SPRING is here... Seasonal thread part 4
jim1961 / Central Pennsylvania / Zone 6
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Comments (242)A few more things blooming today. We had another full day of rain today, but the sun came out at about 7 pm and it's quite warm & humid. I think the plants are loving it. First picture is more chokecherry blooms, then my butterfly magnolia. It's a small tree still, but double the blooms from last year. Last pic is one of my geums. Always one of the first perennials to bloom. Early irises are coming next as well as the lilacs. My peony just shot up 6 inches since yesterday and I can see the buds too. Roses are really starting to grow. Other than a few that look pathetic. Oh and when Diane mentioned the size of her Julia's I had to laugh, since mine is currently 8 inches × 6 inches!...See MoreSPRING is here... Seasonal thread part 6
Comments (147)Kelly, the peony company may become more reputable if they keep selling gorgeous peonies like that one. I am crazy about tree peonies, but most of mine reverted back to species large, single white petals. I think I had them planted too shallow like herbaceous peonies. I've never seen one quite the color of yours. The yellow stamens really set it off. I don't have Cherry Frost, but have heard good things about it. I know how it is, hoping for a climber to at least get a few feet tall. I'm in the house instead of outside because we're having another wind storm. Every time it looks calm and I change shoes and pull my gloves on, it starts up again. Those pine cones are murder when they fall on your head from up so high. I need a gardening helmet....See MoreSUMMER is here... Seasonal thread part 4
Comments (125)Wow! I just had to “come out of hiding” to say that all I can think about is that lady eating raw ground beef, and at room temperature, no less. I can’t get that gross image out of my head. Now that I think about it, my dad eats raw bacon on bread with butter, but only when my mom isn’t home to stop him. He claims that it’s been smoked, so it’s fine. It’s disgusting, but I guess hasn’t hurt him yet. There are too many beautiful pictures for me to comment on, but they are all wonderful. HalloBlondie, your yard and deck are incredible! I’d like to vacation at your place. It really does look like a resort. I bet you’re really enjoying it. Jim, I also think of you every time I see or mess with my Rozanne geraniums. Mine are just as Flowers described. They clamber over, up, and through everything around them. I don’t mind it, though. They bring a certain cohesiveness to that bed. I plant so many random plants so closely together, that the Rozanne geraniums help things look less hectic. I’m very glad that your wife is feeling better, Jim. I’ve been keeping her in my thoughts and prayers. Rob, my heart goes out to you. Please take care of yourself, and do whatever it takes for you to get through this difficult time. We all care, and will be here whenever you’re up to returning. I take breaks from here myself, when life gets “too heavy”. I have been mostly just taking a break lately. Last weeks terrible heat and humidity literally made me sick, so I ended up in bed with the A/C on for days. I did lots of TV watching and reading. It didn’t even cool down much in the evenings, so I just watered what I had to, and crawled back into my cave. It has now cooled down some, and the humidity has gone down, as well. I took a few pictures last night and this morning. It looks like my roses went right on blooming in the heat without my attention. I wasn’t up to deadheading things, so I’m throwing caution to the wind. If I wait until everything is deadheaded and photo worthy, you won’t be seeing many photos from me. Here comes some au naturel photos:-) Lisa Baronne Prevost is beginning her third? flush right now. I had forgotten that every time the temps go up, Baronne Prevost gets nasty little worms in her buds and blooms. They go for Baronne Prevost above all others. It’s frustrating, because her blooms are one of my favorites. Her scent is wonderful, and those old fashioned blooms just scream romance to me. I love that button eye! Darcey Bussell needs deadheading, but she’s such a bloomer in the heat. After her last flush, I pruned her way down to about 3-4F. She was getting too tall for her spot. Even with all the spent blooms on her, she’s still happily making more. I cut a few the other day, and combined them with some ‘Cherry Caramel’ Phlox. They’ve been on my nightstand for 3-4 days now, so they aren’t quite as pretty anymore. Today’s photo at least shows how how well the centers of ‘Cherry Caramel’ match Darcey’s blooms. Here’s all of Darcey. She really does deserve some deadheading. Here’s a shot of Mel’s Heritage on the slope. Unfortunately, I couldn’t reach the sweet pea vine on the left. It’s a difficult area to maintain. Golden Buddha is being ravaged by thrips. Note how bright the new bud is in the far upper right of the photo. The blooms change colors very quickly in the heat. Love Song just blows me away with its heat tolerance. Love Song is in a container in full sun, all day long. I only water it every 3 days or so. Any rose that will bloom like this under those conditions is a winner in my book....See MoreWINTER is here! Seasonal thread part 8
Comments (209)As you mentioned, Sara Ann, you can direct seed larkspur, cosmos, bachelor buttons, and calendula. I have done this many times, and currently couldn't get rid of calendula if I wanted to. You can also direct seed alyssum, Dara, the purple/brown wild carrot, which is a form of Queen Anne's Lace (which can also be direct seeded), rudbeckia Indian Summer, echinacea, Jupiter's Beard. Campanula rotundifolia, holly hocks, morning glory, four o'clock's, purple dark grape poppy, and more. I've done this for all I list. Indian Summer, echinacea, Jupiter's beard, alyssum, Dara calendula, hollyhocks, and more will reseed for you--no need to sow. Echinacea and Jupiter's beard, campanula, and others are perennials, not annuals. My favorite of all are snapdragons, which reliably reseed, and live for several years in my zone. For best results, initially start them inside from seed. Then, depending on how many snaps you want, you can continue to start indoors with the reseeders augmenting what you grow. Calendula and larkspur bloom only once, then set seed, and quit blooming. But calendual reseeds so massively, they in effect, bloom all summer, though the look of them can get messy by summer's end. Sorry to inundate you with too much information. Oh, penstemon is a favorite of mine (perennial), and some of it resows well, too. Free plants! Diane...See MoreHalloBlondie (zone5a) Ontario, Canada
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