Topic: Plants and Flowers out now
Toodygirl5's photo
Sat 05/02/20 08:03 AM
Stores have all the Beautiful plants and flowers out now !

I went out to Ace it was open at 8am. I got there first, several people followed after me, we all had Masks :mask:.

It's so strange not seeing people's faces!


Anyone like planting gardens?

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Sat 05/02/20 08:18 AM
I love gardening. I only have a tiny garden with a few established plants, prairie flame bush, two rose bushes and a climbing Jasmine with a campanula border. I do have a paved area with pots that I like to change the contents of throughout the year and from year to year. It's a great joy for me.

Toodygirl5's photo
Sat 05/02/20 08:51 AM
Edited by Toodygirl5 on Sat 05/02/20 08:52 AM
I have a small flower garden in my front yard. Many mixed flowers. I'm not that good at gardening but I love flowers. Marigolds, Carnations are easy..:slight_smile: And a few others.

My son has a vegetable garden. I tried that couple years, didn't do well. My back yard is not that good ground.

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Sat 05/02/20 09:06 AM

I have a small flower garden in my front yard. Many mixed flowers. I'm not that good at gardening but I love flowers. Marigolds, Carnations are easy..:slight_smile: And a few others.

My son has a vegetable garden. I tried that couple years, didn't do well. My back yard is not that good ground.

I know what you mean. My garden is mostly heavy clay, so that does limit the possibilities. When I started with it, you could have thrown pots with the soil it was so full of clay and although I have improved it over many years, it's still not great :slight_smile:.

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Sat 05/02/20 02:33 PM
Lilacs should be blooming soon, one of the best smelling flowers.

Toodygirl5's photo
Sat 05/02/20 05:28 PM

Lilacs should be blooming soon, one of the best smelling flowers.


I like them too.


The neighbor has tulips in Bloom. Beautiful colors.

SparklingCrystal πŸ’–πŸ’Ž's photo
Sun 05/03/20 01:25 AM
Currently not much flowering... I had daffodils, then tulips, my broom was flowering beautifully for weeks. Grape hyacinths, periwinkle. But all these have gone/stopped flowering.
I think the only thing that's blooming at the mo in my garden is rosemary and the forget-me-nots.

I have seen lilac in bloom in gardens but I haven't got that :)
I'm waiting for my roses!

Rock's photo
Sun 05/03/20 02:08 AM
I may plant plum trees in the next go round.


delightfulillusion's photo
Sun 05/03/20 02:13 AM
I’m not good at gardening but in the past had a massive garden with lots of flowers, lilac trees and vegetable patch. I grew potatoes, lettuce, leeks, carrots, peppers, raspberries and strawberries.

I haven’t been in my present house very long but the gardens are laid with stone and I have decking so if I wanted to plant anything, I would have to use tubs. That was the plan but with all garden centres closed due to lockdown, this may have to wait another year.

mysticalview21's photo
Wed 05/06/20 08:11 AM
Edited by mysticalview21 on Wed 05/06/20 08:17 AM
I understand about the mask said to someone the other day u may not see it but I am smiling at u :mask:. ... love flowers & gardening ... almost set ... my perennials have hung in there with this weather ... happy about that ... growing well ... both green houses i go to are open ... got a few ...flowers ... not sure what I want to put in these other pots waiting for my tall grasses to start getting green ... had to replace a rose bush ... hope it blooms ... I looked at my flower bed and was like where did all that mulch go I put in there last yr ... not doing it this yr ... thinking i might try something different for the pots that i don't do... in a very long time ... not sure ... have a idea ... wish i had a camera that worked and i new how to down lowed pics ... would love to show u what i have work on for yrs ... and yrs laugh forgot about the moon flowers i will plant soon seeds ... they are really cool ... flowers huge an spiraled all up my front porch last yr...

Toodygirl5's photo
Wed 05/06/20 09:33 AM
Mystical

Sounds like you really into gardening. Sounds lovely too!

:slight_smile:

Toodygirl5's photo
Sat 05/09/20 02:52 PM
Edited by Toodygirl5 on Sat 05/09/20 02:54 PM
I went to cover my plants yesterday evening temp was to drop to 30Β°.
There was a little bird hiding behind my flower. It didn't seem to be able to fly away. It started running fast away. I hope it survives.


I thought, birds know how to put their Young out, to fend for themselves.

Unlike many humans, who let them stay til 30yrs sometimes.

laugh

Butterfly7's photo
Sat 05/09/20 03:47 PM
I feed birds behind my duplex and have perennials in front. Clematis, purple cone flowers (echinacia) yarrow with white and yellow blooms, hen & chick plants. Not a lot of dirt. when i had a house with huge yard i planted lots of flowers every spring. yes, I love the smell of lilacs.

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Sat 05/09/20 04:18 PM
I can't plant flowers in my yard. The ground is very hard and too many rocks.

Toodygirl5's photo
Sat 05/09/20 04:40 PM
Edited by Toodygirl5 on Sat 05/09/20 04:41 PM

I can't plant flowers in my yard. The ground is very hard and too many rocks.



My back yard is not that good ground. So I plant in front yard.
People can see them better anyway. Lots of people live in this area.

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Sat 05/09/20 05:13 PM
A couple of years ago, I tried to plant flowers next to my steps in the front yard. I used a rake and a shovel. The ground was so hard that I gave up.

Butterfly7's photo
Sat 05/09/20 05:53 PM
cat, if you keep it watered every 2-3 days, you could get a pot already planted and set it by your front door.

Butterfly7's photo
Tue 05/12/20 07:26 PM
I have some daisies coming up with buds on already. also iris ready to bloom.

mysticalview21's photo
Sun 07/05/20 07:52 PM

Mystical

Sounds like you really into gardening. Sounds lovely too!

:slight_smile:



waving been awhile oops yes really love it ... spent the last to days weeding ... my big flower garden ... wondering anyone have any trouble with peony not blooming a lot this yrs ... think they did get that last frost :>(

my wild grass does not seem to be coming back errr

I remember the yr I planted a veggie garden I was not even home enough to water it ...