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Post by stratcat on May 19, 2014 22:29:55 GMT -5
Here are pictures taken today out in front of the house. This photo was shot from the street. Those bunch of blooming Daffodils are the ones we planted back in November. Here's a closeup of the new Daffodils. There's a cute, tiny yellow one in the mix. One of the older Daffys looking good.
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Post by stratcat on May 19, 2014 22:36:04 GMT -5
Also from today. Some Daffodils by the Blue Spruce out front. Another group in the same area. Some Violets blooming in the H llstrip. It sure was a long winter...
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Post by bestofour on May 20, 2014 15:03:07 GMT -5
Pretty pretty. Is your house blue? Is that fern mixed in with the daffs in the 4th picture?
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Post by stratcat on May 20, 2014 15:19:31 GMT -5
Hi, bestofour. The front of my house is a blue-gray. Got a deal on used (free) siding and help hanging it. Then on one day: I primed and painted two coats on the wood that we capped the windows with. Before dark we nailed the wood around four windows, including sills. Made a jig and drilled holes and installed the shutters. Brightened the old place up! In the fourth picture, that's some Tansy that Mom dug and brought back from the Upper Peninsula.
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Post by bestofour on May 21, 2014 11:43:27 GMT -5
Your house is pretty and your flowers are too. I don't know that we grow tansy here.
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Post by izitmidnight on May 21, 2014 19:29:15 GMT -5
Your house is pretty and your flowers are too. I don't know that we grow tansy here. I have plenty of tansy to give away. Can't get rid of it. Your flowers look beautiful! Miss the daffidils.
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Post by stratcat on May 23, 2014 0:28:04 GMT -5
Thanks Bestofour and Izit. Here are pictures taken out front on Wednesday, the 21st. You can see two kinds of small Daffodils. Those don't look at all like the pictures on the packages, but they look neat. These look interesting. There's still a double in bloom.
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Post by stratcat on May 23, 2014 0:42:07 GMT -5
Also, from Wednesday, the 21st. Trilliums on the north side of my garage. It would have been nice if the numbskulls who built the garage would have overlapped the siding. I just noticed the cause after 35 years. Trilliums on the inside corner of the northeast of my house. In the same area, more Trilliums and Jack-in-the-Pulpits on the right. A new group of Jack-in-the-Pulpits in front of the other ones. Just discovered them when I was taking the pictures.
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Post by stratcat on Jun 12, 2014 0:23:47 GMT -5
Here are pictures I took today, 11 June. Starting in the backyard, a large group of Mayapples with their white flowers. Behind them are a forest of Cupplants. A close-up of a Cupplant after today's rain. It has a square stem with the leaves making a cup around it that catches water. There is something floating in the water. Walking out front, here are some Pyrethrum Daisies. Continuing up by the house, some Wave Petunias near the Black Raspberry brambles. Finally, up by the porch are some Columbines. Notice the raindrops on them.
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Post by timothyt on Jun 12, 2014 3:29:45 GMT -5
Beautimous Strat! Everything looks great and I enjoy seeing all your diversity. I had forgotten all about cupplants and how neat they were!
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Post by bestofour on Jun 14, 2014 23:18:14 GMT -5
I agree with timothyt beautimous. What do you do with the crates?
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Post by stratcat on Jun 14, 2014 23:39:53 GMT -5
Thanks TimothyT and Bestofour.
For protection from rabbits, I have milk crates covering the Squash and Watermelons that I'm growing in potting mix bags on the lawn. As the plants get ready to run, I'll uncover them.
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Post by bestofour on Jun 15, 2014 11:02:36 GMT -5
smart idea. Sun and rain get through the openings. By the way like the flag peace symbol.
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Post by stratcat on Jun 21, 2014 1:02:12 GMT -5
And I thank you for noticing the peace sign. Here's a shot from a phone of the flowers from 19 June. My friends that I played with in the band back in 1984 popped in Thursday. Kim has the barnyard garden and Karen doesn't. She took this picture. When she came over in 1982, she brought me homegrown tomatoes from her garden.
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Post by elliemater on Jun 21, 2014 15:24:19 GMT -5
That tree by your home is a beauty, restful to the eyes. I am envious. There are no trees closer than 200 feet to my house, except a green ash that is maybe 30ft high, and it is a good 100 feet away. After the last hurricane to run slap over the house in 2005, I saw every home with trees nearby become a home with trees on the roof. So no more trees near my house. But I sure do miss the restful shade.
