What my garden looks like in May
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Comments (16)I really love where I'm at currently and I'm pretty darn happy with how things look, but in a dream garden the layout in our back yard would be much different. I'd change the layout of our deck, I'd have the trees positioned for afternoon shade instead of morning shade, and I'd relocate all the utility lines that prevent us from planting around the perimeter of the yard. Basically, if we want to plant anything, it has to go smack in the middle of the yard where everyone walks or plays. And in my little dreamland there'd be a lot less grass to mow because I'd have it all occupied with plantings. I also want some weather-proof artwork out there; a tiled waterfall, or some sound baffling for the air conditioner. But there's only so much a human can do in a year without ending up in the emergency room....See MoreBlogged my rock garden, if you'd like to take a look
Comments (6)I have a nephew in SC -- I should go visit and get some rocks :) Actually, these rocks were all over my yard for some reason. I decided to put them all together in a rock garden. I am going to go hunting for rocks because I need to expand the rock garden by about 20+ more feet in length. oh, yeh, I did go hunting for the river rock. Numerous excursions to the beach. (SHHHH) I'm not too comfortable with the idea that GW could possibly make some money off my photos. :/ yuck....See MoreMay 2014 what looks good/bad in YOUR garden?
Comments (66)Lots of great new updates and pics, everyone, keep them coming. Love all of your tropicals, cast, plus the adeniums, plumerias, and blood orange pics too. Keep them coming. I love Epiphyllums too, although the only one I've had long term success with (ten years now) is Epiphyllum 'Curly', a contorted form of E. guatemalense. I bought it as a small cutting and it's become a very large plant the flowers regularly all spring and summer. Unfortunately the flowers are small, sort of a dingy off white, and disorganized, LOL, and they only open for a very few short hours well after midnight. Neat, curly leaves though, and pretty pink fruit. Here's a pic of mine from a week or so ago. Definitely grow it for the foliage, hah! I posted this on a separate thread too, but here's a quick pic of my Bauhinia galpinii blooming away. Finally, seedling #9 from my hand-pollination of stapelias (an annoyingly complex hidden lock-and-key mechanism, no dust-some-yellow-pollen-onto-a-stigma kind of thing) opened its first bloom this weekend. You can see traits of each parent: the size and stripes of Stapelia gigantea and the brick red color and some extra fur from S. hirsuta. Nothing fancy, but fun and easy, so why not share it, right? Happy gardening all! Grant...See MoreIt's June and my garden looks like a desert!
Comments (20)Wow! I haven't been here for awhile. I'm sad to say that my gardens (and my car) look like they've been "wrung through the wringer" after the terrible hail storm over Memorial Day weekend. My front gardens got hit hardest and still look pretty sorry. I am surprised at how things bounce back though. I planted a lot of new hostas in the wooded backyard last summer and many of those looked chewed up. But I left them alone until yesterday and I didn't have to trim too much off. They regenerated new leaves quickly. Our oaks are another story. We lost 70% of our leaves and so the hostas will be getting a little more sun this summer. I wish I had come here sooner because I would have loved to taken part in the recent swap. I am in dire need of new plants now. Kristy :)...See Moreliquidfeet Z6 Boston
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