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Post by tod2 on Jul 2, 2020 11:36:58 GMT
Beautiful little faces of the pansies?Violas? I like the pot too! It's rose pruning time in certain areas of South Africa and July is our month to get pruning. Instead of throwing away all the cuttings we will be selecting the best ones and seeing if we can get them to root. I found a website that demonstrates how to go about it by sticking the rose slip into a half a banana then putting it into compost or other soil. Has anybody done this and succeeded?
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 2, 2020 14:41:15 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 2, 2020 14:51:17 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Jul 2, 2020 15:35:27 GMT
I might be wrong but the big pink daisy flower is Echinasia ?
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 2, 2020 17:57:44 GMT
I concur with Echinacea, Tod, The middle picture is pomegranate and the last one is double-flowered feverfew.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 2, 2020 20:46:35 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 2, 2020 22:59:21 GMT
Too gorgeous! Love those furled leaves. Is it a jack-in-the-pulpit?
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Post by bjd on Jul 3, 2020 7:26:17 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Jul 3, 2020 7:53:09 GMT
Oh my goodness bjd, I recognise nearly all! Starting at the first photo of your lovely garden I see Lantarna, then dark ruby Petunias, followed by Sweet Williams?, then some pink flowers I also have in my garden, then my late mother's favourite flower Gorah, (forgive spelling), then some orange Lillies ?, then agapanthus, ending with a think, Spider Lily and a huge bush of Chinese Lanterns?
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Post by bjd on Jul 3, 2020 8:14:45 GMT
Thanks, Tod. I guess I should have identified them. from the top: lantana, surfinia petunias which are supposed to be black, pelargoniums, alstromerias with some lisanthius behind, gauras, lavender with a crocosmia in the middle, agapanthus, and at the bottom, spider lilies(a bit droopy) with Hot Lips salvia behind.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 3, 2020 8:15:31 GMT
Excellent pictures all round!
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 3, 2020 17:58:04 GMT
Bjd, your garden is really beautiful and so established looking, especially for being still so new. It's a treat to see that view along the fence, especially as you showed us the evolution of the fence & the planting of it. Now it's a really lovely classic mixed border. Your plant choices are wonderful, as are your pictures.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 3, 2020 18:52:04 GMT
The garden does look excellent, and in my opinion due to the vast variety of different flowers rather than having too many of the same ones.
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Post by bjd on Jul 3, 2020 19:37:55 GMT
Thank you. I read a bunch of garden design information and one of the things I tried to do was use the same plants but in different parts of the garden to try and tie it all together. But of course, I tend to get carrried away and put in more colours and flowers instead of emphasizing foliage.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 8, 2020 4:18:09 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Jul 8, 2020 14:21:04 GMT
Pink saucers that look like Japanese parasols! I would love to know what they're called.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 8, 2020 15:20:22 GMT
Tod, I think those are some kind of bush hollyhocks, or at least something in the hollyhock/hibiscus/rose of sharon family.
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Post by tod2 on Jul 9, 2020 7:14:55 GMT
I'm sure you are correct Bixa. I have a passion for Hollyhocks and even collected a few seeds from Monets garden in Giverny. They came up but because they take so long to reach maturity - 2 years I believe - they got lost among other stuff and my gardener must have pulled them out because I no longer see them. You will be pleased to hear my little Soursop tree is so tall now I can see the top of it from my patio! It does look a bit tatty now with only a few leaves but it is winter. Giving it a huge boost of fertilisers so it gets a good start for spring ….1st Sept. I watch a lot of gardening programs and a few days ago they had one on growing fruit trees from seed. Included was the Soursop - the presenter said that because it is a tropical plant the seeds must not be dried out before planting. They like it best straight from the ripe fruit. Same with citrus.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 9, 2020 18:04:12 GMT
That's impressive, Tod! Those seeds you planted must have been very dry, but now you have a whole tree. I have various volunteers I've potted up which came from either my compost or from the forest duff potting soil. Two of them are mystery trees which neither of plant nursery people I know can identify. Two more got identified yesterday as guanábana/soursops. The guy who identified them was telling me how to get them to grow big, exactly what I don't want. My itty bitty patio is already full of trees! After much googling, I'm still not able to find something like the pink platters in the picture you liked so much. There is this site, which lists one type it says is bush-forming. And there is this nice article about a woman's experiences growing hollyhocks.
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Post by bjd on Jul 9, 2020 19:00:14 GMT
I have not had much luck with hollyhocks. I like the old simple ones, rather than the fancy double ones. In my garden in Toulouse, they kept growing all over, talking a lot of space. I gave some away but they are hard to dig out because the roots get big very quickly.
Here, last year I bought some black perennial hollyhocks to put at the back of the flowerbed, behind some pink flowers. Out of the 3 plants, one grew but gave no flowers. The two others did nothing. I thought they maybe lacked sun so last fall I moved them to a sunny place. Still nothing, not even a leaf. Meanwhile, my neighbour gave me some seeds from her hollyhocks as well as one small plant. A few of the seeds germinated but the plants are tiny with just two little leaves. Meanwhile, when I go for walks, I see hollyhocks growing wild.
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Post by lugg on Jul 9, 2020 19:46:29 GMT
Such a treat to view this thread , your garden is so beautiful bjd. What is your bloom Cheery ? And would also love to know what #28 05 is - its lovely.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 10, 2020 5:21:45 GMT
My investigations tell me that it is lavatera, of which there are about 25 varieties.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 17, 2020 17:23:44 GMT
Too gorgeous! Love those furled leaves. Is it a jack-in-the-pulpit? It's an arisema medear.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 17, 2020 17:25:45 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 17, 2020 18:55:06 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 25, 2020 3:25:34 GMT
I darted out into the rain to snap tonight's bloom. (yesterday's are in the Cacti & Succulent thread)
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Post by tod2 on Jul 25, 2020 7:54:01 GMT
Really stunning Bixa! My Queen of the night is always forgotten even if I see a bud going to bloom that night.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 25, 2020 17:06:46 GMT
Thanks, Tod! I have another variety way down at the end of the patio, so sometimes all I see are the forgotten flowers already spent and drooping the next morning. But this variety is right up by the porch where I can keep an eye on it. Frustratingly, since they bloom at night, the only available light is from the porch -- so coming from behind the flower.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 25, 2020 19:15:08 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 25, 2020 20:15:24 GMT
Oh, Cheery ~ you've done it again! Every year I can't wait until you start showing your summer garden, always with surprising, striking, perfect combinations. This is spectacular!
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