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You've all given me ideas for my shade garden. The hostas I put in last year are back but the other stuff I put in isn't perennial here. I should just get some more hostas in different colors.

I have one baby tomato in my garden. My plants aren't too big yet but we had a cold spell. It's hot right now though so hopefully they'll start reaching for the sky!
 

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If you are looking for more variety of hostas, check out craigslist and google search local plant sales. This is the month many garden clubs have their annual plant sales. I often find local grown plants dug up from yards that have better survival rates than plants grown in the greenhouse. And they often are much cheaper. Usually 3 to 5 bucks a plant vs 12.99 or higher at most greenhouses.
 

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Thanks to you all from the north for posting your gardens! N NY cat man , foxxycat foxxycat and rubysmama rubysmama ! Takes me back to my misspent 'Ute . . . .
And M maggiedemi too ~!
The pictures will be more interesting once summer comes to "the north". ;)

When it reaches it's full size later in the season, picture #2 will be that size. What you see is only about 2 weeks of growth.
Looking forward to another pic come July or so. :)

Heres the hosta in one area last week. They just barely coming up.
Yeah, that's what most of mine look like too. :sigh:

This was 4 years ago. The holly hocks haven't come back since. Hosta is in the back.
I think Holly Hocks are bi-annual, however, 4 years is 2 cycles, so they should have come back by now. :(

You've all given me ideas for my shade garden. The hostas I put in last year are back but the other stuff I put in isn't perennial here. I should just get some more hostas in different colors.
Hostas are great. I started a new shade garden last year with hostas, coral bells and astilbes. My astilbes are fine, and I think most of my hostas survived the winter, but I lost a couple coral bells.

I ended up buying my different variety hostas at Walmart and other big box store garden centres, and the prices were mostly under $10.

Once my hostas are bigger, I'll post pics of them.
 

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We put some more plants in the ground today. 3 Aquilegia and 2 Coleus, to go along with her black snakeroot 'Chocoholic'. The project continues, because there are still some spots crying out for plants.
 

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Astilbe are fussy and prefer wet moist soil. I have 2 of them in the front but because of the drought the past 2 to 3 years they died off. I got those 2 at Lee church plant sale in the 2nd Friday of May. It's their annual sale. There were 5 other sales last Saturday that I was unable to go to due to working.

Ive not made up my mind about working this holiday weekend. I really need to weed and add compost before the plants get too big.

I took some more pictures this afternoon.

Oh and bought a Begonia for 3 bucks at Lowes.

Anyone know how to grow these? I was going to put it in the pot with the bent Dahlia I bought this weekend. Would these 2 be ok together?

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Begonia

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Dahlia plant that was bent and almost broke in half. Ive got my trowel holding it in place until it gets established in the pot.

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The tiny plant is a yellow petunias from the Ebay plants.

I've discovered that I've got babies growing all over the place:
Daisies
Yallow i believe it's called
Black eyed Susans
I want to dig them up and if anyone wants them you can have them
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Baby susans
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Daisy's. They bloom for an entire month. June. These are almost ready to open already. They grow 12 to 24 inches tall depending on heat and water. Very drought tolerant. They self seed.

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I think this is white Yallow. Or Pink. I've forgotten what color these are. I've got another section of lawn that has 20 to 30 babies growing there. No idea what color..they got mowed down last summer but this is the 8th or 9th summer they came back in this area.
 

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My creeping phlox is starting to open
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There's a medium hosta there...it pretty much stays that size. They flower in August.
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Bee balm I've moved from the front yard.

A side view of those wild daisies in my yard. Ive already transferred 10 of these clumps to the edge of my long garden. There's about 10 clumps left. Usually we only get 2 or 3 clumps growing in the lawn. Jon will often not mow them down if I ask him not to.
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Forgot about my yucca plants. There are 4 of these here. 1 is totally buried under the forsythia bush, the others are in good areas and bloom these 5 foot stalks of flowers. These are used for making shampoo. This summer going to try it.

The peony is coming up. This was planted here before I bought the house. It's almost 20 years old. Comes up with no special work.

I cant figure out if it's just buried under the stones in stones or if there is dirt under the stones.
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I've got to get pictures of the lupine that are coming up. They never come up in the same area! And there are white colored ones that don't always return every year. I wonder why this is? I know holly hocks are every other year...wonder if Lupine are as well.
 

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Ok I got pictures of the huge Hostas. What a difference from last week.
I put them in order from left to right. The ones all the way to the right always grow larger due to shade and shelter. The one to the very left doesn't get as much water because it's out in the open more.


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I have a flower that I have no idea what it is...anyone know?

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I just took these photos even though it's dusk out. The camera doesn't show the true colors unless it's halfway dark.
This flower only blooms in May and warm weather makes the leaves wither away a bit. But always comes back.
 

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Astilbe are fussy and prefer wet moist soil. I have 2 of them in the front but because of the drought the past 2 to 3 years they died off. I got those 2 at Lee church plant sale in the 2nd Friday of May. It's their annual sale. There were 5 other sales last Saturday that I was unable to go to due to working.

