tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041209274667600102024-03-14T14:20:07.267-04:00Day By DayNotes On The Journey Through Each Day. Events and adventures, discoveries and surprises, impressions and reflections about home and garden, family and flowers, seasons and nature.L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-51259594576349656762024-03-13T17:56:00.001-04:002024-03-13T17:56:57.833-04:00Spring Is Here<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdzTvqk3bBxVeNRwyN9zjGnloTLG_jMyUOGeVm1dK9pr-V7mrb2YAjEigquOyusjMTeT5pmgTh_BUKNMAbrJu1wRu5zdUAfIbNbSuAdfydl8fAGSx1B8zzZXO4h8-YsbnUyfKJ33e8hMIpiS3mxwlbWXOyvzdBEdbkxZN7buLCaY9C29y89jSDC7jpQw/s3872/DSC04305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3872" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdzTvqk3bBxVeNRwyN9zjGnloTLG_jMyUOGeVm1dK9pr-V7mrb2YAjEigquOyusjMTeT5pmgTh_BUKNMAbrJu1wRu5zdUAfIbNbSuAdfydl8fAGSx1B8zzZXO4h8-YsbnUyfKJ33e8hMIpiS3mxwlbWXOyvzdBEdbkxZN7buLCaY9C29y89jSDC7jpQw/s320/DSC04305.JPG" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Daffodils</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This photo, from my front yard, was taken on February 29th. The daffodils started peeking through the soil since the first of February and grew slowly throughout the month.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RDbbAs-3OwTS4CQcaWVljZArMbtyYw6rlS8tdaHE_9KV-AU1XBKWH0VpKflKLdlWHBF1JB6p_ZMx4vYWCLb2QN5izxF6wGA9zAvFgR9pPMr5vDLE-sGddYKtodAIYWmKFA-fqjm8-myaBVsYF6XWYBSaYPxkN2Jej7-06k4YhFH7VUCUCuSz1uO_oEM/s3872/DSC04311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RDbbAs-3OwTS4CQcaWVljZArMbtyYw6rlS8tdaHE_9KV-AU1XBKWH0VpKflKLdlWHBF1JB6p_ZMx4vYWCLb2QN5izxF6wGA9zAvFgR9pPMr5vDLE-sGddYKtodAIYWmKFA-fqjm8-myaBVsYF6XWYBSaYPxkN2Jej7-06k4YhFH7VUCUCuSz1uO_oEM/s320/DSC04311.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>These are the same daffodils a week later in full bloom.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3Z652cLTcaxRJB3YMjdVzpQfZnm_NBcwb8LRp1LCVWWYQsJkPrsxBYiB1Cvu-sznZms4eaC1sz_Jc1MU0sse6DUKh7FF9PterCNCQSArLlIR1uGlQFhLlt60EASs_QRT7jHL_G1rJ_nF-GaZfulcwYFvWhH2Czy3fUvF1HspV7EjtzubRVNwDHUE2Ts/s3872/DSC04319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3Z652cLTcaxRJB3YMjdVzpQfZnm_NBcwb8LRp1LCVWWYQsJkPrsxBYiB1Cvu-sznZms4eaC1sz_Jc1MU0sse6DUKh7FF9PterCNCQSArLlIR1uGlQFhLlt60EASs_QRT7jHL_G1rJ_nF-GaZfulcwYFvWhH2Czy3fUvF1HspV7EjtzubRVNwDHUE2Ts/s320/DSC04319.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Brunnera Jack Frost</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">The tiniest leaves of my Brunnera started showing almost two weeks ago. Now the leaves have gotten two weeks growth and the blue flowers just appeared a few days ago.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7M3TTdEc5H_8-i6ii-mFjVMcfS8g1eKdosd06qDGp-vwEelyt77eFmcDVc-ACWaejvPHsifoZY7Ww74Ku033-rRrJanrYZRbPSPxt_TgsTa0PPOjgKb5MtWDagl3CWfRfSnAZXIQhbOFbHBz8m_FwLZ1BzUhyphenhyphenKxE93xOlfQg7C3plYf4Ig1XddhEG6V4/s3872/DSC04326.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7M3TTdEc5H_8-i6ii-mFjVMcfS8g1eKdosd06qDGp-vwEelyt77eFmcDVc-ACWaejvPHsifoZY7Ww74Ku033-rRrJanrYZRbPSPxt_TgsTa0PPOjgKb5MtWDagl3CWfRfSnAZXIQhbOFbHBz8m_FwLZ1BzUhyphenhyphenKxE93xOlfQg7C3plYf4Ig1XddhEG6V4/s320/DSC04326.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Clematis Samaritan Jo</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">My clematis vine just started showing some green leaves about five days ago.It is in a somewhat shady area and grows on a trellis behind it that hides our trash cans. </p><p></p>L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-52922243672019243112024-02-28T13:52:00.000-05:002024-02-28T13:52:37.403-05:00End of February<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9-4zK-6_iGi1LSyJiNtDwO_SNwjfbgVvIbptKjpZghGET-DDHzBGOr8oVGpIRMO8Fl8ctQh4bFXC48AZnUltQNke1VERPKyv1N3rPdw-F3WF0smANHsAk3xSkZsJJG7mw3QH6gukrh21pL4X_upeYAoJ05syCLWPZEnvZMCrtCfujZzjlq9Vbis20ME/s3872/DSC04289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9-4zK-6_iGi1LSyJiNtDwO_SNwjfbgVvIbptKjpZghGET-DDHzBGOr8oVGpIRMO8Fl8ctQh4bFXC48AZnUltQNke1VERPKyv1N3rPdw-F3WF0smANHsAk3xSkZsJJG7mw3QH6gukrh21pL4X_upeYAoJ05syCLWPZEnvZMCrtCfujZzjlq9Vbis20ME/s320/DSC04289.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Hellebores</p><p style="text-align: left;">The hellebores plants under the trees in the back yard have really filled out and are in full bloom now. They look a lot better than my photo from my last post at the beginning of February.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gBPGpFFU_2FzR9bw68lyRcxsGEpMDd1EL7_3NEOkiF9BfG6pWMcfyWIlUNclK2w08XOnVJEcgEcLY4JVWiRpqNvRkAgts0-jJ7l3CQsAhv5UjCFhalyxpWL4MsTeZJ5uqKZbf5RXv5aE05w-uVRo8vKMmwb2jp-WAmMEPNO9ELxnSFQBxlLXAju-y6E/s3872/DSC04295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gBPGpFFU_2FzR9bw68lyRcxsGEpMDd1EL7_3NEOkiF9BfG6pWMcfyWIlUNclK2w08XOnVJEcgEcLY4JVWiRpqNvRkAgts0-jJ7l3CQsAhv5UjCFhalyxpWL4MsTeZJ5uqKZbf5RXv5aE05w-uVRo8vKMmwb2jp-WAmMEPNO9ELxnSFQBxlLXAju-y6E/s320/DSC04295.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Hellebores Cinnamon Snow</p><p style="text-align: left;">Here is a close up of one of plants.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1xrJFgOgri31cATpjyTI09AgCbIjAiHYjy2zZ3Vl1Hr6hFzjG7YoJrNxDqiCZoWKINpjOuzC9osS8fWnh4SMK2zWzdbH1ufykqPdqj009dpEQ1eteWPOkPhmGsnsD7l4Ff7_SWsJV9GmwKmZDwyA1fryEoIVwj8KtE-V7KW9RRw4_yUwMbX_u_3eZkU/s3872/DSC04279.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1xrJFgOgri31cATpjyTI09AgCbIjAiHYjy2zZ3Vl1Hr6hFzjG7YoJrNxDqiCZoWKINpjOuzC9osS8fWnh4SMK2zWzdbH1ufykqPdqj009dpEQ1eteWPOkPhmGsnsD7l4Ff7_SWsJV9GmwKmZDwyA1fryEoIVwj8KtE-V7KW9RRw4_yUwMbX_u_3eZkU/s320/DSC04279.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Deer and Fox</p><p style="text-align: left;">Deer and foxes regularly roam through our back yard. I just happened to be outside on the deck with my camera when this photo opportunity occurred.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63MUOiN1Os4vwt5NwgiUbppI8ZgotCRpIUk49xyw9fR-mUta14Tt96p0gXhod-lgKtqTQDe0zwCNllOarzHCfHoA6NDeJBH9wONQ72lCgdumDLk-zsIcTTdXnCWDQXo9vdvlIlHMojrK6YxtyjILPazhV-iuqul11Xmq65Hj0to00QuFWuJSxG3AGeJ0/s3872/DSC04299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3872" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63MUOiN1Os4vwt5NwgiUbppI8ZgotCRpIUk49xyw9fR-mUta14Tt96p0gXhod-lgKtqTQDe0zwCNllOarzHCfHoA6NDeJBH9wONQ72lCgdumDLk-zsIcTTdXnCWDQXo9vdvlIlHMojrK6YxtyjILPazhV-iuqul11Xmq65Hj0to00QuFWuJSxG3AGeJ0/s320/DSC04299.JPG" width="214" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Tulips</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">I always have flowers indoors in the kitchen year round. These tulips, purchased at the grocery, help to brighten the gray winter days. Of course I have no tulips in the yard, as the deer would immediately eat them. But many daffodils in the yard are about to bloom with the unusually warm days we have had lately. I can't wait for spring. I side with the weather forecasters and count March 1st as meteorological spring.</p>L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-71971356649279901142024-02-05T19:05:00.001-05:002024-02-05T19:05:58.418-05:00February Blooms<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFA0DTm54LSHLvFHKBAOWN9QEsKQ5BPFL1NeBpX8MHoTgWkvB869k2ZJLn8Y0Pv5Md7v8wPfskqNhbUtvlUyd2pfTS9pPc9MoD7fczljj-bQ6sbq5OYhHHyfNtcOJanZkufhMVCzEClvvorCq3zVq1jCxEUDRRKyE9_QVM_bICFAq4vunV0oE2Ekxi658/s3872/DSC04255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFA0DTm54LSHLvFHKBAOWN9QEsKQ5BPFL1NeBpX8MHoTgWkvB869k2ZJLn8Y0Pv5Md7v8wPfskqNhbUtvlUyd2pfTS9pPc9MoD7fczljj-bQ6sbq5OYhHHyfNtcOJanZkufhMVCzEClvvorCq3zVq1jCxEUDRRKyE9_QVM_bICFAq4vunV0oE2Ekxi658/s320/DSC04255.