Gardening Pictures Past & Present... Sunday 5/20/12

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steve232__nc Posted: 05-20-2012 12:22 AM

A dogwood blossom from 2010

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ili Z.9 replied on 05-20-2012 12:39 AM

   Steve, Just Beautiful!!!   Hope you still have this gorgeous tree...   Well, have been gone for over a month visiting Mom and family....these are roses that DB comercially farms...

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growingranny_va_z7 replied on 05-20-2012 6:09 AM

I love the dogwoods too bad they don't bloom longer but if they did we wouldn't be so excited when they do. Ili we have been worried about you so glad you are ok, those roses are beautiful. I didn't get any pics yesterday so will try to get more today to share with you all.

 

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luvmyb_b replied on 05-20-2012 7:45 AM

Pretty dogwood bloom, Steve.  I was noticing one outside my classroom yesterday that looks similar.  I like them a lot.

ili, I love those roses!  The white and pink ones are tugging at my heartstrings!

I know what  you mean, Molly.  I have some things I took pics of on the camera but I haven't uploaded them yet and I didn't feel like trudging all the way to the back of the house to get the camera.  Perhaps later I will put them on the computer for another day's posting.

I don't have anything terribly exciting today to share.  Although, I do enjoy this iris.  It happens to be my one and only after I dug things up and shared with my DM.  Kind of makes me sad each year that it blooms that it is the only one I have of this color.  Oh well, I should be thankful for it, I suppose.

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flowerpowerzone5 replied on 05-20-2012 7:47 AM

This is a little garden I made because I couldn't mow there it was too close to the deck.I change the flowers yearly.My first Stock from seed I planted and nicotina.The moth balls are for the little baby bunnies which I still haven't caught.GRRR! Sandy

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skippydel13zone6KY replied on 05-20-2012 7:52 AM

Ili I'm so glad to see you here, I too have been worried since you hadn't been posting.  WOW, those roses are beautiful.  Here is my old neighbor's climbing rose, not sure the pic will do it justice.

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plantdoctorzn4 replied on 05-20-2012 9:32 AM

Steve...very good pic of the dogwood bloom!

Ili....how nice to see you here!!!  We have missed you.  As always, your roses are gorgeous....glad you are back and hope you had a good time while visiting.

Sandy.....I have several stock from the seed train, but they aren't blooming yet.  I guess I thought they got taller than that....OOPS....I may have planted them in the wrong spot....lol

Del....that is a VERY pretty climbing rose.  My 7 sisters is budded, so I hope to share pics soon.

Karen.....love that iris....and I also have some as well.  I don't know why the iris are so tall this year....must be the heat.

Just a closeup of the white iris that is growing with the lupine

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cove2700 replied on 05-20-2012 10:17 AM

Good to see you back ili.  We were beginning to worry.

Louisiana Iris called Gamecock

 

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plantdoctorzn4 replied on 05-20-2012 10:44 AM

Ooooooh, I really like that one, Gayle!  Charlene

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Kathy_in_SD_z4 replied on 05-20-2012 12:30 PM

Loved everyones pics. I need to get out and take some more. Good to see you back ili. My iris were beautiful and extra tall this year too. They are now starting to die out for the season so that corner of the yard will be less colorful now.......Kathy

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growingranny_va_z7 replied on 05-20-2012 12:50 PM

I still don't have any new pics but wanted to tell you about the foxglove arrangement I made last week...it was still on the mantel this morning so I decided to cut them back and keep it going since it still looked good. One of the purple foxgloves at the very top 6" is white with purple spots inside. The rest of it is still purple. None of the other ones turned white just this one. So I am going to try to  get the seeds from that one to mature so I can try getting some white ones. They have always self-sowed all over the place but never a purple one that turns white on the top.

 

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Cricket in replied on 05-20-2012 2:02 PM

Steve nice dogwood blossom, everyone your flowers are just gorgous,,

Molly nice to have a special one from the seen hope it works out for you..

this is the bush in front oh house, it came up in blooms the same time as last yr, May 10 th,

welcome back illi you;ve been missed, and you have such a beautiful roses,

Del, nice rose bushes

Gayle oh wow all purple, nice. Sandy nice nite pic, and like you little statue .,Karen nice iris.

Charlene, i see a little peach colored iris among the others  prertty one,

DOES anyone know that this petal is called, yes , hee I just borrowed it, never seen one like it colors . Looks like a petuna family but ?

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iris43 replied on 05-20-2012 2:29 PM

It's a very HOT Victoria Day weekend here in SW Ontario.  95* in the shade!

Love all the flowers.  Steve, the dogwood is very pretty.

Despite being hit by frost over and over this spring, my bleedinghearts are putting on a great show now.

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MDgreenery replied on 05-20-2012 3:36 PM

Steve, I am happy for you (it's so prettty) & a little bit jealous all at the same time:-)

Fantastic looking Bleeding Hearts, Iris' & Roses.

So happy to see you posting again Ili. Welcome back.

Sandy, I like your changing garden bed design. And I'm really fond of your garden angel.

 Paula, I'm not sure what your last flower picture is but that is a pretty shrub.

St. Swithun starts out a bubblegum pink (also looks as if it will open into a species rose design) but then slowly turns into different/lighter hues of pink with lots of petals. St. Swithun runs a close second for my favorite until I get a good whiff & then it becomes my favorite too.

Cabbage White Butterfly on Madeline Salvia.

The blooms are actually bigger than I expected & this CW really took advantage.  

 

 

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Kathy_in_SD_z4 replied on 05-20-2012 6:50 PM

Salpiglossi are starting to bloom but so far only this color but I have many more to bloom yet.

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