Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Since we were in the neighborhood the other day, we stopped by Paul’s and Sandy’s Too to get some nice fresh corn. They get their stock from Gotta’s Farm. I think we went to Gotta’s to get the tomatoes and peaches I was talking about earlier.
While at Paul’s and Sandy’s Too, we decided to browse around the plant section. We don’t usually do this because I like to get the leftovers while they are on sale at Home Depot or Lowe’s. I don’t frequent specialty shops. Unless, of course, it’s to get mulch. I get lots of mulch from Paul’s and Sandy’s Too.
About half way through our browsing, my better half found her Lavender. It’s about time. She has been talking about getting this Lavender forever. Me, I’m into pine trees. Her, she’s into purple plants. She likes that kind of stuff. Together, they go wonderfully.
Here are some pictures of our new Herb Lavandula – Lavender Plant.
By the way, here’s some info I got from this website – Perennial. Plant produces a very beautiful aromatic herb which has dark purple flowers. Makes an excellent ornamental hedge. Used in bouquets, sachets and perfumes. The tender stalks are sometimes used in salads. The flowers and leaves are also edible. Used to repel moths, mosquitoes and gnats. Suitable for containers. Plant Height: 10″.
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Lavender – up close
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Herb Lavandula – Munstead
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Herb Lavandula – Munstead – from a distance
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
I’m not sure if these flowers are called Lilies, Lilium or Pink Perfection Lilium. All I know is the package that held the bulbs we bought from Costco a while ago said, “Lilium” on it. Also, if you do a Google Image search for any of the names I just mentioned, the same flower comes up.
Out of about 19 bulbs we planted, I would say we have about 5 plants growing. The deer ate the heads off a few, a few didn’t grow and just the other day, Laura and I were standing outside looking at one of these plants when we noticed it start to vibrate. Apparently, a mole was eating the base from below the soil. This is the second time I have witnessed this and I would say it’s rather frustrating. But, of the plants that we do have growing, some wonderful flowers have been produced.
Yesterday, I took about 25 photos of one flower. I narrowed the photos down to 6 and didn’t have the heart to go any further. The color just looks so good and the photos are pretty neat.
Here, take a look:
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Lilium – Pink Perfection #1
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Lilium – Pink Perfection #2
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Lilium – Pink Perfection #3
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Lilium – Pink Perfection #4
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Lilium – Pink Perfection #5
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Lilium – Pink Perfection #6
You’ll also notice that I started putting a watermark on each photo with the domain name of this blog. That’s for all those people out there who like to borrow my photos without permission.
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
I was walking around up on the hill yesterday when I noticed the roses starting to bloom. It’s amazing that they are even starting to flower with all the rain we have been having. Actually, I think the rain kind of stopped. It’s just cloudy now and really not all that bad. It’s good walking weather.
I figured that I would give you a few flower shots, since I haven’t in a while.
There are three colored roses up there…pinkish white, white and red. I took a few pictures of the red roses, but they didn’t come out at all. They were all blurry. For some reason, my camera doesn’t like really bright colored flowers. It’s like there’s not enough contrast or something.
Anyway, here are those photos of what I think are Knockout Roses.
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Pinkish white Knockout Rose with red roses in background
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Pinkish white Knockout Rose with small rose buds
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White Knockout Rose with small white rosebuds
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Saturday, June 13th, 2009
So apparently the Peonies are in bloom right about now. We have some very colorful pink ones over in the front/side garden. They really are some thick and substantial flowers.
Just wait until you see these pictures. The larger (more bloomed) flowers are so pink that the camera couldn’t get the color right. They almost look neon.
Okay, the purpose of this post is to show you the steps of a Peonies blooming. Strangely enough, we have a whole bunch of Peonies blooming right now and I was able to get five photos…one during each step of the bloom. It’s really neat. It’s like I took a picture every few days of the same flower. Check it out…
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Closed Peonies bud with ants on it
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Peonies bud opening slightly
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Peonies flower about half-way opened
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Peonies flower almost bloomed all the way
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Fully bloomed Peonies
That last picture of the fully bloomed Peonies looks a little weird. I have a feeling we’ll be getting some better looking flower very soon.
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Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Okay, let’s go. I have some photos of the most recent flowers that have bloomed ’round these here parts. They are pretty good shots. Make sure you click and then click again on the pink Rose picture. You can see a nice looking insect and spider web on it. It’s pretty cool.
In this batch, I have the Iris (some variation of the Bearded Iris, I think), the Hardy Geranium, Perennial Flax Flower (I think…or something close) and a few others that I can’t identify.
We’ve been playing nicely here. I post the pictures and you guys either correct me or simply identify the flowers that I don’t know. Let’s not stop now.
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Purple and yellow Bearded Iris (variation) #1
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Purple and yellow Bearded Iris (variation) #2
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Pink Rose
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Yellow and brown Bearded Iris (variation)
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Perennial Flax flower, Linum perenne
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Hardy geranium, cranesbill, Geranium, Tiny Monster
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White Columbine. Smaller inner petals, larger outer petals
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Purple and blue Columbine. Smaller blue and purple inner petals, larger purple outer petals
UPDATE: Once again, my trusted readers have come through. The two last flowers are Columbine variations. Thank you.
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
I have a few more photos of flowers for you. I have three identified, but am having some difficulty with the fourth.
I just found a website that helped me identify the Mountain Bluet. I already knew what the Bailey’s Gold was, along with the Rose. The last one is a little troubling. I have actually never seen this flower before. I am going to write a description of it below the photo in hopes that someone with know what it is and leave a comment.
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Mountain Bluet, Centaurea montana
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Bailey’s Gold, Sedum floriferum, Weihenstephaner Gold – Photo 1
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Bailey’s Gold, Sedum floriferum, Weihenstephaner Gold – Photo 2
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Red Knockout Rose
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Dianthus barbatus – Pink flower with white specks and spiky green leaves
As you can tell, it’s that last one I am having trouble with. I wrote down that it has pink flowers with white specks and spiky green leaves. It’s a pretty cool flower. I just wish I knew what it was.
UPDATE – I have learned that the last flower is a Dianthus barbatus. Thank you.
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
As many of you already know, I have a little trouble with flower identification. Actually, my next post has a few flower photos in it.
I wanted to tell you that I found a pretty good website that has a bunch of flower pictures. I found one of the flowers I was trying to identify and another one that someone else identified for me. If you are looking to figure out what type of flower you have growing in your garden, give this site a try.
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Sunday, May 24th, 2009
This is becoming a little tradition for me. Every year, I take some nice photos of the first Bearded Iris to bloom.
This purple and white beauty bloomed yesterday. A few more came to life today and I expect the rest will start showing their colors tomorrow. When the entire row is bloomed, I’ll take some pictures for you.
The bearded Iris is, by far, my favorite flower. The flower stems are like small trees. They are tall and strong. Although the flower itself has a short life, it’s really good looking. The best part of all is that the Bearded Iris multiplies, so you can pretty much expand your garden as far as you would like throughout the years. I have these flowers growing all over the place here.
I took a few pictures of this bearded Iris today. I tried to get a regular shot, one from the top and another close up so you can see the pollen. Lastly, I got a photo of another plant’s bud.
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Purple and white Bearded Iris
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Purple and white Bearded Iris viewed from above
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Up close picture of a Bearded Iris yellow pistil and pollen
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Purple Bearded Iris unbloomed bud
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