foxxycat
thank you for the tip!
The pictures will be more interesting once summer comes to "the north".Thanks to you all from the north for posting your gardens! N NY cat man , foxxycat and rubysmama ! Takes me back to my misspent 'Ute . . . .
And M maggiedemi too ~!
Looking forward to another pic come July or so.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.
Yeah, that's what most of mine look like too.Heres the hosta in one area last week. They just barely coming up.
I think Holly Hocks are bi-annual, however, 4 years is 2 cycles, so they should have come back by now.This was 4 years ago. The holly hocks haven't come back since. Hosta is in the back.
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.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.
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.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.
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?Instead of digging an azalea up in the woods, why not just take a cutting and grow it on from there?
That looks like the same one I have.Theres the hosta with her flowers.
She's supervising. Cats are so good at that.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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They are. They also think any hole dug into the potting soil should be peed in before a plant goes in there.She's supervising. Cats are so good at that.
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.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.
Good deal on the Begonia. I don't know much about them, though.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?
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.I've discovered that I've got babies growing all over the place:
Oh, pretty. I might need to buy me some.My creeping phlox is starting to open
Good luck with them. All mine die.Bee balm I've moved from the front yard.
Peonies are reliable like that. But, apparently, are fussy and hate to be moved.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.
Could be. I've never grown them. They are pretty though.I know holly hocks are every other year...wonder if Lupine are as well.
Lovely.Ok I got pictures of the huge Hostas.
Are you referring to the white ones, or the pinky/purple ones? I think the pinky/purple ones are poppies. But not positive.I have a flower that I have no idea what it is...anyone know?
Oh yes they are! In fact, before she came inside, Miss Eleanor would 'supervise' whenever I was outside, sometimes going so far as to be looking over my shoulder- literaly.She's supervising. Cats are so good at that.
hahahaha how true!! Or Pooped in!! As Bee did to me yesterday.They are. They also think any hole dug into the potting soil should be peed in before a plant goes in there.
LOL! That's hilarious.Or Pooped in!! As Bee did to me yesterday.
Looks to be an anemoneI have a flower that I have no idea what it is...anyone know?
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.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.
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.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?