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Helleborus Cinnamon Snow</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There is a stand of old trees in my backyard. That area does not get sun except in winter and early spring before the trees leaf out. In that area under the trees are 17 helleborus plants, among many ferns that have not appeared yet. The helleborus plants always bloom by the first week of February, and sometimes in January.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8wDd7eHfiD_wSOh2EPy3xWXzyHIAZN5fiXWsw7qdyORv3LSoCteILbfiL22hJS3aJEqJwp1OkeXYc_wNOzRNN9FIV0WjEwzkelbBBan_aaUX0its18LZaBmVOKLA_P3L7qd3O4ETQ5V2m-swUAvI2NpbE5cDe_tN1MBB2ePiOF5cTjONXLBp64i42wg/s3872/DSC04260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8wDd7eHfiD_wSOh2EPy3xWXzyHIAZN5fiXWsw7qdyORv3LSoCteILbfiL22hJS3aJEqJwp1OkeXYc_wNOzRNN9FIV0WjEwzkelbBBan_aaUX0its18LZaBmVOKLA_P3L7qd3O4ETQ5V2m-swUAvI2NpbE5cDe_tN1MBB2ePiOF5cTjONXLBp64i42wg/s320/DSC04260.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Helleborus Cinnamon snow</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a close up of one of the plants. They do brighten the area, and the deer, of which we have many, won't eat them. They will bloom for a couple of months.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOX0kLcVkvoWZ6fN3zwX8_Ju_3Ydp_OE0UZjtAkOnhwRR9xWV-FuQsVARfOFhfMi8g7Wy_n9eB_fqc8wPoFi0gwOaGEddNWmWPeKMeuy6KIqeppuuBn5EKeiGfd9P9PSIbeY7vR3fDnqXseVH6Fqq70lE6xPBJ_nDX2pHKYW0Wpq2LIpMv5McKuGn4bsE/s3872/DSC04271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOX0kLcVkvoWZ6fN3zwX8_Ju_3Ydp_OE0UZjtAkOnhwRR9xWV-FuQsVARfOFhfMi8g7Wy_n9eB_fqc8wPoFi0gwOaGEddNWmWPeKMeuy6KIqeppuuBn5EKeiGfd9P9PSIbeY7vR3fDnqXseVH6Fqq70lE6xPBJ_nDX2pHKYW0Wpq2LIpMv5McKuGn4bsE/s320/DSC04271.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Daffodils</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">These daffodils are part of a row in my backyard. There is also a row in the front yard lining the front walk. All these photos were taken on 2/5/24.</div><p></p>L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-65568529726648108762024-02-04T23:07:00.000-05:002024-02-04T23:07:15.760-05:00Flowers in Winter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi449qJjbikEvYXgTCyodKmJ68KvKmKxCMSsp2ApX9usiuTxgoVO2A9UuuBL3_9EvCOE71TKcEmbWOEX6vbI1rex_uUfDC7FCuH_6FeefqCCQal7TgDdsigza1NaaUNWeUvT55ojLAgqtHrDPqzcmLNsl5ogWNr-x0HbCVm00i8XQZBbF5nQzhgEnNTdk/s3872/DSC04202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi449qJjbikEvYXgTCyodKmJ68KvKmKxCMSsp2ApX9usiuTxgoVO2A9UuuBL3_9EvCOE71TKcEmbWOEX6vbI1rex_uUfDC7FCuH_6FeefqCCQal7TgDdsigza1NaaUNWeUvT55ojLAgqtHrDPqzcmLNsl5ogWNr-x0HbCVm00i8XQZBbF5nQzhgEnNTdk/s320/DSC04202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Yuletide Camellias</div><p></p><p> </p><p>My Yuletide Camellias started blooming in November and were still blooming at the end of December. This photo was taken in my backyard on Christmas Eve 2023. Even after some bitter weather and snow in here in Northern Virginia, they finished blooming near the end of January. They are surrounded by other bushes next to the house and get sun all afternoon. So they are in a micro climate that I suspect helps their long bloom. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9UgnohrObKNzuPcTmpvcATFIpaedzSG6qyPHJscaAwVq5VCdUPiXZEs2KWzZHTQomjfiTP03G2zJWRIflmQabRd1VxznqXpLH9nS-ZpHdm6Qu2IAOmtLh2KiAiWW5Bny56iyu2APkD_3nqPCstcP79lNalLLZvyrWVAhNum5hsVBj6VefR558VfYIuo/s3872/DSC04169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9UgnohrObKNzuPcTmpvcATFIpaedzSG6qyPHJscaAwVq5VCdUPiXZEs2KWzZHTQomjfiTP03G2zJWRIflmQabRd1VxznqXpLH9nS-ZpHdm6Qu2IAOmtLh2KiAiWW5Bny56iyu2APkD_3nqPCstcP79lNalLLZvyrWVAhNum5hsVBj6VefR558VfYIuo/s320/DSC04169.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pansies</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><p>I have three pots of pansies on my deck railing that I planted in the fall. This pot still has flowers, in February, although this photo was taken on December 14, 2023.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am starting to watch my yard plantings now that we are in February, as they will slowly be coming to life</p>L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-50014079236921541232018-12-25T21:31:00.000-05:002018-12-25T21:31:01.892-05:00Desert Gardening Again12/26/18<br />
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I can't believe it has been a year and a half since I have written in this garden blog. Life happens. There was a confusing and convoluted estate that had to be taken care of when my Dad passed away, then a move across the country to the Arizona desert again. Hopefully I will have more frequent posts going forward.<br />
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This is a photo of my backyard garden I planted a few weeks ago for the winter here in Arizona.: mostly petunias and pansies, with some leftover fall zinnias and marigolds that will eventually be replaced.</div>
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This was the just planted winter garden last November 2017. We had just moved in three weeks before.</div>
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I will show what else is growing in my backyard in upcoming posts. I will end with a photo of a Green Feathery Senna bush that bloomed this past spring in the back yard, then died in the summer for some unknown reason. It was my most favorite shrub in the entire yard.</div>
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L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-27925050760884312202017-03-05T14:31:00.001-05:002017-03-05T14:31:29.719-05:00An Early Spring3/5/17<br />
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Although we have had some cold spells in January and February, for the most part those months have had above normal temperatures. In fact, weather reports say we have had the warmest February on record in our area. And although we have had an inch or two of snow a couple of times, we have escaped any big snow storms like we had in 2014 and 2015. The antumnalis cherry tree in our front yard, pictured above, has bloomed in November as it usually does, but also had some blooms around January 5, and is now in full spring bloom as this photo of February 24 shows. This is a month earlier than it usually blooms.<br />
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I started noticing the trees budding the first week of February. I thought I was seeing things that weren't really there. But each day, as I walked the dog, I looked again, and the trees were definitely budding. Also in February while walking the dog, I noticed many other plants blooming: daffodils, blue periwinkle, violets, forsythia. The following photos show what's happening in my yard this early spring.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I saw the first hellebore blooms around February 2 at the side of the house by the wooded floodplain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The full spread of hellebore plants in that area were in full bloom three weeks later on February 24.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The jonquils in the side garden were emerging on February 2.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three weeks later on February 24 they were blooming.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was surprised to see that the clematis vine showed showed some budding on February 2 also. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a photo of the clematis buds three weeks later on February 24.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hyacinths in the front of the house garden were emerging February 2.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's what they looked like three weeks later on February 24.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the back yard garden, the daffodils were just starting to show buds on February 24.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One week later I noticed the first daffodil blooms on March 3.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Other bits of green I saw emerging in the back yard garden were several brunnera plants on February 24.</td></tr>
