Azaleas were fantastic on yesterday's hike
dbarron
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
I believe this is azalea canadensis, but I'm not quite sure. Anyway, the azaleas, the ninebark, and well everything was beautiful yesterday here in Arkansas. Yes, folks, I'm close enough to Oklahoma to feel I can post there (besides the Ozark forum is mostly moribund). Hi Dawn, I saw a copperhead too.
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Comments (95)Tom: OK, maybe you will have to water. Some pointers that may help. Do you have some kind of SUV? I have a Suburban, so I am lucky. I have been watering about 400 new trees and some that I planted in prior years, If I use my methods and had just 100 or so--"piece of cake." I got a shallow rubber-like or flexible plastic tray that fits in the back. I can line up 40 jugs on this and can re-fill them right there and drain off the spillage out the back of the tray by pressing down its lip. I have another tray in the side that holds another 18. I drive close to me trees and carry them by twos or threes to the trees. For 90% of them I created a nice berm to hold the water, so I can pour it out fast. 100 trees, if they are in rows close toghether, maybe 2 or 2 1/2 hours. With kids helping, much less. No problem! Good luck. If you water them and keep up their strength, they will get established fast. If you see good buds form and the thick leader develop, you are home free, and one good watering now could do the trick. If the buds are really small and the leaders don't show any thickening, you should water more regurlarly until fall, if needed. --Spruce...See MorePopes Garden- FANTASTIC place
Comments (20)I did it I did it!!!! I went to Popes. Yay! Didnt find it at first so went to the Wawa on Rt 30 and the woman there told me exactly where to go. My boyfriend and youngest daughter went with me. Of course the baby loved the animals especially the turkey. I have NEVER seen a white turkey. They have a gorgeous selection of plants, I was very very impressed. Especially with that Angels Trumpet its HUGE (not for sale or 150.00)Oh and so many different varieties of houseplants. I love how everything is alphabetically marked its so cute. This late in the season (I guess) they didnt have too many varieities of Hostas (which is why I went. I think they had about 20 different ones, still a good amount. I bought 4, if boyfriend wasnt with me I would have gotten more. The giftshop is very nice. Their dogs (labs) are very cute and friendly hmmm, had a hard time tearing the baby away from them too. I was also impressed that they had Liquid Fence my mom is TRYING to grow Hostas this year and this is just what she needs and when Joan pulled out a info pack about what plants deer dont like I was blown away. I WILL DEFINATELY reccommend Popes to everyone interested in gardening!!!! I rate them an 11 on a scale of 1-10. Thanks for letting me know about Popes. Kymmie...See MoreSpring Wildflowers & Flame Azaleas
Comments (16)Hi, everyone. Just an update on my search for the Cumberland (flame) azaleas. I went back this time and the Mountain Laurels were in full bloom, but no azaleas. (You were right about the ID on that one, Marty; I had just forgotten what azalea buds look like!) But, boy, the laurels sure were pretty. I'm kicking myself now for not getting a picture of one. Some of them were 15 feet tall and covered with white blooms! However, with a little searching around, I think I found the right plants this time. They just weren't quite ready yet. :-) Here is a photo: And here is another: I didn't get a picture this time, but I think I even found the exact plant that was blooming in the photo I posted earlier. It was just a little bit further along the trail. The forest had shifted around a bit in the intervening years since we took the first photo. :-) My brother assures me they will bloom the first week of June. I had remembered them as blooming in June, but over time I had convinced myself that must not be right, given that most other azaleas bloom so much earlier. So in another two weeks I'm going back. I have flagged these in the meantime, but I will go back and verify that they are indeed the right plants. So, Marty, when would we need to go back to collect the seed? By the way, one of the pink ladyslippers was still blooming. Here is a photo of it for your enjoyment, although the light was very dim under the full forest canopy, so it is a bit dark: It was tempting to try to collect seed from the ones that had finished blooming, but I know zero about that, so I figured, rather than depleting the supply that will fall to the forest floor and make new orchids, I'd just let the experts handle it. :-) More soon, I hope. --April...See MoreIf this were your bed, what would you plant?
Comments (26)Oh, thank you all so very much for your kind and encouraging comments! I appreciate you all more than I can say! I fully realize my style isn't for everyone, but it screams "me", so I'm diggin' it. ;-) We love Mexico, spend about a month there annually, and I don't think I'd be happy unless I incorporated a great deal of the color and feel of the places we've traveled into my home. So there you have it. (And hey, if you think the exterior is a color riot, you should take a peek inside! LOL!) I'm really inspired to take the new bed in more of a cottage garden direction, and I think we can do that simply by planning for what blooms when, and filling in accordingly. (I'm getting some help on the Cottage Gardening forum as well.) Prairiepaintbrush, it's definitely lopsided with that awful old "marching-in-a-row" boxwood hedge! That may turn into our next big project, but we'll not likely do anything about that until perhaps this Fall. Pkponder, the rug is called a "Mad Mat" and is made from recycled pop bottles. It's super easy to clean, and feels nice underfoot. We were thinking of painting a rug on the concrete porch, but opted to try the mat instead, and I'm glad we did. It's definitely a keeper. Xtal, I had actually been eyeing these adorable little "fairy doors" online that you attach to the base of a big old tree! I definitely love yard art, and have been considering what I could use in the new bed that would be striking, and carry forth my "theme." Do you have any suggestions? I'd love to see what you've done!...See Moredbarron
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4 years agoExactly Dawn, I really really figured those azaleas were over and gone here, so was shocked to see them in their prime. Here was the path blocker.
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