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Gardening Flowers & Foliage

Discussion in 'Hobbies and Interests' started by bogieb, Jun 24, 2018.

  1. bogieb

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    I'm always fighting something nasty; poison ivy (which I found a small patch while pulling some of the garlic mustard yesterday), invasive roses (which I just dug up am established clump out of a stone wall as well as other, smaller plants), oriental bittersweet, Japanese knotweed. The lot to the south of me, until recently, was an overgrown swampy area that hosted all kinds of invasives (and poison ivy, which is native, so not technically invasive). When I bought this place, the gardens, rock walls and boarders of the mowed area were riddled with bad stuff, and none of it easy to erradicate (or at least control)

    Garlic mustard is at least easy to pull.
     
  2. The Wood Wolverine

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    It’s a pleasure watching these bloom from bottom to top.
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    Rhodie is going nuts. It never bloomed this full till I started pruning it. For those with them, right after blooms drop, do some light trimming every season. It’s made this one very happy!
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    Ferns beside are fully out.
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    This needs some help. It’s getting strangled by other stuff.
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    Come flowers are budding.
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    My second clematis not looking great.
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    That rhodie is gorgeous! I like the fern glen also. That azalea does look like it is drowning in a sea of taller plants - throw it a lifeline - LOL.
     
  5. MikeInMa

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    Lily of the Valley is filling the air with a sweet smell.
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    Two different azaleas.
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    Here's what the ID app calls them.
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    Lilacs are starting to bloom. They smell wonderful even though not opened all the way yet.

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    creeping phlox
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    I found these white daffodils in a clearing in my woods as well as the jack in the pulpits. The Columbine was one of quite a few on the side of the road. 20240517_172555.jpg 20240517_172501.jpg 20240517_172420.jpg
     
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    Oops. Here they are. Resized_Resized_20240515_120415.jpeg
     
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    Looks like we may have a good many red plums this year. Late cold spell spared it this year...
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    Spirea doing it's thing
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    A couple of non-impressive Alium. At least they survived the voles.
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    The end of ground phlox. I need to research how to divide/transplant
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    Lilac
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    Lily of the Valley - one patch in the backyard and a small patch near house
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    Azalea
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    The roadside garden spring blooms are spent but the Japanese maple and ninebark leaves are taking over the show for now. Those peonies really shot up over the last two week and I can't wait to see and smell flowers from them.
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    The gall of this fungus!!



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    They are all through a particular azalea bush that pre-dates our arrival on the property, 42yrs ago.

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    I've been pulling them off and tossing into the woods. The article mentions burning. I'll find a container and start to collect them, to be dumped on the next campfire.

    The article also mentions fungicides. I'll have to research further and pick some up.

    Anyone have any 1st hand experience dealing with them?
     
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    I've never heard of, or had experience with, that gall. Sounds like tossing into the woods isn't a winning strategy - but TBH, I would have done the same thing. I guess after finding that out, I'd just toss them in the trash and let that take care of it (our transfer station takes trash to an energy plant, so gets burned anyway).
     
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    bogieb my lilac was really starting to bloom this year when we left. Last year was kind of bust. My peonies had tiny buds on them so they should be blooming in a week or so. Your garden looks amazing
     
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    I was out in my woods and was surprised to see how many Columbine plants there were, hundreds 20240522_103635.jpg 20240522_103617.jpg 20240522_103555.jpg
     
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    I really columbines. I planted some fancy ones in one spot many years ago and they pop up all over the place now.