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All the plants seem to be emerging and blooming at least a month earlier than normal. which I don't mind. I live for spring and summer each year, but this does portend significant changes that affect the whole ecosystem. L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-73774660718739131312016-12-24T14:35:00.001-05:002016-12-24T14:35:47.190-05:00Late Fall Blooms12/24/16<br />
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Here it is Christmas Eve! I am finally finished preparing our household for Christmas. All the gifts are wrapped, and the cranberry sauce is made. I have some time before the rest of the family arrives for Christmas Eve services and dinner. <br />
I have been wanting to post what was blooming in late fall in my gardens. This zinnia was one of many I planted from seed around the side garden. This photo was taken October 2.<br />
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This is the last rose of summer. It is a Graham Thomas rose bush in the side garden. This was taken in mid October.<br />
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There are three patches of this hardy cyclamen in the back yard garden. They will bloom through November. I chose this plant because I wanted something in bloom almost every month of the year, and this plant was one of the few that would be blooming in November. This photo was taken on October 23.<br />
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This is the one black cohosh out of four that I planted that bloomed. It only got to about three feet tall. The plants were on the hill in the back yard and probably did not get enough water or sun. I did not find that it had a bad odor that were in some descriptions I read.<br />
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This oak leaf hydrangea has been in the garden for years, but we pulled it out last fall and put in a leather leaf viburnum which is out of this photo but just behind these plants. I noticed these little green things emerging this summer, and when they got big enough we could finally identify them! I will let them go and see how long it takes for them to reach a decent size. <br />
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I have been meaning to post about the front of the house garden. Here is what it looked like on March 9 of this year. Those are Japanese yew plum bushes that fit well in the narrow space between the walk and the porch.<br />
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This is what the garden looked like in full bloom on September 9. I planted zinnias from seed and put in red vinca from the garden center as well as a mum in the far right corner.<br />
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Merry Christmas to all and peace, health and happiness in the New Year. <br />
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11/1/16<br />
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This year has just flown by and here it is November, and I have not posted about what I call the side perennial garden. I have included photos of this garden from spring through fall in this post. This garden has been a problem for me. There were so many plants I was going to pull and put in something new, but I never did that. I just couldn't decide what replacements I wanted. So I just left it to bloom although I am not happy with it. And then a rabbit did a lot of damage to it in the spring, chewing on the perennials as they came up and killing the cosmos I planted from seed. This photo was taken March 9.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is a photo of the back of the garden taken on March 9. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A photo of the jonquils blooming taken on March 12</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front of garden June 1.</td></tr>
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In this photo there are two rose bushes, midnight salvia, black-eyed Susans and phlox David behind the pink rose bush, and yellow loosestrife is in front of the lattice fence my husband put around the A/C unit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a close-up of the yellow loosestrife taken June 1.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of perennial garden June 1.</td></tr>
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In the back of the garden behind the A/C unit are bergenia plants along the front with pink astilbe right behind them. Behind the astilbe there are two rose bushes, phlox David and hardy begonia emerging, and back in the corner some ferns I took from the wooded flood plain next to the house and planted here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front of Garden August 7.</td></tr>
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In August the black-eyed Susan plants and phlox David are in full bloom, as well as yellow coneflowers. I added some blanket flowers in the front, and you can see zinnias emerging in front of the black-eyed Susans.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of garden Augsust 7.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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In the back of the garden, the astilbes are done, the phlox in the top corner is blooming and the hardy begonia will be blooming soon.<br />
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The hardy begonias are finally in bloom in the back of the perennial garden. The phlox is still blooming but the ferns are dying off. In the next post I will share some late fall blooms and what bloomed along the front of the house this summer.L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-21688184879966504042016-09-18T19:57:00.001-04:002016-09-18T19:57:26.161-04:00Fall Blooms9/18/16<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loriope</td></tr>
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I have several plants blooming now that we are getting into the fall season. A lot of the plants that are blooming are in my backyard garden. I have five loriope plants at each end of my long backyard garden.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hardy cyclamen</td></tr>
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There are two areas in the backyard garden where hardy cyclamen were planted years ago, and they still come up.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">black cohosh</td></tr>
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I planted five black cohosh at intervals along the backyard fence, and this is one of two that has a bud. This bud has been sitting there for a couple of weeks. None of the black cohosh plants seem to be doing well. They are not happy in this location. I don't know whether this flower spike is going to grow taller (they can get up to eight feet tall) or open.<br />
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This is the only encore azalea that has fall blooms on it. There are four more encore azaleas in the yard that look full and lush but have no buds. This rather skimpy looking one is the only one flowering.<br />
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There are several hardy begonia plants in the side perennial garden and this is one of them. There are also hardy begonia plants at each end of the backyard garden.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gaillardia</td></tr>