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Post by elliemater on Jun 21, 2014 21:56:06 GMT -5
Grew these Forget Me Not flowers from seed. I love that shade of blue in a flower.
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Post by bestofour on Jun 23, 2014 7:40:32 GMT -5
beautiful. Love the blue.
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Post by elliemater on Jun 25, 2014 18:27:57 GMT -5
This is a sunflower that Fweddie-Fwed (massive wabbit) planted in the middle of my tomato row. He planted two of them. I left them to trap the leaf-foots.
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Post by indigogirl17 on Jul 14, 2014 14:38:06 GMT -5
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Blazing here again...90's and dry after aq period of 3 weeks of solid rain a few weeks back. .
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Zone:: 5b
Favorite Vegetable:: sweet corn, collards, turnip greens, yellow wax beans, Cherokee purple tomatoes
Joined: March 2011
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Post by indigogirl17 on Jul 14, 2014 14:39:25 GMT -5
wowser! that sunflower is so beautiful
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Post by izitmidnight on Jul 15, 2014 8:43:52 GMT -5
So jealous! You all have beautiful fliers this year!
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Post by bestofour on Jul 15, 2014 14:52:48 GMT -5
Your hollyhocks are beautiful. And I love the color of your gladiolas.
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indigogirl17
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Blazing here again...90's and dry after aq period of 3 weeks of solid rain a few weeks back. .
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Post by indigogirl17 on Jul 16, 2014 9:23:48 GMT -5
Thank you for the kind words. I love hollyhocks and don't find them the easiest to keep blooming, as they are biennials..so every time I see some, I get some seeds. The white one is new this year.
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Post by stratcat on Jul 16, 2014 13:01:18 GMT -5
Pictures from July 15. Interesting volunteer Gloriosa Daisy with funny "eyes" followed by a close-up of the plant. Last, a shot from the street.
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Post by timothyt on Jul 17, 2014 5:08:19 GMT -5
Ya know what? All these delightfull colors, shapes, and styles sure are bringing an uplifting and peaceful smile to my heart and soul! Thanks for sharing good folks!
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Post by bestofour on Jul 17, 2014 19:16:47 GMT -5
I've had those funny eyes in my yard once or twice. From a distance I thought it was a weird looking bug. Very pretty.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jul 23, 2014 16:34:51 GMT -5
Beautiful flower garden, Strat. It is peaceful and just makes me want to pull up a rocking chair, get a glass of iced tea, and watch the bees visit the flowers for a while.
Those "funny eyes" on the Gloriosa daisies look like fasciated blooms. They are a cool touch...I assume they will be gone long before Halloween, right? That's a shame, because "Alien Eye Plants" would be perfect for a creepy yard decor.
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Post by bestofour on Jul 23, 2014 21:01:15 GMT -5
Mammoth sunflower birdhouse gourd flower
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Post by bestofour on Jul 23, 2014 21:07:26 GMT -5
blackeyed susans
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Post by stratcat on Jul 26, 2014 16:47:12 GMT -5
Here are pictures taken from a walk around my yard on July 24th. We'll start at the curbside. The flowers have a nice glow to them. Here's the view that the nasty neighbors across the street would have if they didn't keep their blinds drawn. Mother Nature doesn't design in straight lines; I sure don't. A couple colors of potato blossoms. A white one on the left and lavender ones in the foreground. Look at that little volunteer gloriosa daisy peeking out from a strawberry container on the table. Volunteer Cherry Brandy in a container with stinging nettles. If you enlarge the picture, you can see the hypodermic needles sticking out of the stem to the right of the flower. Some large morning glories near the potato tires and dwarf tomatoes. Heading to the Back 40, here's the butterfly square. It has pretty much fizzled out over the years. I started with five butterfly weed that I started from seed. Later, I started four white coneflowers and got three purple/pink ones and one white one. Fleabane and Queen Anne's Lace really grew. Cupplants are just starting to flower. The new, hateful neighbors get this view from their front porch. Here's the new foxglove that I just planted in the back lawn. Laid on my belly to get the picture. Coming back out front, here's a view down the sidewalk. Another view of the flowers. I see a couple of Catawissa onions in there. Cabbages are looking good, even the Black Sheep one, heheh.
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