memorial Day Photos

12 years ago

Gosh;The Heat is on.Didn't have very much spring weather. it seems that it got in high gear and went right into mid summer.Now we got the heat and the humidity to make it mighty miserable to be outside very long.BUTThe Beautiful "CHINA BRIDE"

HERO WORSHIP.

BIG YELLOW TAXI.

DOUGLAS CLARK, First flower,and not much to look at yet.

And the first bloom on that beautiful,,, :BEAUTIFUL EDGINGS

AND HOW ABOUT A 2ND PHOTO OF IT.

Then of course, cant leave out,WONDER OF IT ALL.such a beauty.and it just keeps putting up more scapes and blooms

GIFT FROM HEAVEN, first Bloom

PRARIE BLUE EYES, something has to be moved I think, so this poor little thing can get to see sunshine.

I kind of parted the leaves to get this one out to see it.

and the last one is STRAWBERRY CANDY.

JEAN

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sann777
12 years ago
It's hard to pick a favorite but Wonder Of It All can't be beat in my opinion. Also China Bride is my kind of DL. I bought Big Yellow Taxi this spring and Beautiful Edgings was new to me last year - a beauty. I am having lots of problems with Photobucket today. Took pics of labels and then blooms, but I cant get Photobucket to download but one or two at a time and then they are not in order as I took them. Happy Memorial Day, Sarah
organic_kitten
12 years ago
Jean, youhave a lot of blooms, and they are all lovely, but China Bride is my pick of them.
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shive
12 years ago
It looks like Wonder Of It All really likes that heat and humidity! These are your prettiest pictures of it so far.

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Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
12 years ago
You've got some beauties opening up Jean. Love Wonder of It all, and Big Yellow Taxi. That clump shot you took of WOIA has just put it on my list. Yes, it seems that summer is here. Going to be pushing 100 by next Saturday. AND the wind is horrible. Can't take pictures with that gosh awful wind blowing everything around. Always something in the gardening world...Maryl
Nancy
12 years ago
Hey Sann, use the bulk uploader. I couldn't get Photobucket to even upload 1 photo sometimes, would never upload all of them until I took Rita's advice & used the bulk uploader for all photos. Haven't had a problem since.
Jean, Wonder of it all is just doing so well for you. I may just have to buy that one. I have several yellows, but I love plants that work hard. Beautiful clump of it. I have Beautiful Edgings, it is an oldie, but a real goodie. China Bride has such apretty color.
Cindy zone 6a
12 years ago
Wow, that pic of WOIA is great. What a bloomer that has been for you.
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newyorkrita
12 years ago
Jean, the blooms are beautiful and well worth battling the heat to record. My favorites are CHINA BRIDE, BIG YELLOW TAXI and BEAUTIFUL EDGINGS. I couldn't pick just one LOL!
sunnyjay
12 years ago
I can't get over how beautiful Wonder Of It All is! I'm so happy that I got Strawberry Candy this year. I really like yours!
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Julia WV (6b)
12 years ago
I like that BIG YELLOW TAXI. Nice photos Jean.

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houstmag
12 years ago
I agree with you about the heat it's been in the 90's for weeks now in FL. I get up at daylight to do my yardwork and I'm usually in by 10 at the latest. Love your pictures
my favorites are China Bride and Gift from Heaven.
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katlynn719
12 years ago
Nice pics, Jean! Your clump shot of WOIA is amazing. Thanks for sharing -
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Waitforspring
12 years ago
Seems like Wonder of it All is well named. It really is a beauty and it's definitely performing well for you. That clump shot is great.
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jean_ar
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12 years ago
Oh MY Goodness,Thank you every one for all the nice comments on my Photo's.I think some of my neighbors and passer bys,thinks I am nuts for being out in this heat, taking pictures of flowers, But,Its not just flowers, its my daylilies that I dearly love.I got up early this morning to take pictures, but, at 6am,the sun is already shining in my yard and makes it hard to take pictures.Today,I couldn't see what I was taking a picture of in the little LCD screen, so I needed a way to keep the sun off it, so I could see my Subject, so I have one of these BIG kneeling pads, and used that to block the sun off my camera.Cindy,You know the kind of knee pad I am talking about,as Whiskey had yours a while back,laying on it. Cars was going by pretty slow while I was using mine to block the sun.
I am glad that you all liked my clump shot of Wonder Of It All.It has had 3 to 5 blooms every day for a good week.I found a 5th rebloom scape making up this evening while watering,so that makes 5 rebloom scapes coming so far.AND, its growing in a pot, too..I just knew all my pictures would be blurry, as I was holding that knee pad in ome hand and the camera in the other, but, they turned out pretty good.:)

Jean

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