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I planted two gaillardia plants in the side garden to fill in some bare spots. With their fall colors, they brighten any garden area.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Japanese anemone</td></tr>
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There was a large stand of Japanese anemones in the backyard garden years ago. I was surprised to find that there were two clumps left hidden beneath the nandina bushes. I have mums and other flowers blooming along the front of the house and in the perennial garden. I hope to post photos of them next. L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-55045132421639058842016-08-20T19:09:00.000-04:002016-08-20T19:09:15.119-04:00Vacation Blooms8/20/16 <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hosta Fragrant Blue</td></tr>
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When I returned from summer vacation, I checked the yard and only a few plants had bloomed. Hosta Fragrant Blue had spikes of white flowers. I was anxious to find out if I could detect a fragance, as some information I had read said these hostas have little to no fragrance. Alas, I could detect no fragrance.<br />
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Maybe conditions have to be perfect for the fragrance to develop. I know it was extremely hot here while we were gone, in the upper 90's to 100 probably with heat indexes that were in the 100's. Since we have been back, it has been in the upper 90's to 100 with heat indexes up to 110 a few days. I have noticed a lot of dead bugs (bees, locusts, flies) on the ground when I walk the dog, and I wonder if the heat has done them in.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heuchera Caramel</td></tr>
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Another plant that was flowering when we returned and still is flowering is Heuchera Caramel. It has the tiniest white flowers. I thought the flowers would be a little larger. The heuchera has lost a lot of its' caramel color throughout the season, but the underside of the leaves still have some caramel to light maroon color.<br />
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In the woodland garden I noticed that one of the five ligularias had bloomed. I thought these plants were ligularia "rocket" variety, but this bloom is not a spike four feet tall. The bloom is no taller than the plant itself. None of the other ones have bloomed, so they may not be in the ideal place. I may try to dig them up and put them in the side perennial garden.<br />
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In the side perennial garden, which I have not had a post about yet, is a clematis vine growing on lattice panels around the A/C unit. When we put the lattice panels up in early spring, this side perennial garden was a total mess, overgrown with weeds, lots of leaves and debris. My son and I cleaned it out, my husband put up the panels, and then we just waited to see what was going to come up there in the spring and summer. I had planted a clematis vine there years ago , and it did show up this spring! Lots of other perennials have come up also, some of which I had forgotten I planted. The garden is somewhat of a mess, with perennials in odd places here and there, where they don't really fit and weren't originally planted in those spaces. I will post about the perennial garden next and what I am pulling this fall and what is staying.<br />
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As a reminder that fall is soon coming, I saw the first acorns from the oaks fall in the yard this week. I hate to see fall come, but it is supposed to be a fairly warm autumn, so maybe it will seem like the continuation of summer.<br />
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<br />L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-25275718300308131222016-07-10T18:33:00.001-04:002016-07-10T18:33:54.295-04:00The Woodland Garden7/10/16<br />
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On one side of our house is a forested flood plain in which much wildlife passes through, eats, rests, and plays. We regularly see deer, foxes, squirrels, chipmunks, field mice. Our property goes several yards into these woods. Years ago I planted a garden at the edge of these woods which I call the woodland garden. When we moved back into this house last winter, I was amazed that most of what was planted was still there although neglected and covered with leaves, tree branches and debris. Here are some photos of what is there.<br />
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Years ago I planted about 10 hellebores, and now there is a large stand of them next to the fence that runs along the side of the yard. There are some white and some pink-flowered ones, but the white ones far outnumber the pink-flowered ones.<br />
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Behind the stand of hellebores are about five Ligularia "rocket" plants. Their leaves are striking and provide interest, and stalks of yellow flowers rise up to four feet tall in midsummer. I am anxious to see if they still flower.<br />
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One of the groundcovers that was planted at the edge of the woods was ajuga. Some of it has spread into the woods. These were uncovered after removing lots of leaves and debris this spring.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vinca minor</td></tr>
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Another groundcover that was planted years ago was vinca minor which has pretty blue flowers in the spring. This was originally planted around a tree and it has spread into the woods.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lily of the Valley</td></tr>
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A gardening friend gave me some lily of the valley plants years ago, and they have spread around the tree which sits just at the edge of the woods.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summersweet shrubs</td></tr>
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On the side of the house next to the woods, we have a small amount of yard. There were bushes here before, but the previous owners took them all out and did not plant anything here. I planted five Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia) bushes. There are two Summersweet "Hummingbird" bushes near the deck railing which produce white flowers in late summer. The three shrubs in front are Summersweet "Ruby Spice" which have rosy pink flowers. The flowers have a wonderful fragrance, hence the name, and in the fall the leaves turn a striking yellow. They do well in sun to part sun and are generally pest and disease free.<br />
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This will be the last blog for a few weeks as our family is taking a much needed vacation. <br />
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L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-32366036131567744842016-07-03T19:39:00.000-04:002016-07-03T19:39:49.961-04:00Back Yard Bushes7/3/16<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bushes at the back of the house</td></tr>
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When we bought back our old house last November we saw that the owners had taken out every bush or foundation planting around the back, front and one side of the house. They left the rose bushes and perennial garden on one side. I don't know why they did that unless they did not want to do any yard maintenance, or maybe they liked the minimalist look. But the house looked pretty bare on the outside. Anyway that gave me an opportunity to plant some new bushes. Here are some photos of some interesting new bushes (for me) that were planted.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boxwood Dee Runk</td></tr>
