Gardening, anyone?
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Oriental poppies
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My 5 layer lily is still blooming
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,AngelaO that is a gorgeous southern gazebo. I'm looking to add one to my back garden one of these years but will probably end up with redwood. The beaver war goes on. We're probably going to cut down the rest of the roses and let them grow back. They haven't caught the beavers yet and ever few night they chomp more of the roses. We have gone from a torrential spring to a near boned summer. All of our new plants are suffering.
Scottie
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loving all the great photos and stories. Don't hate me. I'm in the above mentioned PNW. 64 and sunny here. Slight breeze. Here are some cherries from my tree yesterday. Plums coming soon!
And trying to root some pretty fuschias.
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Ooh Jackiebird, cherries! Those look beautiful and delicious. Will you eat them for a snack, make a pie, do tell?
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Jackie cherries are my favourite, they look delicious.
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Ooohhh, cherries! Yuuuummy! My fav! Pretty fuschias too :-)
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katy: right. Fuchsia. And pansies as winter flowers. Oregonians can be stinkers sometimes. Just saying.
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Cherries. Yum. Well I ate a lot of them fresh. I am making some cherry liqueur and gave a lot away as I didn't have the energy for the pitting required for pies or jams. I make limoncello every year so I modified the recipe. Takes a long time to age but not a lot of active prep time. I order little swing too bottles wholesale and give it away as gifts. The cherry would be very festive at Holiday time!
This is the first step, macerating the purposely brushed cherries in alchohol. I used vodka this time instead of grain alchohol. (Which I use in the limoncello). Later I add strain the cherries out and add a simple syrup/suspended sugar water and give it another couple of months in the dark. Time does all the work 😁
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I have cherries too. I was hoping I could juice them in my juicer but it says you need to pit them still! A pie or tart sure sounds good. I usually just eat a handful every day off the tree but my boys say they are too tart.
Such pretty pics, all. My peonies did nothing this year. Too shaded. I am waiting for day lilies to bloom mine just have buds.
Here are some wildflower a from my walk this morning.
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Two Hobbies, Any idea what that yellow flower is on the left? We had some in our front yard and couldn't decide if they were weeds or flowers. They were in the parking strip, which is an absolute jungle.
Teka, We have those bell flowers also. I looked them up online and they are also called Canterbury Bells (mostly in England I think). Your peonies are beautiful.
Jackbirdie, We bought a cherry pitter last year. DH is a pie maker and loves cherry pies. We buy the pie cherries in bulk when we can find them. It's still a pain to pit them but faster than by hand.
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Wren I don't know what those are. Theygrow low to the ground at the edges of the paths. I think they are so pretty. If I ever find out I will let you know.
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WenchLori – I always used to cut my clematis back each winter when it died, then I realized that the new growth could wind its way up the dead branches like a trellis. But did I cut my trumpet vine back last winter? I can't remember! It sure does get tall fast, though… That orange lily is stunning!
Lookforward – thanks, we love the porch, and I would take greater pains to decorate it, but it's just too dang hot to sit out there. Will be 107 all next week…. Sheesh! Goats beard, eh? Never heard of it… very striking! Wait – can you get opium from those Oriental poppies? Love the color! We see mostly Iceland poppies out here.
Scottie – no beaver traps? We tried humane rat traps once, but only got a tiny field mouse. He looked so cute and so sad I made DH let him go. So sorry about the beaver wars…
Jazzygirl – Gardening IS good medicine, isn't it!
Jackbirdie – My gosh, I think ANYTHING can grow in the PNW, depending on where you are… I remember flying to my Nana's in Puyallup, Washington every summer… and marveling at how the geography changed to solid green once we got past California. I could eat that whole bowl of cherries by myself, and never mind the consequences! Cherry liqueur, huh?
Queenmomcat – Our pansies last most of the way through winter here…
Thanks, Teka! Years ago, I told what was to be the first of MANY landscapers that I wanted peonies. All of them said no, they only bloom for a short time, and they're not worth it. Having visions of Martha Stewart giant vases of peonies all over my house, I planted some anyway. They bloomed early, for about a week, then poof! Gone. Just like they said. Yours are so gorgeous! Love the bellflowers, too… I've tried campanula, but they didn't do well. Loved the blue color, though.
TwoHobbies – I so hate my daylilies. They are wilted and scraggly and dead. The heat is just awful for them, and I don't like the look of all the dead leaves in the garden. I wish I could dig mine up and send them to you! Pretty wildflowers, and nice bee on the daisy.
Wren – if my weeds are pretty and I can't tell that they are weeds, they can stay! LOL… I think I have one of those cherry pitters around somewhere… the only problem is that I eat all the cherries before I can make anything with them.
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Pic of the front porch from the street... Japanese maples, crape myrtle, hydrangeas, daylilies, rhododendron, wild violets, clematis, and you can just make out the butt of my bunny topiary on the far right!
How we shade the dining room window, as well as the view of the neighbor's shed. (DH and I painted the trellises the same color as the house, and stapled on matching shade cloth. Then we added trim, and leaned them up against the wall.) Makes for a cool walkway, and a nice place to display tchotchkes. The plants are heavenly bamboo - my first experience with Nandina!
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Very nice Blessings, I love hydrangeas too. Unfortunately mine aren't doing anything this year. They are huge healthy bushes but not a single bud started an any of the 7 that I have. I'll get pictures of them tomorrow.
My peach tree has so many peaches on it this year that the main branch broke. Boogers!! I'll get a picture of that also
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I'm enjoying all the photos.!!
Blessings.. I love your porch!!
Katy.. Those Cherries look scrumptious :-)
Lookfoward.. Your Goat's Beard makes a real
splash !!
My new love /obsession are succulents / cacti. Here's a pic of my new stand and "babies" :-)
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Another photo.. the stand at my front door
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Beautiful Lucy!
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Where I live, pansies start in late April...
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Lucy love the succulents, I have no shade on my deck and should think about cacti
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Looking forward- cacti love the sun and need little water. I have quite a few in my yard and they are amazing and bloom April through June. I still have one blooming right now! Months of beauty!
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Last of the cacti blooms this season.
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Beautiful!
Jazzygirl - I meant to ask you: you have such beautiful pots in your yard... are they on a drip system, or do you water them by hand?
And do you have hot temps where you live?
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Blessings- the main gardens are on a drip, but the pots have to be hand watered.
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Stopped at Lowe's last night and found lots of great things on sale, petunia's for 50 cents, some hanging baskets for five bucks. Did som refurbishing of the gardens this morning and everything is looking much better. Monsoons have started and it's cooler now and a good time to replant a few things.
I found this potted dragon's breathe and fell in love so it came home with me last night! Love the flower and the pot it is in!
Wishing everyone a lovely and safe July 4th weekend!
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I'm loving all the flowers! I can almost smell the scented mock orange!
I was out wandering around our property yesterday and noticed some of my trees are starting to bloom. I'm still waiting on my hydrangeas to do something! Anything?!? I can't figure out why they didn't bloom this year! Oh well, I'll just enjoy the flowers and trees that are blooming twice as much to make up for it.
Rose of Sharon
Layered Lily
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Beautiful pics!
Lots of questions but once again I am in COMPUTER PURGATORY!!! Yes, my brand new computer/ergonomic keyboard/mouse is spending the week at the Computer Geeks Spa.
Shouldn't be this hard. Can't write any more, using DH's laptop and I can't type on it!
But still loving the pics.....
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Happy July 4th gardening friends!
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Found this surprise sunflower on the side of the house where the birdfeeder is in the winter. I love how a stray seed and nature together always finds a way.
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