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Brugmansia, This was taken in August
Brugmansia just opening, also taken in August. This is a great plant,in the fall you take it into a cool, dark spot, basement or
garage to overwinter. Stop watering when you bring it in,
it will drop all of its leaves and go dormant. Then all you
need to do is water in lighly once a month until spring. Then put
it back outside and it will flower most of the summer.
Toad Lily (tricyrtis formosana)
solanum family, I have lost the tag so not sure of the variety.It grows to a large spiny plant with glossy leaves and produces
small green, veined fruits in late fall. It is poisonous.
I will post photos of the fruit once they develope.
Dipladenia
Black-Eyed Susan (rudbeckia)
ligularia dentata
Japanese Anemone
The urns with fall plantings w/ the front
perennial border in the background.
cimicifuga ramosa
cimicifuga ramosa
Great Black Wasp in flight, very ominous.Taken with continuous shoot mode.
Plant is veronicastrum virginicum
Take in August
Great Golden Digger Wasp, thanks for the ID Hap
Plant is veronicastrum.
Taken in August
Painted Lady Butterfly, Taken in August.Plant is liatris.
Red Banana
Dwarf & Semi-Drawf Banana's_____________________________________________________________
This is a time line of the window box over the summer. It has done really well this year, I think it is because the window box was upgraded to a wide, deep one so it has even moisture.
June
July
* next post will be the pickle & relish recipes followed by the wish list, things learnt and potato layout.
June
July
September
_____________________________________________________________* next post will be the pickle & relish recipes followed by the wish list, things learnt and potato layout.
Hi Dan, This is Tina from in the garden blog with Skeeter. There are three of us who post on the in the garden, sorry if any confusion:) It was my Angel Trumpet you saw today. I am going to give one to Skeeter next spring (she doesn't know yet-but she REALLY needs one too). Yours is very lovely and I love the color. I have found these extremely easy to root from cuttings. Digging them is a big job but I see you do it each year. You might try a few cuttings as they grow so fast during the season. Also, I don't know if it would work in your area but someone told me to cover the rootball with a bag of compost or soil, make a basket and add leaves to it to insulate the rootball. Here in my zone 6/7 area the angels have been known to return. I hope mine does but in case I have cuttings. Your toad lily is very nice and I so envy your racemosa. I like that plant very much.
ReplyDeleteDan, those are some great pictures. Your garden looks good, I especally like how that window box turned out.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining in for bloom day!
Carol, May Dreams Gardens
Your pictures are great. It looks like you have a lot going on in your garden. I bet you had a busy summer and will enjoy the low maintenance fall.
ReplyDeleteI think your unidentified orange wasp is the Great Golden Digger wasp. There was one digging in my garden yesterday that I cautiously took a picture of. I will probably post it soon.
Tina - I just planted the toad lily a couple weeks ago after forgetting it in its nursery pot for a month or two, one tough plant to survive that and still bloom right after planting. This is the second try with this plant, the squirrels ate the first one.
ReplyDeleteI too really like the racemosa but it never seems to grow very tall. The first time I saw one was at a botanical garden and it was this tall wispy plant. Mine has been in for 4 years and only grows about 3 feet tall, I've been wondering if I bought a mislabeled plant.
carol - thanks for checking out my GBBD photos.
hap - That is exactly what the wasp is, thanks for the ID. Now that I think about it, I did look it up but did not find anything under orange wasp that looked similar, should have tried golden. I have never seen one of these in my area before and it seemed to always be with the great black wasp which is one freaky looking creature. What is your site address?
Yup, the rodents sure love toad lilies. Voles ate mine one year. They recover usually, just be sure to keep well watered and watch. I will be posting it as my choice for plant of the month on Wednesday. 3 feet tall is a pretty tall plant.
ReplyDeleteThree feet isn't bad and it is as tall as the green leaved cimicifuga I have. The one I originally saw was at least 5 feet tall. I guess I need to dig out the plant book and see what variety gets the biggest.
ReplyDeleteHey Dan sorry we confused you over at “In the Garden”. I usually post a topic on both Sat and Sun to give Miss Tina some family time and a break from the stress a daily blog topic can do to a soul... lol.... this Saturday we will confuse you again as we are posting a dual topic of our Veggie Garden updates… We don’t mean to confuse but we do at times to others so don’t worry about it… We like to keep people on their toes! LOL…
ReplyDeleteTina, I did not read anything you wrote here so you can still keep with your surprise plan… tee hee… I will get a hole dug soon… lol…
Anyway, you sure do have a lot of color in the garden Dan! Great pictures as always…
Yup, I got one marked with your name on it. Start planning its spot. Don't tell the Saint. You're too funny Skeeter.
ReplyDeleteThose are great photos. Your brugmansia looks spectacular and lush. The toad lily is amazing...I have always wanted to grow one because the flowers are so intricately detailed.
ReplyDeleteAnd those window boxes sure are impressive. Maybe next year you could try planting alpine strawberries in a window box. Might be worth a try, as the berries are simply delicious.
What beautiful blooms you have in your garden. I especially like the window boxes. It really frames the windows and makes it look pleasant!
ReplyDeleteLove your pictures , beautiful hanging basket , how it has grown.
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