Show Us Your Landscape and Gardens-A Photo Thread -Dec 2022-March 2023
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deanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b
last yearI’ve had visitors at my bird feeder all winter.
I got my first wintersowing sprouts this week, Clarkia, which is an annual that ALWAYS sprouts first in mid-March.
This week’s snow fall was miraculous. Almost as miraculous was us not losing power!
My crocus are pushing through the oak leaf tarp now. So glad they can penetrate that thick layer of leaves that refuse to leave…or compost themselves, it seems!deanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b
last year
I happened to be in Portland to see this absolutely stunning sunset. What a treat it was!
And, proof that my stray I adopted does not have the best hunting instinct, perhaps, although he sure is a loyal sweetie.
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Comments (25)A little chilly and very overcast out there this morning, but my DH assured me yesterday we were due for some sun today. Looking at the forecast, for sure, by 11am sun is out, clouds are gone and stay that way the rest of the afternoon. BUT - looks like we are in for about 5 days of cloudy after that with some rain coming in Tuesday night into Wednesday. So, guess if I need to move anything, this is the time to do it. We could use a little rain too. I haven't even ventured out there to see the impact of the cold snap. Soon as it warms up a little we're outside for a change. Pruning roses today - but we're taking our time with the clean up. Trying to recover from a tough week. I don't know, what do people do who don't have gardens to help with recovery? [g] Babs, family disruptions, hoping they are behind you and you are able to enjoy the garden season. I'm hoping we can do the same. We'll see. Cold snap killing early plants and bulbs....well. I'm going to take a good look around out there today and see what suffered and what came through with flying colors. From my window I can see a patch of snowdrops still blooming that don't seem to have skipped a beat. So more of those in the fall if I can manage it. Scilla seems to usually do really well and boy does it reseed and spread. And no critters seem to bother either of those. When I looked out the door the day after the coldest morning, the Hellebore I could see was all bent over to the ground, but I see it seems to have come back up. Happy Spring - enjoy the weekend!!...See MoreShow Us Your Landscape and Gardens - A Photo Thread - October 2022
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Comments (23)Wow I've been completely missing these threads! I have such limited time and I don't usually come to NE forum much because unfortunately it's so quiet, and this didn't pop up in the "new threads" listing. Glad I checked! I'll have to go back to May too. And yes, I definitely check the links to past threads too! As usual I don't have much to post - not great about taking pictures. Or at least not good about getting them from my phone to my computer. A few unknown irises, just about finishing up I have some unknown yellow irises that are totally wowing me this year. They have been in bloom for WEEKS!! I do have pictures on my phone lol. Wish I knew what they were. I transferred them two seasons ago from a neglected bed, and they have multiplied nicely and are just non-stop! Rose - either Amelia or Ashley Some reseeded campanula. I love the way this pops up around my yard. This is peeking out of a hydrangea (ignore the bittersweet - I'm getting to it!) My Zephrine Drouin (and therefore the Rooguchi that was in with it) got knocked off my arbor by strong wind earlier this season. No time to get to it and then saw buds forming all along the topside of the fallen rose, so left it until after bloom. Here are a couple of photos of the mess lol Such lovely photos everyone! MG George once gave me a styrax japonica that was very similar to your halesia. Actually, it was kinda funny - he gave me one, quite a good size, and it just didn't make it through winter. Next swap he asked about it and I had to tell him the sad news. "Dee, no problem. I give you another" and he did! Another good sized one. So generous! Well wouldn't you know a tree fell the next year or two, a huge oak, and totally smashed the styrax. I didn't have the heart to tell George - and knowing him he would have given me a third one! And that was more than I could take lol. I think of George every time I see a styrax (which isn't often, at least not in the wild, only in articles and catalogs) and your tree reminded me again! :) Dee...See MoreShow Us Your Landscape and Gardens - A Photo Thread - September 2023
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Sue W (CT zone 6a)
last yearlast modified: last yearFor some reason Houzz won't let me write text from my phone. I took these pictures on Monday night in observance of the first day of spring.
Sunset over my shed. We moved this shed last year from a spot on the other side of the property. I didn't have time to finish the hardscape around it. Hopefully this year.
A late season snow storn last week dropped 6-8" of heavy, wet slop. It's melting fast but still sloppy in some spots.
Crocus...yay!
Iris reticulata probably Katharine Hodgkin
Snowdrops are always reliable early bloomers.
Unknown Hellebore backlit by the setting sun.
Let the garden games begin!
Suedeanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b thanked Sue W (CT zone 6a)
prairiemoon2 z6b MA
last yearlast modified: last yearOkay, now I have some time to see everyone’s photos and post a couple.
Deanna - Nice group of photos - I didn’t winter sow this year, I’d love to see what you do with the Clarkia later. That is a pretty winter scene. We were fortunate not to lose power too, but we barely had 5 inches of snow. Friends and family in NH lost their power overnight and then got it back by noon the next day, thankfully. They had almost 15 inches of wet heavy snow.
Your crocus patch looks vigorous! Mine are a little anemic this year.
That sunset is amazing - not just a few clouds coloring, but the whole sky! Cute cat…does it live outdoors?
Sue, I guess you can tell where you have the most shade by where you still have snow left. Another patch of crocus that looks very vigorous! Love that! Your backlit Hellebore is so pretty! My foliage was pretty yellow when it first sprouted. Yours looks like it has large leaves.
MGallica - LOVE the snowdrops! That is a lot of volunteers from a small planting. I just started planting snowdrops about 5 years ago and I was impressed by how much they reseed, so I decided last fall to add more in other areas. They came up fine but now I’ll have to wait to see them make a good showing. Here is the spread I had that was also from a very small amount of the original bulb…
This Hellebore is always the first one up...
Not a good day to try to get the crocus it's windy. This location is the only place in the garden I still have crocus. The critters ate a lot of different varieties of them. Not sure the name of the purple but it reseeds prolifically. I have a bed on the other side of the driveway from here that has only reseeded crocus from this bed.
I don't know if you can see it but the rabbits were chewing on my Clethra this winter. They also chewed all the stems on a small Calycanthus so low I had to cut it back to the ground.
deanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b thanked prairiemoon2 z6b MA
deanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b
last yearI love the purple color of thyme and hens and chicks this time of year.
The Gold Heart dicentra is peeking out. I love this plant every spring! Germanium are coming to life and I’m glad this particular one made it. It was a weak Visions Light Pink geranium. Hope it strengthens this summer.
mad_gallica (z5 Eastern NY)