Gardening, anyone?

Gumdoctor

Here is something new for me this year...pink oleander. It is a standard in a container between 2 garage doors. It dropped alot of leaves after I planted it and I was concerned it wouldn't make it. Happily I was wrong. It has a very beautiful light scent.

Gumdoctor

Wren44

I have African Violet food that's liquid and you use drops put in the water. I found a planter at Leow's that has a pot with only the rim glazed and fits into a glazed pot that holds water. It's gradually absorbed through the unglazed pot. Good for forgetful me who doesn't remember to water.

Jazzygirl

I love oleander. That's a beautiful pink. Mine is blooming too

Meow13

very nice.

Gumdoctor

Jazzygirl - I love that pink in your oleander as well. SO BEAUTIFUL!!!

Wren - I had one indoor African violet once as a gift. It did not last very long. I might try again some day. I was not in the right mindset to care for it at the time...too soon after MBC diagnosis...

Gumdoctor

Jazzygirl

Bloom du jour, the last of the elephant ear cactus flowers.

Do you see the bee staring out at me? Letting me know that is his/her flower, move along please

Meow13

Yes, we don't have flowers like that in the Northwest. I love spring and early summer the lilacs, fox glove, columbine, bleeding hearts and roses, roses, roses.

It is cool and overcast still looking at the backyard I must get back to fertilizing, weeding and clipping back.

jo6359

gumdoctor- Oleanders grow easily in South Florida. When I bought my house there were three beautiful Oleanders in my backyard 2 deep pink and one light pink. My dogs chewed the leaves and spent the next three days in the emergency animal hospital. I had to remove the Oleander bushes but I still miss them. They are so beautiful.

Wren44

They are beautiful, but poisonous to everyone. In TX there were people made ill when they used an oleander stem to cook a hot dog. Between Houston and Galveston they were planted in the freeway median. Tough little shrubs.

princessfluffybritches

I moved from Florida to southern Indiana and all I can say is "Daylilies!!!" In Florida my yard was beach-like sand. I could amend all I wanted but the surrounding sand just sucked the moisture out away from the plants. Now I live where the green grass is everywhere and won't stop growing! Great farmland!

jo6359

princess fluffy britches- I am not on the water. I have flowers which Bloom throughout the year. My biggest problem is Limestone. I have to constantly enrich the soil. bougainvilleas, hibiscus, crocus, philodendron, seem to thrive on horrible soil and neglect. LOL I've never had any luck with gardenias or rose bushes.

GmaFoley

Trying to start a succulent garden. When I visited my sister she gave me loads of cuttings that are now rooting.

Jazzygirl

On my walk this morning

GmaFoley

This was taken on my granddaughter's and my rock hunting trip last week.

jo6359

gmafoley and jazzygirl- beautiful flowers.

coachvicky

A rabbit ate my okra plants. I asked DH to pick up 4 new ones. He brought home four CONTAINERS of okra.

Coach Vicky

Jazzygirl

Have you ever seen these? Dish plate dahlias

MayDayMelK

I found this thread today, and I am glad I did! Since this whole journey began I have gotten back into gardening for peace. I currently have 4 raised beds and several grow bags overflowing with goodies. I live in N. Alabama and we've had some weird weather but everything is thriving!

GmaFoley

Welcome MayDayMelK - I am a little late starting garden because we had to clean up from our snowpocolypse this spring. I started some green beans, squash, tomatoes and bell pepper. We will see if we get any produce.

DodgersGirl

jazzygirl— we have 4 large pots with dinner plate dahlias. They bloom from mid June thru frost for us. Sooo pretty.

Jazzygirl

Dodgers girl- they are so beautiful and the first time I have ever seen them. I did not buy any as my pots are full. Are you able to bring them in and winter them? I read they are annuals so I wonder how you keep them going?

DodgersGirl

jazzygirl- we dig them up in the fall and store them in a brown paper bag with vermiculite

The flowers are so big that we have to stake the stalks to keep them upright. Probably put more work into these dahlias compared to other flowers we have but DH really likes them.

On the other end of dahlias for us is sunpatiens. An annual that we love. Have literally had people stop and ask if they can by the flower pot.

DodgersGirl

jazzygirl- found another photo of our dahlias

jo6359

How how big do these plate dahlias get? They are stunning

DodgersGirl

jo6359- our dahlias get about 7-8 inch wide but add to that the layers upon layers of petals, makes each bloom a good 5-6 inches thick.

In July, we joke that it’s like having a fireworks display in the garden.

Wren44

Wow. I have trouble keeping regular small dahlias propped up. Can't imagine what I would use if they were larger.

Jazzygirl

Dodgers- lots of love to keep them going. I don't have the space for it but do think they are so beautiful

GmaFoley

Thunder, lightening and hail the last two days - so far new veggie plants have survived.

jo6359

gmafoley-Is that hail on the ground

Scottiemom11

Happy Saturday All,

Got out in the garden with my cell phone today. . .have to go back to work on Monday and really need more recovery time. Still it was nice to be outside.

Our stream and lake have a blue/green algae bloom that I have not seen in all of our years here. Hope it goes away soon.

Scottie