On the Breeders' Corner there were some really nice flower pictures posted. Does anyone have any more?

Mimi -~-~ http://am-pugs.com -~-~ "When we stop learning we die."

I have tons of irises, but not pictures. They are so easy to care for and make the front of the house look great. I just love them.

I'm just now getting used to the flowers and trees out here - even ones I thought I knew look different. Peonies [sp??] should do well under the pine tree or azelias, rhododendrums [I really do wish I could spell.] Anyway, all three of those like acid soil.

There is a flower out here that I've fallen in love with - it's called Naked Lady or Dancing Lady - depending on who you ask. It is a bulb and a perrennial - blooms about the end of September to the beginning of October. Just a single stalk similar to a dafodil with about 4 very delicate bright red flowers that look like spider lilies or spider irises. They stay nice about 2 weeks. At this point there is no plant at all. Then as the flowers fade, there are narrow green leaves that come up. They're about 1/2" wide and about a foot long. They are a medium to dark bluish green with a lighter stripe down the middle. If cut they stay nice for a long time [even 3 or 4 days with no water.]. These leaves form a pin cushion shaped plant that stays nice until the dafodils come up in the spring. Really neat for borders and things like that. I just 'discovered them last year when they sprouted all over my yard - I've dog up a lot of the bulbs and am planting them where I want them.

Mimi -~-~ http://am-pugs.com -~-~ "When we stop learning we die."

Lobelia likes to be under trees in the shade. Those are the little purple flowers next to the rocks the the Japanes Maple pictures. They are annuals, tho. My honeysuckle, I just let it go. Rarely do I prune it. The hummingbirds and praying mantis love it. I am trying to find some more pics of my flowers.

There are a fair number of annuals that like shade and acid. Those green/white leaves are perrenial and could go there too. I've had pretty good luck with day lilies and tuberous begonias.

Mimi -~-~ http://am-pugs.com -~-~ "When we stop learning we die."

If someone could tell me how to resize I have plenty of pictures of the flower gardens I have, Which are plenty according to my husband.
Danielle

Hi Danielle,
I have a neice named Danielle...neat!! It depends on what photo program you are using. Generally in the tools part of it, it will have a place to resize the pictures. Maybe check the help files on the program, it should say in there. I love pictures, we can't have too many of them.

Right now I have a couple of container gardens going. One is all mini Roses and the other Irises. Those are 2 of 3 of my favorite flowers. The one missing is Mums. I usually just plant those in the fall.

I just have rosebushes and irises right now. Unless you can count the blooms on my peach tree? lol

My hyacynths are gone, Have some other bulb in my yard, no blooms yet, we'll see this surprise is, LOL. Also, a Hydreanga(sp) woill do well in acidic soil. It will be bright pink. In a base soil it is blue. I think that's the way it goes, or the other way around, but either way it will do well, and the color is determined by the acidity or base properties in the soil. Nice big full blooms. Peonies do well by pine trees also. As AmPugs stated. Good luck to all of you gardeners!

I am trying a new flower this year. Went to the local nursery with my neice looking for what she called "BRAINS".. turned out to be "celosia". I bought a dwarf variety so I will let you know how they do. I also had some hosta come up this year that has not come up in a couple of years, only one clump so I dug it up yesturday and split it.. now I have 20 some plants I am nuturing to see how they will do. I am thinking of putting in a catus garden but need to research how well that would go in zone 6 which is the planting zone I live in. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

here is a link to my photo album.
http://talk.buybelowcost.com/eve/forums?a=albumcomments&s=5716013&f=535106302&m=377109204&r=377109204#377109204

I just wanted to share with you. Does anyone have a Dutchman Pipe Vine? If so I would like to buy a cutting or little root sprout. Thanks.

Cool pics!

Thanks.

Wow, awesome flower gardens guys!!

I just bought a new house last summer, so most of my time has been spent indoors but this spring and summer my time will be dedicated to my yard. I am excited to see if anything pops up this spring.

Thanks for the compliment Labluvr .. I can't wait for spring myself.

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