Loving My Gardens And Blogging Plus Fertlizer Friday

 

February 5, 2009 I began my blog. Today blogger says this is my 400th post. I love blogging and being able to look back at previous years to see what was doing well and so on and so forth and what have you(love that line from the Middle). I've loved gardening most of my life but never as I do now. It is my passion so I love to share what I have done. I've met so many wonderful people through blogging. We have gone through some things together with our personal lives and have grown to really care about people through blogging cyber space - people we've never actually met. I've taken a few hiatus's and I'm sure I will again. Sometimes we just feel like it for whatever reason.

 

I'm joining the flaunt at Tootsie Time today.

http://www.tootsietime.com/2013/05/fertilizer-friday-flaunt-your-flowers_9.html

 

Now on with some blooms I found this week.

 

Still in love with foxglove. 

 

 

Siberian Iris. 

 

 

Dahlias. Someone is munching here.

This scabiosa came from Harvest Garden Supply. I've never grown scabiosa before so I am hopeful that it will get bigger and the blooms larger. The plant is hardly noticeable.



 

 

I have lots of dianthus around. It is a good filler and does pretty well in my gardens. It doesn't frown during a lack of water or too much. A trooper it is.

 

There was no way I wanted to leave the garden center without this gorgeous white hydrangea. It didn't have a name on it and I haven't looked it up but it is gorgeous and has a lot of blooms and buds. The petals are so frilly.

 

The pink lady hibiscus is a great performer so far. I expect to have blooms for most of the summer from this one.

 

 

Mmmm how did this picture do this. Loaded from the same group. This is Jethro Tull Coreopsis from Garden Harvest Supply. I expect to have blooms from this one most of the summer as well.

 

Love the many colors that Dahlia Figaro throws from one plant. The plants are small and make a great filler. This one is a return from last year. I put out more new seeds this year but so far no blooms. Uh Lucky wouldn't move when I told him too so...

 

 

The photo doesn't do this justice. This is a beautiful Hybrid Tea Golden Glow (yellow). Lots of buds on this little pretty.

 

The veggie garden is coming along so nice. The garden was planted at the end of March. Tomato plants have grown to the top of the baskets. All plants have produce on them. 

 

 

Won't be long for some squash now. This is my favorite veggie from the garden. Nothing better than produce that you grew yourself.

 

 

This was a surprise I found yesterday. I believe this is columbine so correct me if I'm wrong. I planted columbine last year but never say it come up and just figured the neighbors cat had got to it since he tore up this entire garden last year. After that I didn't re-do it. Maybe I'll get back to it this summer. It is around my best pecan tree and the tree would benefit greatly but lots of large roots to dig around.

 

Love the colors on this one. They have such pretty blooms

 

Well that's it for today. So happy it's Fridaaaay!!!

 

Hope you have a nice day and weekend. Happy blogging...

 

(PS I weighed yesterday and I haven't been this size/weight since 1974.)

 

Joining Tootsie Time today for Fertilizer Friday.

Working On Filling Up The Gardens

There is so much work filling up the gardens. I have a lot of space. All of them can still handle more. I suppose most of us gardeners say that. Still there is lots to do.

 

Sharing some of the pretties from my gardens that we have been working on.



 

 

Bearded Iris Julius Ceasar (I think)

 

Dahlia's. I love how full these were. I bought only 2 of them but they make a statement.



 

Pink Lady Hibiscus. So glad to add this jewel to my part sun/shade garden.

 

Added four of these white/beige like gerbera daisy's. Do you see the weeds growing in the dianthus. Yes all of the gardens need some weeding but it so much more fun to plant flowers.



 

 

Ice plants to the rear of this picture and gerbera daisy to the right and dianthus to the left but these gorgeous full on pink dahlias are the star of the show here. Too bad the photo doesn't capture the beautiful solid pink on these dahlias

 

 

Always wanted to add gazanias and now I have. Love the happy yellow.

 

Ice plants. (Delosperma)

 

 

I am so in love. Never had a foxglove to bloom for me. I really need to read up on this plant. I put down seeds in early January 3 years ago. Now look. I received the seeds from Tanya from My Secret Garden.  http://tanyasgarden.blogspot.com/

 

The yarrow is taking over the garden but I love the soft dainty flowers and the foliage. I suppose it is easy to transplant some the babies from this.

 

 

Nothing makes a gardener happier than to see repeats from the year before especially if it is sometimes considered an annual. A few of the Dahlia Figaro came back for me and I also put down some new seeds since they did so well last year.

 

The first day lily of the season. I would have to get my journal to know the name - sorry.

 

 

Astilbe is a happy addition to my gardens. Love the brightness this adds to the garden. Bright pink.

oops.

 

 

New hanging basket. Albuttion (spelling not sure)

 

 

Happy petunia's on the front porch.

 

 

My mom and I love gardening and she thought of me when purchasing flowers last week. She bought me this new Mandevilla. 

 

 

We placed it in this bed where there are dahlia's and lots of zinnia's, coneflower and lisianthus. I moved the coneflower and lisanthus as a transplant. Hope they like their new home. I never new how much coneflowers spread and drop seeds. I have a lot of new plants from last years seeds that blew in the wind I suppose.

 

 

Well I guess that's it for now. I have to get busy here.

Growing Like Weeds

 

Just a few photos of what's going on in my yard and gardens over the past couple of weeks.

 

 



 

 

Yellow Knock Out Rose.

 

 

Geranium and dusty miller makes a good combination however I may be taking out the dusty miller as it is crowding the geranium. I've cut it back a lot but it is very happy here. I've never seen such stalks on dusty miller before.

 

Snapdragons are one of my favorite flowers as they perform beautifully for me and the blooms are just so pretty.

 

This was taken a couple of weeks ago and I must get another photo for you as it is so much more full since this was taken. Some of the empty spots have seeds up. There are dahlia's and astilbe coming up in the back. Now that the seeds are up pretty well I can begin to fill in some spots with plants.

oops-

 

Gerbera Daisy's

 

begonia

 

 

salvia

 

dahlia's

 

astilbe

 



 

I am tickled to death that I have lots of buds on the foxglove. The plant is huge. 

 

 

All of the garden beds still have plenty of room for more plants. I'm beginning to think we have too much gardening going on. 

 

I forgot the name on this one and can't read it.

 

 

delphinium

 

 

We are having another cool spell and I know all you folks up north are wondering where spring is. It is behind this year. Hope you soon get lots of warm weather.

 

Prayers for our country. Things are a mess everywhere. Ya'll stay safe.

 

Have a nice day.