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There is a boxwood Dee Runk on each side of the basement doors. This boxwood has dense foliage and a columnar shape. It can grow to 8 feet but stays only 2 feet wide.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">boxwood Winter Gem</td></tr>
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Along the outside of the deck we planted several boxwood Winter Gems. These have dense evergreen foliage and are among the hardiest of boxwoods. They are classic hedge plants that grow 4 feet tall and wide.<br />
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There are 4 of these Scalawag holly bushes edging the back of the house. This holly has a dense rounded form and bright, shiny green leaves. A slow growing holly, it can reach 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Azalea Encore Autumn Princess</td></tr>
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Three of these azaleas are planted around the bay window. These are encore azaleas that are suppose to bloom spring, summer and fall. They did bloom in the spring, but I have yet to see any summer blooms. The Autumn Princess has dark pink, semi-double, ruffled blooms. These bushes can grow 3 to 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hosta Undulata Albo Marginata</td></tr>
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There are a few hosta plants that I planted years ago that are still here at the back of the house. At each end of the house there is a Hosta undulata albo marginata. I am guessing at this variety, because I know very little about hostas. This hosta seemed to match this name when looking up hostas on the internet.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hosta Undulata Variegata Univittata</td></tr>
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At the center of the of the back of the house is a hosta Undulata Variegata Univittata, which is another guess of mine from matching it to photos on the internet.<br />
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This hosta (also matched from the internet) is on the side of the deck as it wraps around the house. It has heart-shaped leaves that have light golden edging. It has just bloomed with a purple flower.<br />
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In my next post I will have photos of what I call the woodland garden that sits at the edge of the forested flood plain next to our property. L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-54012467504072681762016-06-26T17:04:00.001-04:002016-06-26T17:04:38.963-04:00Bushes in the Back Garden6/26/16<br />
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In one of the barest corners of the back garden I wanted something that would fill the space and be evergreen. I chose a viburnum called "leatherleaf". This is an evergreen viburnum with shiny, thick, puckered leaves. It had white flowers in the spring and has doubled in size. It can grow six to ten feet high and spread six to ten feet.<br />
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One bush I have never had is a fothergilla which was planted in the middle of the back garden. It had white flowers in early spring and has powder blue leaves. I am waiting for the striking
fall colors of the leaves in autumn that I have read about. It has suddenly doubled in size and can get four to six feet high and wide. <br />
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There are six dragon lady hollies planted along the fence in the back garden. They had tiny, white flowers in the spring, and now have lots of green berries that will turn red in fall. They are starting to fill out, but are supposed to keep their columnar shape and can grow ten to twenty feet, but will only get four to six feet wide.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Azalea Encore Autumn Chiffon</td></tr>
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In the back garden there are three azalea bushes, one of which was planted here years ago that blooms in the spring with white flowers. The other two are recently planted Encore azaleas that bloom spring, summer and fall. One is white azalea called Encore Autumn Moonlight which can grow to five feet, and this bicolor azalea pictured above called Encore Autumn Chiffon whose flowers are bicolor pink and white. This azalea will only get 21/2 feet tall and three feet wide. They bloomed in the spring, but I am waiting to see if the Encore varieties bloom in summer and again in the fall.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dwarf Nandina</td></tr>
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There are six dwarf nandina bushes in the back garden, three on each end of the garden that were planted many years ago. Some have not been pruned and were very leggy. In March I pruned them, and they will need more pruning next spring.Here is one of the nicer looking bushes with lots of white flowers that will turn into red berries in the fall. <br />
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I took out the tired looking pansies and planted pink begonias along the wall in the back garden. I wanted a flowering shade annual for some color and these looked so beautiful at the garden center.L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-4821575842627866092016-06-19T12:36:00.000-04:002016-06-19T12:36:15.648-04:00Back Garden Plants6/18/16<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Autumn fern</td></tr>
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There are several other shade plants growing in the back garden besides the hostas and heucheras I posted about last week. The Autumn fern (Dyopteris erythrosora) pictured at right is one of three planted in the garden. This is the first time I have planted this fern. I am hoping it will be at least semi-evergreen in the winter here as I've been told. I decided to give it a try since I wanted something in this fairly bare spot in the garden all winter. I like the orange or copper color of the new fronds.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black cohosh</td></tr>
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Along the fence I planted five black cohosh (actea racemosa, formerly cimicifuga racemosa). This is another new plant for me. I wanted something against the eight-foot fence that runs along most of the back yard. I have read that the whispy plumes of tiny, star-like flowers can grow up to eight feet tall, and that the seed pods can be attractive as winter interest in the garden. I am anxious to find out if the flowers can be as unpleasantly scented as I have read.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brunnera macrophylla</td></tr>
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There are six Brunnera macrophylla, or Siberian bugloss, in the garden. Brunneras are one of my favorite shade plants, not only for their tiny, lacy blue flowers in the spring, but also their large, heart-shaped leaves that last till frost.<br />
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There are a few hellebores on the side of the back garden that is near the forested flood plain. There is a whole field of hellebores there outside the fence that I planted years ago. I was surprised to see when we bought this house again, that some of the seeds from that area had made it over the fence.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hardy begonia</td></tr>