Ive not made up my mind about working this holiday weekend. I really need to weed and add compost before the plants get too big.

I took some more pictures this afternoon.

Oh and bought a Begonia for 3 bucks at Lowes.

Anyone know how to grow these? I was going to put it in the pot with the bent Dahlia I bought this weekend. Would these 2 be ok together?

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Dahlia plant that was bent and almost broke in half. Ive got my trowel holding it in place until it gets established in the pot.

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The tiny plant is a yellow petunias from the Ebay plants.

I've discovered that I've got babies growing all over the place:
Daisies
Yallow i believe it's called
Black eyed Susans
I want to dig them up and if anyone wants them you can have them
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Baby susans
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Daisy's. They bloom for an entire month. June. These are almost ready to open already. They grow 12 to 24 inches tall depending on heat and water. Very drought tolerant. They self seed.

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I think this is white Yallow. Or Pink. I've forgotten what color these are. I've got another section of lawn that has 20 to 30 babies growing there. No idea what color..they got mowed down last summer but this is the 8th or 9th summer they came back in this area.
My mother could have told you all about begonias, as she loved them and had a bunch of different ones, but I have never dabbled in them.
 
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Instead of digging an azalea up in the woods, why not just take a cutting and grow it on from there?
That's a good idea. What's the best kind of cutting to take, one with flowers or just young leaves? Do they do well in water or something else?

Theres the hosta with her flowers.
That looks like the same one I have.

Here's a picture of Happy helping me clean out the planters last month.
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That's a good idea. What's the best kind of cutting to take, one with flowers or just young leaves? Do they do well in water or something else?



That looks like the same one I have.

Here's a picture of Happy helping me clean out the planters last month.
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She's supervising. Cats are so good at that.
 

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Astilbe are fussy and prefer wet moist soil. I have 2 of them in the front but because of the drought the past 2 to 3 years they died off.
They sure are fussy. Probably 5 years ago I bought a gorgeous light pink Astilbe in bloom. Next year nothing. Following year, the flower stem dried up to a crisp. Finally I read up on them and the next year I watered it twice a day! But I finally got gorgeous flowers. I've since spit the plant, so hopefully both pieces bloom this year. Last year I bought a darker pink one. All plants are growing this year, and will hopefully bloom.

Oh and bought a Begonia for 3 bucks at Lowes.

Anyone know how to grow these? I was going to put it in the pot with the bent Dahlia I bought this weekend. Would these 2 be ok together?
Good deal on the Begonia. I don't know much about them, though.

I've discovered that I've got babies growing all over the place:
I've got baby plants growing too, and have to wait for them to get a bit bigger so I can confirm whether they're weeds or not.

My creeping phlox is starting to open
Oh, pretty. I might need to buy me some.

Bee balm I've moved from the front yard.
Good luck with them. All mine die.

The peony is coming up. This was planted here before I bought the house. It's almost 20 years old. Comes up with no special work.
Peonies are reliable like that. But, apparently, are fussy and hate to be moved.

I know holly hocks are every other year...wonder if Lupine are as well.
Could be. I've never grown them. They are pretty though.

Ok I got pictures of the huge Hostas.
Lovely.

I have a flower that I have no idea what it is...anyone know?
Are you referring to the white ones, or the pinky/purple ones? I think the pinky/purple ones are poppies. But not positive.
 

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I have a flower that I have no idea what it is...anyone know?
Looks to be an anemone

I've got to get pictures of the lupine that are coming up. They never come up in the same area! And there are white colored ones that don't always return every year. I wonder why this is? I know holly hocks are every other year...wonder if Lupine are as well.
There are annual and perennial lupines. Since yours seem to travel, I would guess they are the annual type with birds and wind spreading the seeds.

That's a good idea. What's the best kind of cutting to take, one with flowers or just young leaves? Do they do well in water or something else?
I would try a semi hardwood cutting, no flowers and very few leaves (you can cut the leaves in half) to keep cutting from trying to support leaf growth while trying to form roots. Take cutting with at least 3 nodes, cutting just below a node. Place in seed starting mix or you could probably even use moist sand. Keep evenly moist, but not soggy. I would even try a rooting hormone. Obviously, keep out of direct sun. You can also try taking a branch, injuring it slightly on the underneath side and burying it in the soil, pining it down so it stays buried with the growing tip out.. I have rooted other shrubs this way. After new growth starts and it is fully rooted you can remove the branch from the mother plant and transplant to the desired location.
 

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A few shots of what I have growing. The first is my Trillum. Don't mind the piece of wood - I put it there so I can find the Trillum when it goes dormant in the fall since I want to move it. The next is my crescent bed, half shade, half sun, sorely in need of attention.
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My peach iris with a purple and white budded up in the background.
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The last one is a container I just put together so it has not had time to fill out. It is a red Mandevilla vine, Dusty Miller, White superbena and variegated vinca.
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