Is this one called a Mop-head?
What is the name of this one? First time it's grown flowers since we bought this place.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
hydrangeas...
Is this one called a Mop-head?What is the name of this one? First time it's grown flowers since we bought this place.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
taken this morning...
'Grandpa Ott's' Tall Morning Glory
A different color Cosmo growing with the rest.
I believe the white one turns to be like the one above; pink outline and white in the center.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
garage demo is affecting my garden...
So, not only have I had to remove, store and rearrange many plants in my garden but the workers are stepping on, leaning heavy construction equipment against and killing some plants.
In an earlier post I had written about my Chicago Peace Roses - well, as of yesterday evening, they are GONE!
Yesterday the walls were being poured for the garage and they had a huge cement truck in the yard. I guess the workers either don't care or don't look where they are stepping - cuz BOTH of those rose bushes were stepped on and totally trampled.
We've also been told that more boulders will need to be moved, because they've had to move the location of the garage to the west another 2 feet, so that means that if I'm interested in keeping the plants in that area, I will have to move them to a "safe" place. I thought where I had moved the Chicago Peace roses WAS a safe place, but apparently I was way wrong.
They also moved my purple dahlia, which is in a container. But they moved it to a place where it was going to be really easy to hit as they move around the yard.
Our bill for this garage keeps growing - so I said to Jerome last night, "should I keep track of all the plants that they kill so that they can replace them at their cost?"
Am I being petty?
In an earlier post I had written about my Chicago Peace Roses - well, as of yesterday evening, they are GONE!
Yesterday the walls were being poured for the garage and they had a huge cement truck in the yard. I guess the workers either don't care or don't look where they are stepping - cuz BOTH of those rose bushes were stepped on and totally trampled.
We've also been told that more boulders will need to be moved, because they've had to move the location of the garage to the west another 2 feet, so that means that if I'm interested in keeping the plants in that area, I will have to move them to a "safe" place. I thought where I had moved the Chicago Peace roses WAS a safe place, but apparently I was way wrong.
They also moved my purple dahlia, which is in a container. But they moved it to a place where it was going to be really easy to hit as they move around the yard.
Our bill for this garage keeps growing - so I said to Jerome last night, "should I keep track of all the plants that they kill so that they can replace them at their cost?"
Am I being petty?
Thursday, August 6, 2009
beauty in chaos...
One thing you can count on; the flowers will bloom...
The yard is a complete MESS!!! But in the middle of all that chaos, the dahlias are starting to bloom. These are Dinner Plate Dahlias.
This year I planted most of them in containers and those are the ones that are doing the best. I planted 20; 10 from last year that I stored over the winter and 10 new from Brecks.
The scarlet one is called 'Garden Wonder'.
The purple one is called 'Thomas Edison'.
This one is considered white and it is called 'Fleurel'.
This one is yellow and it's name is 'Kelvin Floodlight' - funny thing, I used to go to school with a Kevin Flood and so, the name reminds me of him.
The only color that is missing at the moment is the orange. That one is called 'Mrs. Eileen'.
The yard is a complete MESS!!! But in the middle of all that chaos, the dahlias are starting to bloom. These are Dinner Plate Dahlias.
This year I planted most of them in containers and those are the ones that are doing the best. I planted 20; 10 from last year that I stored over the winter and 10 new from Brecks.
The scarlet one is called 'Garden Wonder'.
The purple one is called 'Thomas Edison'.
This one is considered white and it is called 'Fleurel'.
This one is yellow and it's name is 'Kelvin Floodlight' - funny thing, I used to go to school with a Kevin Flood and so, the name reminds me of him.The only color that is missing at the moment is the orange. That one is called 'Mrs. Eileen'.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
what to look for in august...
In August, these are the flowers in my garden that we need to watch for since this is the month that they begin to bloom:
Cyclamen (didn't grow this year)
Garden phlox
Black-eyed susans
Purple Coneflowers
Hardy hibiscus
Moon flowers (didn't grow this year)
Cyclamen (didn't grow this year)
Garden phlox
Black-eyed susans
Purple Coneflowers
Hardy hibiscus
Moon flowers (didn't grow this year)
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