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I received two hardy begonias (Begonia grandis), a winter hardy begonia to zone 7, at my garden club plant exchange this May. I planted them on the somewhat empty edges of each side of the back garden. I love the plants large mounds of often red-veined, heart-shaped leaves and delicate pink flowers that bloom in August-September.<br />
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There are a few more plants and several bushes in the back garden that I will post photos of next time. Happy Father's Day to all the dads and father figures.L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-17647460869402673602016-06-12T01:35:00.000-04:002016-06-12T01:35:16.625-04:00Hostas and Heucheras6/12/16<br />
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The back garden is shade to part shade, and I have planted 11 hostas and heucheras there. I have planted three of the Great Expectations hostas shown at right. I planted them because they add brightness to a shady area. They are supposedly slow growing but can become very large, which is fine with me because I have a lot of ground to cover in the back garden. They can spread to three feet wide (some info says spread can be four feet) and height can reach three feet.. They have white flowers in June/July and they are just starting to flower now.<br />
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I have two of these Fragrant Blue hostas. Some information says they are only barely fragrant. Since I have never grown this hosta, I will find out. Blue leaves are suppose to emerge all summer. This hosta also has a large spread from three to four feet with a height of eighteen inches. This hosta has white to lavender flowers in August to September.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heuchera Caramel</td></tr>
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I planted three of these Heuchera Caramel. This heuchera has lots of color. The leaf color can range from bright gold to apricot, peachy orange to amber. But there is also a lot of lime green to the leaves which I thought would add some brightness to the shade. The underside of the leaves are purple/red. This heuchera tolerates high heat and humidity and is evergreen in mild winter areas. It grows up to eighteen inches tall and two feet wide. It has white to light pink flowers June to July.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heuchera Grape Soda</td></tr>
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I bought three of these heucheras because I was struck by the color. In the spring when I bought them the leaves were rose pink, and they have now matured to silvery purple They have light purple flowers that bloom April to August. They grow eight to ten inches tall and eighteen to twenty inches wide. L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-43584425686861610162016-06-05T22:26:00.000-04:002016-06-05T22:26:19.448-04:00New Gardens<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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6/5/16<br />
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I can't believe it has been seven months since my last post. Life gets in the way when you move. I do not recommend moving five days before Christmas into a house where kitchen remodeling is still going on, the entire yard has been neglected, and then having to endure snowmaggedon the end of January, a bitterly cold April with snow, a month of rain in May. Trying to garden has been a real challenge. We jumped at the chance to buy back the house we built and lived in for twenty some years when it came on the market last fall. We love the house and neighborhood. <br />
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The house we moved from (a bargain fixer upper that we bought when we were transferred back to this area ) was much too large for us with an acre of mostly grass, with only a few trees that were far away from the house. It was hard to see and hear birds because the trees were so far away. But now back at our old house, wildlife is a few steps away from the windows. Lots of trees, birds, squirrels, chipmunks. And with a forested flood plain on one side of the house, we see deer, fox, rabbit, and raccoons.<br />
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Here's what the neglected back yard garden looked like last November just after we bought the house. Trees and bushes were overgrown and not pruned. There were all kinds of vines, weeds and stray plants growing everywhere.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back garden early spring</td></tr>
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This is an early spring (mid March) photo of the same area cleaned up, planted with new hollies and other bushes. The daffodils I planted years ago are still there. I put in some pansies along the edge of the wall. We had sod put down in the back yard because it was mostly weeds and mud.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back garden early June</td></tr>
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Here is a photo I just took today of the same area now planted with lots of shade plants. The daffodils are done, and the pansies are bushier and bigger and still doing fine since it has been cool so far.<br />
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I will detail what's growing in the back garden in the next post, and in following posts I'll include the side gardens, the woodland garden, and the front garden. L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-60449889424751250252015-10-31T18:05:00.000-04:002015-10-31T18:05:34.459-04:00The Growing Season is Over10/31/15<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">trees in our backyard</td></tr>
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We had our first hard freeze about two weeks ago, a little earlier than normal.We usually don't get the first hard freeze until November. We had peak color on the trees here this week. Now suddenly the leaves are falling in abundance. Here is what the yard and gardens look like now.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of several maple trees in the yard, this one is in the front yard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the only cherry tree in the yard that still has leaves.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dogwood trees in the back yard add a bright note with their red berries.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am still cleaning out all the annuals in the side yard garden that died in the hard freeze. The zinnias and vinca are pulled, but the marigolds and lantana are still there waiting to be taken out.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the back yard garden the hardy begonias are dying back.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I still have pansies blooming in the back yard garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is a protected petunia that is still blooming in the back yard garden also.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The standard impatiens that are in a protected corner of the deck made it through the hard freeze.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The miniature rose bush my husband gave me on valentine's day that I planted in the back yard garden is still blooming.</td></tr>
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I won't be posting as much in the next few months as we are beginning to move to our old house we lived in for many years before being transferred out of state. We will be doing renovations so we probably won't be in until mid-December. It was such a coincidence that our old house, that we built many years ago, came on the market as we were looking for a smaller house and yard than the one we moved into after getting back here three years ago. It was meant to be. Happy Halloween! <br />
