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alyciaadamo

11 years ago

My garden finally is decent enough to show off! I have been waiting 4 yrs for this day!!

Guardian Angel Sun Power and Cathedral Windows

late to the game every year On Stage

Krossa Regal Northern Exposure Loyalist and NOID

NOID June small dark one LS Storm Watch small yellow May Summer Breeze behind that then Sagae(not doing real well this spring)

Rainforest Sunrise First Frost Deja Blu Gold Standard High Society Blue Ivory in the back hard to see Ls Coal Miner

Brother Stefan Brim Cup(hard to see) June Lime smoothie Loyalist

Liberty with Cracker Crumbs and Outrageous in backround

Great Arrival or Robert Frost not sure

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luckykat13
11 years ago
Thanks for the lovely garden tour. Very natural and relaxing. What are the soft purple-white flowers in the first picture. I need them:)
alyciaadamo
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11 years ago
I don't really know, they grow wild here and I got them from my dad's house(I wanted them real bad so I stole em' he he no really he gave them to me). I wonder if they are forget me nots? They are blue with a yellow center.
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Wow, thank you for looking and for all the kind words. All of you inspire me on a daily basis. :) Medo- I love weird colored things too. LOL. Bonnie- I'm glad you like the shape! It was kind of scary digging up so much grass, I felt like I was going to get in trouble or something, LOL. DH told me that he thought the shape slightly resembled a golf course.....he may just be bitter though. :p Terrene- Our soil is mostly heavy sticky clay, the new beds were very light and almost dust. I amended everything with homemade compost and store bought manure. I add seaweed to my compost, that's my only secret. I've sworn off chemical fertilizer and only add it to the containers. I'm trying to figure out which plant you're talking about....the one to the left of the Forsythia and to the left of the Hosta are Solomons Seal that a nice friend traded with me. Trumpet vines would be awesome, unfortunately I think my neighbors would object. I overheard one of them say my garden looked like an "weedy jungle" and the one on the other side thinks I'm insane already. Lynne- I've lived vicariously through this forum for years! I'd be more than happy to share some of the pink Hollyhock seed when they're ready. I grew the pink and peach from a mixed bag of seed and according to my mom they were gathered from a pink, peach and a darker maroon plant (which I have yet to see). I have some of the original seed ready to go right now if anyone would like them. Just shoot me an email! :)
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"Posted by annie1992 ----------- dcarch, I sure agree with you on the plastic utensils too, but I never thought of ebay. I just bought the cheap forks, etc., at Sam's Club because when the kids were home we ate outside by the pool a lot, and they always had a bunch of friends. Somehow I lost forks and spoons a LOT but I always break plastic forks when trying to eat or cut something with them. I'm definitely going to check that out on ebay, thanks. Annie" The cheap plastic ones break, and the good plastic ones are too wasteful to throw away. Cleaning a lot of flatware is easy. I dump them in a bucket and blast them with garden hose to get rid of any food thatÂs stuck. Then I pour hot water with dishwashing liquid to soak them for a few hours. After blasting rinsing them again, they are completely clean. "Posted by caliloo --------- The blackening you see on the stainless (and almost any other metal you anneal or heat with a torch) is often refered to in jewelrymaking as firescale. It can be avoided by fluxing the piece before heating and dropping it in a pickle to clean it after you have heated it. Now this isn;t Sharon's Dills that I am linking to but a specific solution that we had in the studio that sat in a crock pot (turned on low). And I love the heart from the fork tines. Alexa" Thanks, Alexa. I sometimes want the metal shiny. In this case I thought the blackened look works. Yes, I had a hobby making jewelry before. I had used pickling solution to clean the pieces. "lowspark ----------- Wowee wow! Do you ever sell your stuff? It's really elegant!! I'm with Annie, I really like the shell which is held by the forks, the one sitting on the plate." Thanks, lowspark. No, I donÂt sell them, not yet. May be it would be fun for retirement. "Posted by jojoco ---------- Again, I ask: Really? A fork? That fork is amazing. Looks like a perfect server for a small tart. Bend it the other way and you have a bracelet. Alex, I used to spend a lot of time in a silver shop at an arts camp in CT when I was a teen. I totally remember flux and the pickle (old crockpot there too). " Thank, Jo. It all started out when I was dating. Buying jewelry was too expensive, so I got into jewelry making. Parsimony is the mother of creativity.:-) dcarch
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dublinbay z6 (KS)
11 years ago
You have so many good-looking hosta--some of my favorites included like Guardian Angel and Cathedral Window--but I must admit I'm really taken with the large NOID--I hope someone can identify it. What a big, healthy beauty!

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nutmeg4061
11 years ago
Ohhh, Outrageous!
Would love to see more pics, especially of that one, as it matures.
It would probably take me at least as many MORE years before I could post bed pics, lol. I keep plodding along, tho!
Great plants!
Michelle
alyciaadamo
Original Author
11 years ago
I got my NOID from my dad last year. He just bought his house and doesn't like Hostas and there are a whole bunch there. I still have to pick up 3 big ones that he says he'll rip out if I don't get them. I did post last year to see if anyone knew what it was but the closest anyone got was maybe a Celestial but I am not sure about that. I have a small Celestial that does look similar but the puckering doesn't even compare to this one, plus even the habit seems a little different and it looks more blue than the NOID. The known celestial is in the first pic behind Journey's End.

Michelle- I was so lucky this year I thought I had lost this one. I had moved another hosta out of it's place and put Outrageous in. When it started unfurling I noticed the streaks and I was so happy I was jumping for joy, my husband is still teasing me about it!

It's all still a work in progress, my kids are starting to get old enough now maybe I can start getting some help!! :)
Steve Massachusetts
11 years ago
Very nice, Alicia. That last one is Robert Frost and a very nicely grown one as well. Where did you get your Outrageous from?

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frostynyc
11 years ago
That Blue Ivory looks amazing. I want one one! And On Stage looks great, even though it's so young. Another to add to my list.
alyciaadamo
Original Author
11 years ago
Thank you Steve, I got Outrageous from Rob at Lakeside.

Both of my On Stage are 4 yrs old, they only look so small right now because they are still unfurling.

This was last year
paul_in_mn
11 years ago
Check out Christmas Tree for the Noid.

Paul
anitamo
11 years ago
Great choices! The purple flowering plant in the first pic someone asked about might be forget me nots.
susie53_gw
11 years ago
I have the same NOID and it is a big one for me, too. Mine measures 3 1/2 feet across and almost that tall.
alyciaadamo
Original Author
11 years ago
Holy cow thanks Paul I think you hit it on the head with that one I just looked it up at the library and the pictures fit it to a tee!
User
11 years ago
Alycia, you sure put in a lot of effort to get your garden to come together so nicely. Beautiful layout and lovely plants as well.

Be sure to take a picture of your NOID's blooms this summer. It will put the final touch to the ID. Then be sure to ADD THE NAME TAGS. :)

NOIDs add a touch of mystery to the garden, but you never know what to expect from them. Glad you have a good option for the ID.
jan_on zone 5b
11 years ago
That's quite a collection! IMHO June is always a standout - in any garden, in any company. Best hosta ever.
Jan
irawon
11 years ago
Luckykat, you don't need those flowers in the first picture. Forget-me nots, although beautiful are very invasive.
alyciaadamo
Original Author
11 years ago
Forget me nots are only invasive if you let them imo anyway. The ones I got from my dad I put in one spot, then took the seeds and put those in another spot, but the original spot they never came back.

Also thank you for all the kind words. It is still a work in progress but I am getting there.

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