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The Rhododendrons are in bloom in the front yard. The bush in the back yard comes in bloom about a week earlier due to sun conditions.
Here's a close up of the flowers.
These were partially in the sun for this picture.
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My birthday was a few days ago and a good friend sent this bouquet by delivery.
Here are the two colours of Columbine I have growing in this planter. The blue ones come up about a week later than the white ones.
Here's a slightly different angle.
Yet, another view.
Here's some more pictures of the Hawthorne trees in bloom. There are so many flowers that the branches become heavy laden with them.
Here is that mystery plant flowering. It appears so different throughout the stages of growth every year. These flower stems look like antennae and then, the start blooming. They have grown over night approximately three inches depending upon rain, etc.
This plant has been blooming in the solarium for about two weeks now, so, I thought I would take another picture of it.
I have this picture in the wrong order. I took it about four days or so ago and since then, more of the dark blue columbines have come up.
And here is a better picture of the flowers on this plant.
Hope you enjoyed the flowers.
10 comments:
Absolutely gorgeous Butch :-) The rhododendrons remind me of back home at my parents house in Ireland. Their garden was full of rhododendrons. Your garden looks beautiful in full bloom. I wish we had more room in ours and we could have a lot more larger plants and some tress etc. The next house we move too will depend on how big the garden is so that we can enjoy Spring and Summer on a bigger scale :-)
Mark: Many thanks. The climate here in Washington State on this side of the Cascade Mts. (a northern part of the Rockies) is not unlike Ireland, which is probably why they do so well here. I loved driving through Ireland and seeing hedges of fuchia bushes. Here they are usually seen in hanging plants! ;-)
I think your garden is quite nice. You utilized the space you had and made it a sanctuary where one can relax and enjoy nature.
I must confess sometimes I guess my Rhododendrons are looking a bit boring, but yours are great. Your birthday was a few days ago, shit when. Please accept my apologies and my best wishes, may God bless you and give you many opportunities for pleasure with your music and whatever gives pleaure to a real gentleman.
Martin: Many thanks for your most kind words. My birthday was on the 29-May, born 62 years ago.
I was lucky to catch the flowers at their prime. Already, the lilacs are withering away. They last for a good week or so and then, like the Magnolia tree, they are done for the year.
Thanks for stopping by.
The Rhododendrons'bloom is just so lovely and wonderful!!! I love your sun-room, O btw, happy belated B-day to U.
Many Happy returns!!!
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Johnny368: Many thanks! They are one of my favorite flowers and they do so well here in the Northwest.
The room off the garage used to be a "catch-all" as we passed through it to the kitchen. We decided that we really should use the space better so we had the sliding glass doors removed and a solarium built on that room. What a difference that has made. The room now is stuffed with book shelves, another couch TV etc., which leads into the solarium. It has French doors leading out to the patio where I take pictures of a few of the plants. Our first project, when we moved into this house over eighteen years ago was to put French doors in the master bedroom where the window used to be and a deck with hot tub. Eventually, you change the house into an home an make it yours.
Thanks for the birthday wishes!
Butch, my friend, belated birthday wishes to you!!
Your rhodos are such great, beautiful things - I just love them. And that's quite a massive oxalis in your solarium.
I have a few tiny columbine seedlings from your seeds and will be releasing more into the wild this week - seeing yours in action are terribly exciting (well, you know how exciting I like things, anyway...)- can't wait to have some of those brilliant blues for my own garden!!
Greg: Many thanks. This getting old stuff isn't for sissies. ;-)
I normally, walk with a cane but had a fall recently. I was stepping down into the garage with my good leg and all of a sudden, it popped and I dropped. Somehow, I hit my elbow as well. (very bad pain) had to crawl back into the room and finally found a way to get up. As it turned out, there are no fractures in the knee but I do have a tiny one in the elbow. I should be having a MRI sometime next week once my insurance approves it. I've already had three surgeries on my left knee, with two of them being knee replacements, now the good leg has given out. We'll see what's next I guess.
Glad to hear that the blue Columbines are taking to their new home. I can't wait to see them when they are ready. I love that oxalis plant as well. It was a gift from a friend and I think it is going on about five years now. It seems to love that spot.
I haven't had a chance to get over to your Midnight Garden since my fall but, I intend to do so tomorrow.
Take care.
From this and many other posts, it's obvious you really do have a talent with gardening.
For a novice who is slightly afraid that his green thumb will kill anything that's meant to grow, what would you recommend to start with, as I'm interested in the concept but wary of the challenge for some reason. Any ideas?
alto: Oh, boy you really are asking the wrong fella for advice but, here it goes.
I would choose perennials that once established, seem to take care of themselves and provide yearly blooming. Choose the colours you would like to present around your home or garden. Check what conditions the plants like. (e.g. lots of sun, partial shade, lots of water, don't water too much, will they thrive in your climate zone, what type of soil do they prefer. etc.) Once you have your perennials in place, augument them with flowering annuals to keep the colours throughout the summer months as well. ( This is something I have not done due to the amount of bending and being on one's knees to plant etc. One of the contraindications of having multiple knee replacement surgery is that one can not kneel on them.
Water plants at the root and I have found that if I do not spray the flowers, I do not damage them. An occasional fine mist of water over the plant should not hurt the flowers but do it when you are not under direct sun light.
Now, if there are any experts, (Greg of Midnight Garden) or others who would like to add to this, please do since I do not consider myself even close to the class of gardener. Good luck, Al.
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