Wildflowers

Planted 4 large packets of wildflower seeds

3-29-2007

4-26-2007

6-3-2007 - blooming!

Climbing Rose & Clematis : North Wall of House

climbing blaze 1
4-26-07


nelly moser clematis
4-26-2007


climbing new year (orange)
4-26-2007


niobe clematis
4-26-2007


climbing gold glow
4-26-2007


dorota clematis
4-26-2007


climbing blaze 2
4-26-2007


6-2-2007

April 21-22 weekend

my own "mixed container"

4-22-2007

First: I do not recommend ordering plants from a mail order catalog. Some of the plants survived, but not the roses. I purchased 4 small container roses (2 red, 1 orange and 1 yellow) to plant in their place. I couldn't tell if two were completely dead, so I planted them in an inconspicuous location in the backyard to see if they will do anything. The hummingbird vines I ordered seem to be taking root as well as the two small clematis.

We went to a local store called Earth Products last weekend and bought enough stone to put around the mailbox garden. The black plastic liner just wasn't doing it for me. The stone was actually more affordable than I had imagined. We paid about $20 for enough to go around the mailbox. It was 8 cents per lb. If we had gone with the stone found at a home improvement store, it would have run us significantly more. We also bought a trellis for that area; I've planted 2 Bougainvillea plants, 2 Confederate Jasmine Plants and 2 Hummingbird Vines in the mailbox area to trail up the trellis.

ROSES - FRONT DOOR

3-11-07

3-29-07

4-1-07

4-26-2007

pretty garden ideas

Images I like from others' gardens (from the web):

march 28 posting

This post contains several specimens in my front and backyard. Another purpose of this blog is to track their growth throughout the season.

most of the following were taken 3/28/07.

climbing roses (red and purple) planted sunday, march 11, 2007

same bushes: march 28, 2007

front view of house

john cutting the grass (first time of season, march 11) with the lawnmower my mom gave us
wisteria
not sure what this is... in the backyard. awaiting it to bloom
willow stick given to us my john's parents - still deciding where to plant it
i planted 4 large packages of wildflower seeds here
first sunflower 3/28
bush in front yard ?
backyard ?
north side of house, where i plan to plant climbing varieties
first climbing rose (red) planted against the wall
purple phylox in front yardblooming dogwood: frontyard

azaleas: front yard

forsythia: backyard

blackberry bush, 3/28

blueberry bush, 3/28

crazy squirrel