out each seed shortly after I planted it. I bought some blood meal at the nursery this week, thinking it would work as a repellant when I re-plant more peas - but then I thought it might attract the bear, who might make a mess, not to mention be dangerous if the dogs were to encounter it. So, I might return it to the nursery and try rags dipped in ammonia put in mason jars - I thought I'd put some of these placed on their side down the row of peas and hope it makes whoever would want to eat them go find something else to eat. (Probably the lettuce.)
Sometimes I fantasize about putting up a good fence around the garden. Some for curb appeal when the day comes that I sell this house, and some to be more secure against varmints.
I wish I had more stamina. I work, but then have to rest. And then I work some more. And then I think of all the other things I want to do, and realize that I can't do what I did 20 years ago - even 10 years ago - even 4 years ago before I got cancer.
This week I pruned, fertilized and mulched the roses. They are my favorite, and I probably have around 50 rose bushes. And, this isn't the best climate for them. Even though the maps say we are zone 5, my experience is that many times zone 5 things die in a bad winter. We have some elevation here, and it can get pretty darn cold.
Well, enough rambling. hope everyone is enjoying the weekend.
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Lovely pictures everyone. It's so delightful to see the different things everyone can grow and the different parts of the country.
Yes blessings. My new plant is a mandevilla.
Jazzy great gardeners think alike? See below. I have salvia waiting in the wings.
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TwoHobbie- wow, look at all the sea pinks! That is a nice bed of them. I so love them, don't you? Then again, I love all flowers, as you know......
Spent some time yesterday finishing up with some of the pot and the plants on the back patio. I think I am done planting now. I do need to get some more mulch for the gardens though......
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Beautiful pot plantings Jazzy. I have planted one and now we have a frost warning so I'll have to drag it in. I'm glad I didn't do the other five!
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Luv the potted flowers and plants Jazzy. Blessing, you're right traditional roses are a pain, so all but 4 of mine are knock outs which require almost no care.
These blooms are from my oldest traditional bush. It blooms constantly from April through October.
Scottie
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Twohobbies.. Wow.. Just love your beautiful garden bed..:-)
Jazzy.. Beautiful pots..and great mixing of different plants !!
Scottie... Your roses are PERFECT !!
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Beautiful pictures! I love it!
flaviarose, I'm finally putting up a "real fence" this year. My problem children are the deer that eat all my tomato plants. Nothing else just my tomatoes. It got down to the low 30s here and for the next 2 nights, so I'm hoping we don't get any frost as most of my small tomato and pepper plants are in.
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Snowed in Kalamazoo last night--about 45 miles from where I live. But here, just a bit chilly, so my bleeding hearts are coming along nicely. As are the columbines, peonies, and the weeds!
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I am inspired by all your beautiful pictures,and thought I would join you. We have had a warm spring and I was able to plant my vegetables seeds early and my garden is starting to grow. It is still too early for tomatoes, in another week or so depending on the weather.
This year I put in some bok Choy (or something like it) and I am growing Asian eggplant from seeds . First time for both.
Here is one of my favourite spring perennials , cushion Spurge
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Lookforward. . .luv the yellow flowers. Wil have to add that one to my perennials list.
23rd anniversary yesterday, so we add two more hydrangeas, planted together to make a larger plant. They are called Firelight but theyy will be blue or purple next year due to our soil.
Scottie
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Lookingforward- welcome to the gardening thread!
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welcome Lookingforward!
Loving the color, the pics, the colorful pot combinations (just inspired, those!) and perfect roses. It's all so beautiful!
Flavia- that is a lot of work. I know how you feel. I struggle with my lack of energy and ability. Sending a hug.It looks great though and I hope you get endless joy from surveying nature from a good chair iccasionally!
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Hi, Ladies!! I hope you all had a great weekend!! I had a plump visitor chowing down under my bird feeder the other day.
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So cute JuniperCat! Here is one of mine raiding Bob's bowl. Now Bob is looking at me as his bowl is now empty! Funny how strays even think they own you! LOL
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Woa...these raccoons sure look plump and though cute they look a bit formidable
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I'm SO glad that ya'll broke the ice with the pics of garden critters! My DH found this baby on Saturday on our back steps. We tried everything to reunite it with his mother, but no luck. We've volunteered in the past to assist wildlife rehabilitationers (spelling?) when babies needed a temporary home, but we've always had two babies at a time - they do not do well alone. We're driving him to the nearest rehab center tomorrow, in Enterprise, AL. It is heaven on earth for orphaned wildlife babies. That hairy hand is my DH's!
I should have thanked all of you for welcoming me aboard, but have been very preoccupied with feedings. It is So great to be able to communicate with garden lovers from other areas, as well as to focus on something else besides the "C" word. This is the first place I go when I log on; and I get just as excited as I used to when the gardening catalogs used to come by mail! Does anyone out there remember Burpees? It might have just been for the farmers in the south...
Please keep those beautiful pictures coming!
Angela
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Awe! It's so cute! I hope it does ok 👍
I still get my Burpees catalog in the mail!
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Thanks, Lori, for the good wishes on our baby - and for the info on the Burpees catalog! I had no idea it was still available, so I went to the website and ordered one for next year (this year's is sold out). My face got red when I saw that they are located in Pennsylvania; so much for thinking it was a southern company!
Give Bob a big pat on the head for me. My house cat and companion, Hobbes, is huge (18 pounds), but he runs in terror every time the little raccoon even chirps.
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Angela, maybe you are thinking of Park Seed. They are in SC. I used to live in SC, and we went to visit. Its fun place to see the trial gardens.
Cute little baby. Of course they are all cute until you see them eating your plants and vegetables. We accidentally left our garage door open one time and some critter - I suspect raccoon- dumped out an entire bag of dog food.
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Yes, they like to get into stuff. I have the galvanized trash cans that I keep all critter food in, they can get the lids off with no problems! I put a cement block on it until it stops raining enough to fix it properly!
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Thank you for the welcome. Cute baby raccoon , we do not have raccoons in our province. I did have a very chubby porcupine that used to saunter down the street eating everyone's flowers. It had no fear of humans you could walk right by it
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Hi folks- it has cooled down again and more rain this week (a good thing) and more pics for you too!
Rock purlane with other misc. ground cover flowers. Purlane starting blooming again!
Blooming guara
Blooming scottish broom
Another potted plant, from out front this time
Ice plant in bloom
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Jazzy, Love all but the Scotch broom. It's pretty, but lots of people are allergic. This became apparent after they planted it all along the freeway in Washington.
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Beautiful Jazzy! I love them all. I bet they regretted planting it along the freeway. Did they get rid of it or everyone just have to put up with it?
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