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Post by stratcat on Jul 27, 2013 17:24:34 GMT -5
Here's a snapshot of the H llstrip taken across the street yesterday. This is the view my neighbor would see if he didn't keep his blinds drawn for most of the last two years, heheh.
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Post by stratcat on Jul 27, 2013 17:31:39 GMT -5
A couple more shots from the last two days. The Spike had an awful winter and the Monarda fistulosa is huge again.
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Post by stratcat on Jul 27, 2013 17:37:40 GMT -5
Still in the Hellstrip, a shot of the Sea Holly (Eryngium) getting surrounded by Echinacea, Coral Bells, Pyrethrum Daisy and I see Bluebells there, too.
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Post by izitmidnight on Jul 28, 2013 20:20:41 GMT -5
Beautiful!
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jul 29, 2013 11:10:55 GMT -5
It's lovely - so many colors! I bet the bees love your place.
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Post by stratcat on Jul 30, 2013 22:19:39 GMT -5
Thanks, friends! Quite a few bumblebees are around. Lately, I've seen two more honeybees; nothing like the last couple years when they were plentiful. Bumblebees are working my tomato blossoms, as well. In the backyard with four "bag tricks" growing, I see bumblebees and smaller pollinators working those blossoms. Here is a shot of two 'Green Jewel' echinacea in Mom's back yard today. They're 16.5" tall right now and are supposed to be fragrant. I'll have to bend and check that out one-of-these days.
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Post by stratcat on Sept 1, 2013 15:13:51 GMT -5
OK, I checked the scent of those Green Jewels last week. They do have a nice fragrance. Pictures from 27 August taken during drizzle- Morning glory growing in my pepper experiments out front by the walk. An experimental sunflower out front. I'm hoping it's a dye sunny, but so far it isn't.
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Post by txdirtdog on Sept 1, 2013 20:59:53 GMT -5
Love the pics from across the street! That is awesome Strat!
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Post by stratcat on Sept 3, 2013 0:03:57 GMT -5
Thanks, TDD! I AM brightening up the neighborhood, for sure.
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Post by horsea on Sept 8, 2013 23:25:45 GMT -5
Very beautiful yard. Is that Star of Yalta morning glory? Mine comes up on its own every year. What is that large bush of blue flowers on the right hand side of the first photo?
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Post by stratcat on Sept 9, 2013 14:19:49 GMT -5
Thanks, Horsea. I'm pretty sure those volunteer Morning Glories are Grandpa Ott's. That bush of blue flowers is Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa). There is a wooden stake pounded in and I keep the clump tied so it stays upright. I started the Monarda from seed and I have better luck with it than the domesticated varieties. It also volunteers quite nicely.
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Post by horsea on Sept 9, 2013 22:02:17 GMT -5
I believe that Star of Yalta is just another name for Grandpa Ott's. Whatever it is, it's the best variety.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Sept 11, 2013 8:51:11 GMT -5
Grandpa Ott's are lovely; they are my favorite morning glories. Last week I was driving along a street I don't take very often and saw a yard with the chain link fence just covered in them, blooming like mad. Those flowers changed the fence from "meh" to the high point of the yard.
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Post by stratcat on Sept 19, 2013 22:44:17 GMT -5
My morning glories in the tomatoes stay open late in the day this time of year. When I was still out covering my tomatoes after dark Friday night, I saw morning glories that were still open. When I took the sheets off Saturday afternoon, morning glories were open under them!
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Post by stratcat on Sept 21, 2013 12:38:36 GMT -5
From the sidewalk, a couple pictures taken a week ago. Here's a little volunteer Elephant Head Amaranth growing on the edge of the grass. Notice the Gloriosa Daisy growing in the crack in the walk. Here's the big volunteer Elephant Head Amaranth. Nice warm autumn colors.
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Post by stratcat on Sept 21, 2013 16:12:49 GMT -5
Here's a shot from today taken near the curb with another volunteer Elephant Head Amaranth. It finally dawned on me this week that I can see the elephant tossing its head back with the trunk up.
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Post by stratcat on Sept 27, 2013 22:04:34 GMT -5
Here are pictures from September 25. I just got back from two miles of walking and noticed the flowers were glowing in the natural light. The time was 7.30p and the flowers were out of the direct sun. I turned the flash off on the camera. Pinks in the front row made a comeback after I sat/kneeled on the curb with the scissors painstakingly deadheading this summer. That was well worth it. The colors are really popping here. Behind the Salvias there are still some Coral Bells in flower. I can see a tiny Bluebell in amongst the Pinks in the front row.
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Post by stratcat on Sept 27, 2013 22:16:10 GMT -5
From the same photo shoot on September 25 at 7.30p. Some more volunteer Bluebells growing in the ornamental grass at my driveway. The volunteer Elephant Head Amaranth in the Cottage Garden is really lit up!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2013 8:40:03 GMT -5
Wow! Just beautiful! We just bought a place this summer with mostly a clean slate. Can't wait to get til we have such beautiful colors.
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Post by stratcat on Sept 28, 2013 10:45:49 GMT -5
Thanks, Laurieann! Good luck with your new place.
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Post by izitmidnight on Sept 29, 2013 20:41:08 GMT -5
Gorgeous flowers!
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Post by stratcat on Sept 30, 2013 22:04:56 GMT -5
Thanks, Izit!
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Post by stratcat on Oct 3, 2013 21:19:25 GMT -5
I thought I posted these. From August, here's a shot of my back yard with my butterfly square in the foreground. I started that bed with some Butterfly Weed I grew from seed. They've pretty well petered out over the years. I can see some orange of one on the left. I started some white echinacea from seed and three of four were purple/pink. In the background is my hedge of Cupplants that really turned out nice this year. From the same day in August, here is a picture from near the sidewalk looking into the back yard. If my neighbor that doesn't like flowers comes outside, he can look and see the Cupplants. In the foreground, I have a screen of some perennial Sunflowers I started from seed. They're not Maximilian's, but I don't remember what kind they are. From today, a view from behind the fence looking across the street. The perennial Sunflowers are quite cheerful and are easily seen by prying eyes.
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Post by stratcat on Oct 24, 2013 22:43:52 GMT -5
Pictures from today, 24 October. Last two nights have been frosty. The season is at its end. The view from across the street. The frost got the Salvias foliage last night but their red flowers are still going. A few Coneflowers are still in bloom. I found a Bluebell open! The End.
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