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L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-54212932273892161652015-09-27T18:25:00.000-04:002015-09-27T18:25:28.891-04:00Fall Happenings9/27/15<br />
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The leaves on the trees are just starting to turn here. We have twelve hours of daylight now, and night temps are in the low 50's. The back yard garden is so lush and full now with the fall plants flowering. I know in six weeks it will all be gone. Here are photos of what is blooming in the back yard garden.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">raspberry lemonade zinnias</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I bought some pansies to put in bare spots now that we have cooler weather.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I replaced some tired plants in my deck railing pot with ornamental peppers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also added pansies in another deck railing pot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the side yard garden, the goldenrod fireworks bush is in full bloom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bees were all over the goldenrod bush.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out in the back yard the black walnut tree has been dropping its walnuts encased in green balls for about a month now.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The squirrels have been busy cracking the walnuts open revealing their black interior. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the follicles on the milkweed plants have split open.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wind has been carrying the seeds with their white, silky filament hairs all over the yard, making the yard look like it has cotton balls spread all over it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only thing I have seen on the plants are milkweed beetles. There was not a single monarch caterpillar on these plants, their most preferred food.</td></tr>
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We will be moving in about a month to a smaller house and yard on the other end of town. We have been looking for something smaller several months, and it is such a coincidence that our old house which we built and lived in for years came on the market. We quickly bought it. The yard and gardens have not been kept in good shape, so I have my work cut out for me. It is always exciting putting in new gardens!L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-72494297897457919642015-08-29T23:46:00.000-04:002015-08-29T23:46:39.069-04:00August Blooms8/30/15<br />
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I started this blog post two weeks ago, and so many family obligations interrupted me. It is almost September and time for fall blooming flowers. These black-eyed Susans are in my side yard garden which has several perennials and annuals in bloom. Here are photos of several more flowers blooming in the side garden.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cone flowers are starting to fade now. I put some fencing around them with netting over the top while they were growing because the deer took a liking to them. But once they flowered the deer seemed to leave them alone</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The zinnias are finally full of blooms. I really don't like the varieties I planted this year. They are not strong bloomers and the colors aren't as varied. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For the first time in years I planted dwarf sunflowers. They did not do well. Only a few grew, and even though I fenced and netted them for a while, the deer finally got to them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the first time I planted strawberry lemonade zinnias. They did not turn out as colorful as I thought they would.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of my latest blooming hostas in a dark corner of the back yard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This miniature rose bush my husband gave me on Valentines Day continues to grow and bloom, and I have not done a thing to it. It seems very hardy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These petunias in the back yard garden are just starting to fade and die back a little.</td></tr>
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So many seeds I planted did not seem to do well this year. I don't know whether it was the cool spells we had in May and June, or the seeds themselves. For the first time this year I planted gomphrena from seed, and not one of them came up. Seems I've had a lot of gardening disappointments this summer. But I am looking forward to all the fall perennials that will be blooming soon. <br />
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L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-566493715497190302015-07-19T18:46:00.001-04:002015-07-19T18:46:43.477-04:00Midsummer Blooms7/19/15<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shasta daisies</td></tr>
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So much blooming is taking place in the garden. I took most of these photos before we went on vacation ten days ago. Some of the blooms are fading now. The photo to the right shows the daisies that line the front of what I call the electric garden that hide the electric box in the yard.<br />
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Here's what else was in bloom ten days ago.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The milkweed surrounding the electric garden is full of bees.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I noticed that the balloon flowers in the side yard garden had finished their blooming when we returned . </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The glossy abelia bush in the side garden is growing and blooming nicely.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The butterfly bush has shot up dramatically from last year even after pruning.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wonderful scent of the asiatic lilies perfumed the backyard garden. Now there are only about three lilies left. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hosta plants in the backyard garden were in full bloom when we left and are now about done.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The miniature rosebush in the backyard garden is putting out more blooms.</td></tr>
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There is more blooming in the backyard and side gardens. But that will have to wait for the next post.L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-53219218062396602412015-06-13T23:54:00.000-04:002015-06-13T23:54:16.267-04:00Time Flies!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Where did spring go with its grape hyacinths, brunnera, and flowering dogwood trees? It has been so busy in our household for the past six weeks, that I haven't had time to blog, much less appreciate what was happening in the garden.<br />
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The flowers on so many plants and bushes have come and gone. I would notice and quickly photograph each blooming, and then all would promptly be forgotten in the swirl of activity in the household. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Japanese iris blooms swiftly came and went.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As did the blossoms on the sweet woodruff.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And on the rhododendron bush.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oriental fountain grass Karley Rose</td></tr>
