I had those at my previous house and I liked them a lot. They were in partial shade and next to forsythia - which can be aggressive in it's own right. I let them battle it out I did have to keep the boarder well clear of runners from both of them to keep them from getting out of control. We have a ban on purple loosestrife, but not the gooseneck (or at least not sweveral years ago - that might have changed)
The crabapple seedlings are ready to go into larger pots and move outside in the shade. The seeds were all from the same tree, but the leaves are different. I understand that when using seeds, the seedlings will not be the same as the parent plant. I'll be happy withe whatever grows and hopefully bears fruit.
No thank you, don't have anywhere I feel I could control them at right now.. Hmm, maybe I could just turn them loose in the swamp and let them compete with the invasive roses, poison ivy and viginia creeper that are running rampant - J/K
Pictures from the gardens last night The group of "fancy" echinaceas in the roadside garden backed by a Ninebark. Bonus - they smell good too. Double scoop mandarine echinacea - a couple of mature blooms and some that are still developing Sombrero Granada Gold Echinacea - still have some maturing to do before they hit their final color in the center Wish I knew the name to this pretty day lily in the shrub garden. It has a light scent Another unkown day lily in the shrub garden. Not the same type as the ones I posted last week from the shade garden. These are shorter plants allover, aren't quite as big flowers (although large for the plant size) and tend to have curly petals. The driveway garden showing some regular echinacea, the end of the butterfly weed blooming, David Kirchoff day lily at top center (actually a light peach, not as white as the picture shows), Purple D' Oro day lillies at top right. And of course some hostas for foliage interest
Some of our angelonia pots on the back deck wall. Not the variety I normally plant but they were hard to find this year.
Common evening primrose next to the wood stacks. They are about 5 feet tall. I probably weed whacked them down last year and didn't give them a chance. They look like weeds. The are among the poke weed. This showboat popped open. It looks fake and stands out in the wildflower patch. Aster maybe.
Maybe, but the foliage doesn't look right to me. However, I am used to seeing the native New England Asters, so maybe that is the difference.
Always something to eat in the patch. A rabbit was munching down on the clover flowers which were dead from the lack of rain a few weeks ago.
An overcast day, and the yard remains colorful Pink bee balm, which the hummingbirds love along with the red ones moving down the line, butterfly bush. Saw a phoenix moth flitting in and out. Tough to get a picture of it. A bit further down the line. White coneflower in with the purple ones and balloon flowers. And a colorful shot of yellow daylilies, stargazer lilies, and the beaten up by downpours hydrangeas in the distance.
I was sitting on my deck after mowing the lawn, sucking down ice water when I looked around at how colorful things were. Looking out from my deck. The Rose of Sharon flowers has started to pop open. That's the large tree/bush to the left. With the 2 Adirondack chairs in the distance for perspective, here's a shot from the top of our driveway. In front of the screen house is a lily garden. Now, back into the shade I go.
