MORE GARDEN SHOTS - SPRING

Finally blogger decided to let me publish stuff… so since it took the climbing fox from my graft collection, lets see if it will take these shots.

Just a few shots from some other corners of the yard… Mountain laurel is not supposed to grow here. But I used to bring it rocks down from my place in PA to make it feel more at home. We don’t have rocks here, either.

Hope you enjoyed the visit!

MORE COLORS, END OF FALL

AS THE FALL SEASON COMES TO AN END, the camellias are just getting into full bloom. Some grow up – these are about 12 feet tall, This is Yule Tide, 10 feet tall, 12 feet across. And this pink one grows outward, again about 12 feet across.  The azaleas are winding down, and the leaves are piling up on the ground. If you keep an eye out, you can see an occasional magic moment when the color is just right as it lasts for only a day. This (blue) hosta went thru a day of serious beauty… today it looks terrible! Who’d believe these leaves were once blue?     The Peace roses are singing their last song – imagine fresh roses for Thanksgiving! And the bushes are full of berries! Today it turned cold – no problem for the berries or the camellias unless we have a serious freeze. They don’t even mind a little snow on them – but I hope it will be a long while before we see any of that!  

     

A ROSE IS A ROSE IS A ROSE.....

Peace, my favorite rose........ See the tiny spider web? I have always loved pink roses best or the real dark red ones, but the last couple years I have been in love with yellow roses... Enjoy my garden..

DIGITALIS VOLUNTEERS and COMPANY

If you ever plant digitalis (foxglove,) you have digitalis for life, it seems. It seems to reseed itself in the strangest places. I am always amazed when I see the little leaves come up somewhere in the yard or garden. Mine get quite tall, most as high as 4 feet, some taller. Again, it is a plant that people stop and ask me about. I thought it was a rather common flower, but maybe it is because mine are so tall. Even one of the local garden center people stopped one day and asked me to save him some seed. The colors range from almost pure white to a nice deep pink.
The new peonies are starting to bloom. Have you priced them at garden centers? These came from Sam’s Club. I took a chance and several of them made it. I have some new ones from this year that are slowly coming along. Maybe they will bloom next year. I also bought some pink iris last year. I carefully labeled them – this one is labeled pink iris! Surprise! Pink, not! But it is interesting! What a surprise! One can’t always believe what is on the package label! I was really pleased that the new rhododendron bloomed this year. It looks good with the pink iris and the digitalis. My old fashioned roses are awesome this year - and SO fragrant! See the little flying squirrel house? We have babies! But it is impossible to get pictures. I hope you have enjoyed my garden. If you are in the neighborhood, give me a call, come sit in the Adirondacks and have a glass of tea!