Monday, June 1, 2015

One Bloomin' Season - Week Three

Taking pictures today is a challenge.  It's cold, windy and rainy.  Fortunately, I have older pictures in files I can use or I can stand in the doorway and 'zoom'.  As expected, the rain came just in time to knock over the irises, though I had photographed them during the week.

Iris 'Cup Race'
Iris 'Silence'
Pink flowering Ninebark and purple Dutch iris
The first daylily flower 'Stella de Oro'
This peony is a division off a plant my mother gave me 40+ years ago.  IOW, 'free'.
Oh, how I love my wisteria!  It reminds me of Giverney, France, and my trip to Monet's home. 

Chives.  Removing all the blooms this week before they go to seed.  I have WAY too many.
Flowers on my newest ninebark plant.
Mock Orange - I cut this to the ground two years ago and created a Monster!
Red-twig Dogwood

High bush cranberry viburnum

The North garden entrance with peonies waiting for summer.  Me too!

And that's all for now.
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  1. BirgitJune 1, 2015 at 12:39 PM

    All I can say is beautiful! You have a green thumb. The picture with the purple Dutch iris is my favourite followed by the wisteria. I love wisteria so much but heard they can be difficult to maintain. They can look great and then suddenly die on you. Is that true??

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    1. DeniseJune 1, 2015 at 2:58 PM

      I've always herd that wisteria are temperamental. This new variety 'Amethyst Falls' has smaller flowers and has survived two bad winters and is growing like crazy.

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  2. SJKJune 1, 2015 at 2:17 PM

    I thought you were having problems with the deer. Your flowers are beautiful. The West Bloomfield deer ate all my flowers until I bought Liquid Fence Deer and Rabbit repellent. It works very well fyi. I get it at home depot. Also, my flowers are nowhere near this far along. Some plants have closed buds, but nothing opened.

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    1. DeniseJune 1, 2015 at 2:59 PM

      The back yard is now completely fenced and with trees and shrubs it is not easy for them to jump. The front has been sprayed twice already and I planted a flat of rosemary, which they hate the smell of. We'll see what happens when the daylilies in front open up.

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    2. SJKJune 2, 2015 at 6:36 AM

      Rosemary. Thanks for the info. I will try that.

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  3. JoJune 1, 2015 at 3:55 PM

    I assume you know you can eat chive flowers? I used them in salads, make it very pretty. Love all your flowers, never had a green thumb so I can appreciate it when I see the results you achieve. Beautiful flowers.

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    1. DeniseJune 1, 2015 at 4:10 PM

      I've never eaten chive flowers, but it makes sense that you can eat them. I'll have to try it.

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