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Most Beautiful Day Ever

4 years ago

There is no way Houzz will allow me to show everything...I will do the best I can. The garden has been beautiful for several days, and there were many new ones today and so many beautiful clumps.

Right Front

Red and White Grouping

Entwined in the Wine, Life Unlimited, Margaret Lee Boch and Ledgewood's Jumpstart

FFO Jelly Roll Morton

FFO: Bob Marley

Stealth Bomber

Hot Tamales and Red Hots: Thank you, Julia

Joan Senior Alabama Jubilee, Velvet Plum, Kansas City Kicker, Carolina Sugar Daddy

Fried Green tomatoes with Mint Octopus in background

Everyday for a while: Black Forest Ritual, and I already posted Stealth Bomber

I think I will try this and add in the comments

kay

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organic_kitten
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4 years ago

Obviously, Houzz wouldn't post right front...We'll try front

Success! Let's try side back

Side Back

First part of Back side...Rose in background and Salvia bed to left..Hummers love salvia

Hydrangea is doing well also

Rose F Kennedy

Mint Octopus

Rocket Blast

View of old iris bed; That big puff to left is fennel for the black swallowtails

I fixed the stepping stone after I took this photo.

Neon Flamingo

I am headed back out to the garden, heat and all, I need to pull pansies and plant begonias and Vinca.

kay

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shive
4 years ago
All the garden shots and clumps are glorious! The photo that I like best is of Rose F. Kennedy. She's so lovely in a group. The colors are wonderful!

Debra
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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
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Beautiful pictures! The ones that catch my eye are Jelly Roll Morton and Rose F. Kennedy.

Nancy
Nancy 6b
4 years ago
Jelly looks good, I just got mine this spring, it is looking good so I hope to see some blooms. Stealth Bomber really makes an attractive clump. Black Falcon Ritual is beautiful, so is rose F Kennedy and Neon Flamingo. Can you tell I seem to be on the pink/purple phase this year. Although Mint Octopus is right with them.
lilykate7a
4 years ago
At the rate you are going, tomorrow may be best garden day ever! They just keep coming! Garden shots look wonderful. Don’t stay out working long in this heat!! Mint Octopus continues to look so pretty-you should be pleased with it! And Neon Flamingo just glows!
Brad KY 6b
4 years ago
O my, Kay! You are absolutely surrounded by beauty!!!!!!!!! So many stand outs, great clumps and group shots as well. A few that stand out to me: Neon Flamingo, Mint Octopus. BFR, Jelly Roll Morton, Stealth Bomber, and Entwined in the Vine.

Brad
Laura twixanddud - SE MI - 5b
4 years ago
Wow. There is no way I could pick a favorite. I love your group photos and garden shots!
Julia WV (6b)
4 years ago
These are all wonderful and love the garden shots. Obviously the frost hit you got early on never impacted your beautiful garden.
tarheelgirl_7b
4 years ago
So many gorgeous beauties! Love the garden shots, your beds look great. Jelly Roll Morton, Fried Green Tomatoes, and Rose F. Kennedy are my favorites. Your hydrangea is beautiful as well.

Lori
mantis__oh
4 years ago
Dazzling! What is the tall red bitone in the salvia-to-the-left shot?
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
4 years ago
Your garden is so lush. It's got to be a real chore to keep the weeds down. Too many nice ones to pick and choose, but I don't think I've seen Rocket Man look much better..........Maryl
organic_kitten
Original Author
4 years ago
Thank you all.. in reverse order:

.Maryl, I will start with you...I am always happier working in the garden than most anywhere. I do actually get pleasure from weeding because it leaves everything looking right.

Mantis, That is Long Legged Lap Dancer...silly name, but nice tall plant and quite attractive; it is doing well for it's second year and that is Mean Green to the right of it.

Thank you Lori...the main work is in fall when I mulch everything...I do have to watch even in winter because some of the stinking weeds don't die. ..

Thank you Julia...it did impact the foliage, and it hasn't totally recovered but the blooms weren't bothered.

Brad, It was really surreal because there was so much blooming today. I didn't show Compassion, but that rose had a couple of huge clumps of buds and blooms...to be honest, I actually prefer the way it usually blooms...singles and small clusters, but it looked impressive..but it was so fun...even my spouse who used to tell me daylilies looked like Johnson grass has changed...He actually takes photos and shows them off too...now that is fun..

Kate, surely this is the best day. I had several FFEs that I didn't even post today...talk about exciting!

Nancy, I like purples and pinks too...Jelly should bloom for you.

Nancy, those are two of my favorites too. Thanks you Debra. I have loved RFK since I got her...and the groups always please me, but this was aneat geoup which was great

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