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I've had some deer damage in the side yard garden on plants the deer did not touch last year and on seedlings that I planted a few weeks ago that had just pushed through the soil. There are several other plants that are just about ready to bloom that will be in my next post. We had an unusually cool first week of June here, with one day not getting above 58 degrees. We were tempted to turn the heat on one night when it was in the high 40's. And this past week has been 90 or above almost every day. It's fine with me if it stays hot from now on after the bitter and prolonged winter we had.L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-61374219741432260482015-04-28T23:49:00.000-04:002015-04-28T23:49:37.202-04:00Flirting With Freezing4/28/15<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kwanzan or the rarer Hizakura cherry?</td></tr>
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I postponed planting flower seeds and plants in the yard last week after looking at the weather report. We were down in the 30's at night last week with a frost warning one night. The beautiful Yoshino cherry trees in the front yard only lasted a week. But now the later blooming kwanzan is loaded with flowers. The flowers on this tree look like flowers on the rarer Hizakura cherry in a photo from a book I got from the National Aboretum. Whatever it is, it is beautiful. Here are some photos of what is happening in the yard.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tulips finally showed up!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hosta plants seem to be getting high quickly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The two dogwood trees finally bloomed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a miniature rose bush my husband gave me on Valentine's Day. After staying on my kitchen table for six weeks, I put it out in the back yard garden at the end of March. It just produced a bloom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Asiatic lilies are pushing through the soil.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The azaleas finally opened a few days ago three weeks late.</td></tr>
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The leaves on the trees are slowly coming out. Most of the leaves are small, and some trees still don't have any leaves in our neighborhood. This week I am planting flower seeds in the back and side yard gardens, and I am going to put plants in my deck pots. It is going to be May 1 on Friday, and I am tired of waiting. <br />
<br />L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-3319079701072979992015-04-16T22:49:00.000-04:002015-04-16T22:49:49.836-04:00Hooray! Blooming Is In Full Swing4/16/15<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cherry trees lining my street</td></tr>
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What a difference a few warm days make. So many plants suddenly appeared this past weekend. The cherry trees finally bloomed this past Sunday. This is a photo of the trees lining my street. My house is out of view on the right. Here is what is happening in the yard.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The side yard garden daffodils are in full bloom awaiting the appearance of the perennials there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back yard garden daffodils and hyacinths bloomed. The tips of the perennials are just peeking through the soil.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The perennials on the other side of the back garden are filling in faster.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a close up of one of the brunnera plants whose tiny blue flowers appeared three days ago.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The astilbe seemed to push through and leaf out quickly in the back garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the hosta plants have started comng through the soil.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally, the grape hyacinths showed up two days ago.</td></tr>
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The buds on the pink and the white dogwood trees in the back yard look like they will open in the next day or so. Still waiting on the azalea bushes and the tulips. Although it is possible, it's rare to have a frost here after April 20. I can't wait to buy annuals next week and start setting them out, and planting my zinnia, gomphrena and sunflower seeds.<br />
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<br />L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-79144483675305030662015-04-05T13:56:00.000-04:002015-04-05T13:56:27.679-04:00The Calendar Says It's Spring4/5/15<br />
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Although the calendar says it is spring, botanically I am still waiting for it to happen in my yard. After such a cold March, we finally have had a few warm days, and a lot of plants should pop into bloom in a few days. But the only thing blooming in the yard is a yellow primrose plant and a few hellebores.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dogwood tree</td></tr>
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There is nary a flower on the azalea bushes, the dogwood buds are in wait mode as are all the cherry trees. Here are some photos of a few things that have emerged in my backyard garden.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tulips</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">daffodils</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">brunnera plants</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But overall the backyard garden looks pretty bare.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hyacinths</td></tr>
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Everything is two to three weeks behind this spring. I did see some forsythia in bloom just yesterday in the neighborhood. So while I am waiting, I bought some hyacinths at the grocery to tide me over till blooming starts.L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304120927466760010.post-19816686754393957972015-03-15T19:02:00.000-04:002015-03-15T19:02:06.028-04:00The Snow Is Gone3/15/14<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The snow we had the first week of March.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The snow took its time retreating because of the bitterly cold temps. Eight degrees one morning on our thermometer! So I went out and bought myself some tulips at the grocery store.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now after four days at or near 60 degrees, the snow is gone, and the crocus seemed to instantly appear.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tulips whose tips had just emerged at the end of January have stared growing with the warm temperatures.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My exploration of the backyard garden sans snow revealed the first green leaves of the primrose.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the backyard garden I also found the first hellebore blossom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After all the snow and ice storms, the nandina bush has lost a lot of leaves and is looking kind of shabby.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poking around the front garden I found a hyacinth emerging just in time for the first day of spring this coming Friday.</td></tr>
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<br />L. Amblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.com0