Thursday, May 29, 2008

Roses, etc =)

..Roses, and..
Thursday
May 29th, 2008
The "Peace" Rose

The "About Face" Rose


The "Gene Boerner" Rose

My red Climbing Rose.. This is it's 3rd year, and it's doing great.

A bloom from the red Climber. I wish I could remember the name of this Rose. Anyone know?



Jewell =)

Pink Hydrangea

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

WildRoses

End of May!
These wild Roses are SO fragrant, I love it! =)


This "fountain" of wild Roses is in my back yard, at the base of the hill. I love the fragrance it puts out!! =)


A shot from the very end of my driveway one afternoon.

One of my Upside down Tomatos =)

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

May 20th

*~May 20th Photos~*
Wild Azaleas growing on the hillside next to my yard/soon to be patio. =)

They come back every year, and are spreading. Love it! =)


This year is the 1st time I had yellow ones, though.

Bright blue skies


This is a tree or LARGE shrub growing along my driveway. Not sure what it is?



This Columbine was clearanced, and doing badly. It's doing so much better now. Love those clearances! =P

Frog pond


A Marigold


I can't remember what this flower is called?

Blue Lobelia

Strawberry patch... The blue and red broom sticks are temporary!! lol


Iceberg Rose


One of my wild Rose bushes. This one is growing in the backyard, lots of buds, but not blooms yet... Some of the wildroses have blooms already.

This one isn't wild.. lol One of my pink Azaleas.


One of Chelsea and Pinkies babies.

Two more...


Chels and her babies =)


My first Portulaca bloom this year! (Moss Rose)

I love Portulaca!

Wild Blueberry bush, growing on my hillside!

Beautiful bloom... Iceberg Rose.

Gold Glow Rose


Chels and her first born, soon after birth.

Daddy Gerbil and his babies

Savannah Rose


Sissy


Vanni again =)

Neiko and Vanni

.....More, soon.....





Thursday, May 1, 2008

Upside down tomatos

~Upside Down Gardening~
Yep.... I'm giving it a try this year!!
Upside down tomatos, cucumbers, peppers, maybe strawberries!
So far, i've start a couple upside down tomato plants.
I will share my progress with photos, throughout the season.
My first attempt at the upside down tomato.
I started with a small plant,
and will see how it does!

I planted Marigold on top.. Have to have something pretty! lol Marigold is an excellent companion plan to the tomato, anyway.

So..... We'll se how it goes!

..More photos, later..


Sunday, April 27, 2008

More Springtime photos

Some Springtime Photos....
~My newest blog~
I posted another one yesterday,
check it out, too. =)
Buffy... lol

Jewell with some of my Creeping Phlox..


Bonita, in the Spring garden... Early April.. =)


The frog pond...



BonBon again.. =)
The Spring garden, April 2008


English Daisy and Cherry bloom, maybe?


One of my kittens, with a branch from what I think to be a Flowering Cherry tree? I'm trying to root it. Wish me luck.. lol


A couple of Toads in a puddle in my driveway...


Miss Jewell..... =P

Grayci, Dumpling and Pinkie - guarding the garden? lol







A Wild Rose bush? I don't know whether to cut it or leav it! That thing is thorny..... But.... If it were to bloom, it would be worth keeping. *IF* it's a Wild Rose?


A closeup of one of the thorny branches. Does it look like Wild Rose, or something else?



My thornless Blackberry or Raspberry. I planted both last Summer, and only one survived. Not sure WHICH one. lol


You can barely see my little yellow Rose bush in that mess!! This was before I cleared out the area, and turned the corner (between my porch and Goldfish pond) into a flower bed.


Those Aloe plants were on clearance at Walmart, and nearly dead when I got them. They are both doing a lot better now... I gave one to Mom and kept the other.

I *love* strawberries.. And this plant is already producing a few. Yum. =)



Wandering Jew plant


This Strawberry plant hasn't set fruit yet, it's doing really well though.


This Azalea will be soooo pretty when it blooms! ..Next Spring, probably. It's blooms are white with pale pink.

My four surviving Goldfish. This is their 3rd Summer, they have grown so much.


My favorite - so pretty!


The new flower bed, you can see the small yellow Rose bush in the back corner.


Creeping Phlox


Blue Lobelia

One of the Hostas in the front garden. I think it's a "Patriot Hosta". Not sure?


My climbing Rose bush. I need to finish painting that porch!! rofl ...Ummm, yeah, it was a bit messy in this photo. Going through stuff, and the porch ends up cluttered every time! =P


A work in progress..... lol



I need to find a way to keep dirt and rocks around the Goldfish pond, so I can plant some flowers and make it look 1/2 way decent. =/

Purple Dead Nettle is taking over my yard this year! So is Creeping Charlie vines. Both smell nice, they are in the Mint family. But NOT all over my yard, please!! ha


Hostas... "Patriot", "Golden Tiara" and "Whirlwind"..


My little "Rock Garden", in my shade garden. Water accumulates in the corner of the garden - washing the soil away, so I decided to give this a try. It's working GREAT so far! =)


My Lucky Bamboo planted in the Frog Pond.. Looks like a lil tree. lol


It was a big mess, I just finished the flower bed. See what I mean about needing to do something with the Goldfish pond?!? It looks soooo tacky.