garden update
For the record here is what is happening in the garden at the end of May.
We still have roses. The rouletii and the mutabilis still have plentiful blossoms. The Iceberg however which usually has the most is currently barren. All of the new roses we planted this spring currently have at least one bloom on them also. The Prosperity is really doing well now but the Ducher is definitely going to be my favorite of these, because of the fineness of the blossoms and the fullness of the foliage.
The salvia greggii are no longer as prolific, but the coccinea are now blooming and the regla is just starting to get a few blooms too. I acquired a sylvestris from a friend last weekend which is in bloom. The leucantha and the farinacea have yet to flower. Last week there were several penstemons in flower but none this week.
Lots of echinacea and yarrow. I love to walk in the garden in the very late evening when the yarrow heads seem to just be floating above the ground. Guara has an effect like that too. It’s pale pink flowers look like little butterflies.
The pink and yellow lantana is starting to flower but the blue which is my favorite has not yet. Of the yellow flowers the zexmenia is beginning to flower and of course the four-nerve daisy blooms every day of the year. The red yucca has four stalks of flowers. Also avens, mexican hat, milkweed, mexican oregano, skullcap, winecup, pavonia and I’m sure I’ve missed a few.
May 27th, 2004 @ 11:32 am
my Yarrow went wild on me, and does not bloom until late August!! But this year has been a BONUS for the roses. They are doing better this year than they ever have. Drier and warmer. Usually they turn moldy in the bud until June or July
May 27th, 2004 @ 7:18 pm
The weather is wrecking havoc with gardens this week in St.Louis……….wicked thunderstorms, hail storms, day after day. Some of the milkweed stalks were broken off by the hail. The local nurseries sustained major damage and are offering everything really cheap. Stopped at one local nursery & picked up some zinnias as the rabbits have been doing lunch on mine……..only time will tell if all the plants affected by the storms will make a comeback. Also picked up some vinca to fill in some empty spots in the butterfly garden. Our native Painted Ladies seem to like it……….have yet to figure out where the Painted Ladies lay their eggs- have to check into it this year. The Painted Ladies also feed on sedum in the fall- I must say that the Painted Lady is not a very beautiful butterfly- it’s colors are pretty but it has an ugly face! The bee balm in the back yard has spread & is overtaking the back area- will leave it as it attracts the hummingbirds. My special male friend presented me with a beautiful butterfly pin today- he is becoming interested in butterfly gardening - we share photography as a hobby & he is eagerly awaiting the appearance of the butterflies to my garden so that we can take some pics. This July my local Wild Bird Center will be having it’s second anniversary in the new store & it’s theme will be birds & butterflies. I have been invited to display my butterfly prints and offer them for sale if I so desire. I have never offered my prints for sale altho I have exhibited locally. I just might do this & see what happens. My problem is that I really don’t know what to charge for a print- I know what it costs me for mattes & frames & photo paper but don’t know how to figure my time spent at the computer …………any thoughts on this? I would enjoy any input from you or any of your blog friends………………
May 29th, 2004 @ 3:12 am
My first visit to your garden, Bill, and much enjoyed. Shame about the Iceberg