So many things blooming!
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pippacovalent
3 years ago
This one is old and came with the house...I believe that its Pristine.
Francis Dubreuil aka Barcelona
Another oldie that came with the house...I believe this one is Garden Party.
This one came with the house and I have no clue its identity.
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Comments (17)THANK YOU to all my forum friends for your nice comments. Marg...yes that is a japanese maple, one of the laceleafs. I have two in that bed. I actually made the bed first, then planted the maples. I have other japanese maples around the property (another of my plant addictions, of which I have many). I actually make raised beds because the ground is so full of rocks and roots and it's impossible to plant. My whole property was forest when I moved here. Rita... I have unearthed probably thousands of rocks over the past few years. New Hampshire is named the 'Granite State' for a reason....LOL. I am running out of rocks so now I am getting them from my father's property miles away but I don't have a truck so I gather a few everytime I visit my dad. My husband isn't too crazy about the car always being dirty from the dug-up rocks...Haha. Edward & Ellie...Sorry, I don't know the name of any of my peonies. I have never bought any since over the years people have shared them with me, the same with the iris and many of my perennials. I have a lot of pass-along plants started from divisions. Folks don't usually give me a name so maybe they don't know either? I did see one at Lowe's the other day that looked just like my white one, but I didn't check to see the name. Sorry I'm no help. Missylin...I am pretty sure that peonies are colder-zone plants but I don't know how warm a climate they can tolerate. It seems everyone around here grows peonies and they do very well so they must like the cold. The same is true for tulips, lilacs, rhododendrons, spruce trees, birch trees, etc. which flourish here. (There has to be some positives to living where its really cold, right?). We do have glorious summers but it is so short-lived. Julia...yes we are 'rock-miners'...teehee. That is a very good word for it! I am told that I have not only a plant addiction, but a rock addiction. I can't stop making rock beds and taking over the lawn and entire property with rock garden beds. I figure, the rocks are there and they are free. And digging them up keeps me in shape! THANK YOU, Nancy, Kay, Nat, Brittie and Jean! Christine, you know exactly what I'm talking about having lived in Connecticut! You simply cannot put a spade in the ground without hitting ROCKS so raised beds are the only way to go. Celeste...See MoreEnd of July already! Garden notes July 27th -
Comments (6)We had a lot of rain in the area over the weekend but it skipped over our house. My yard is really starting to dry up. I've been watering quite a bit. I HOPE that doesn't encourage mosquitoes Proudgm. I think they would need water that stands for a few days to breed in and my puddles dry up pretty quickly. Spray your hubby with the hose if he says that again. lol Oakleaf - I saw LOTS of Black Swallowtails last year and the year before but they've been very scarce this year for some reason. I have bronze fennel and rue planted for them for host plants but have only seen a couple caterpillars that I think got eaten before they could finish. : ( I also haven't seen very many Buckeye butterflies this year which are usually very common. I've seen more yellow Tiger Swallowtails this year though. Those are so pretty. I was pulling weeds this week and found my Chinese Astilbe that I thought died the year before last. What a nice surprise. It's very small though and needs to be moved to another spot. I also found a little sprig of epimedium that I thought was toast after the late freeze. It sure took a long time to come up again. Kaye - Hope you're enjoying your retirement. Some people don't get started on gardening until after they retire. You've got a nice head start....See MoreAny such thing as too many blooms?
Comments (3)Here's what mine looks like..Notice that this one plant/tree gives several different colors of flowers.Peach,pink,whit and yellow,and at night it smells so good. Right now it's loaded with seed pods....See MoreSo many posts! But so many blooms! How to stop?!
Comments (14)Thanks Jim! Lily here's a pic of MOP. Hard to tell a lot but she's prob 21/2 by 3 right now and loaded with buds. Love her! Judy enabled me on this one and many more lol We are quite hopeless when it comes to roses! And lots of other stuff haha!...See Morepippacovalent
3 years ago
Darcey Bussell's first bloom ever.
Princess Victoria Louise poppy
Leda
Twilight Zone
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3 years agoThe noid is definitely not Maria Callas...and I know because I have her already in a different part of the yard and the noid is very different. The blooms on the noid start out red and then fade pink in the heat.
Here is another Leda bloom...see how fluffy they can get?
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3 years ago
Here is the noid this morning. I think my camera did a better job of getting the colors right.
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3 years agoThey look fabulous, Pippa! I have a pink poppy like yours too! Iwonder if its the same variety?
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3 years agoSeil ...it does look a lot like my poppy maybe it is the same variety. There are several that look similar too. Either way yours is gorgeous...I love all poppies but especially the oriental poppies.
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First ever bloom of my Golden Celebration
Compassion
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3 years agoOkay my Pristine mystery has been solved. Apparently the prior owners have Pristine planted right up against another rose. I saw the Pristine bud start opening today....
And its it's right against all these different blooms from aan d hybrid tea I haven't identified yet...
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