May flowers....

Chantell & I went shopping...found a blooming improved Meyers Lemon at Betty's Azalea Ranch

Blooming Jasmine Sambac - for fragrance it is a favorite

Had a fountain that unfortunately broke - so I recycled the holder to a trellis :-)

Scotch Broom - neither one of us had seen one, nor smelled it - lovely lilac fragrance - checked PF and it's not "unruly" like the yellow one

I'm getting there...

I've been looking for hanging planters with annuals that wouldn't break the bank - so ended up doing my own!

A little wet right now - but you get the idea :-)

This was too cool to ignore....Alternanthera

When in need of space - add tons of soil under tree and have at it....

View from my deck :-)

The back garden is growing nicely as well

No planter is complete without Scented Evening Stock

Greg loves Cardinals

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Bec,

Thanks for posting such great photos of your plants, flowers and yard both here and on 'live', which BTW made a beautiful slide show.

Here's one of my 8 baskets hanging across our front and side porches that are adjacent to each other. I used Dracena in the center for a little height and 2 Pansies, 2 Million Bells, and 2 Sweet Potato vines that all alternate around the perimeter.

You're in the City and I'm in the Country but I can't imagine any gardener who doesn't love baskets, they just pack a lot of punch in a small space.

Rain last night, off an on again all day, and heavy tonight are a welcome change after being outside nearly non-stop for the last 2 weeks, even last week-end when we had our heat wave and got my 1st sunburn of the Season.

Look forward to seeing more of your beauties.

Hope you have a great week,
Susan

Thanx Susan - I really don't live in the city (W'bridge) - love your basket, the colors are awesome - I'm seriously considering getting a few more sheperd's hooks and make and hang up a few more baskets - I got such a great deal on the hooks online....

When I was in grade school we always had a May Procession, and we had Bridal Wreath (Van Houtte Spirea) in our hair. Then when the Spirea was declining, you can sit under the bush and shake it and be covered in perfect round tiny snow white petals like a blizzard. This darn rain is going to knock down all my spirea!
That's my May flower story.

The Iris are shooting up--buds--everything is exploding, with last weeks heat and this weeks rain. I think I just passed that magical phase between- Hey everything looks so nice this year, and Hey where are all those ++weeds coming from again??

bec--so nice to see your premises again! Your flowers look lovely....how many blooms did the Lilac have?

I wanted to pass something on to you.....Be careful adding too much soil around a tree! Even just 1 foot of soil on top of the surface roots can seriously affect a tree.

OK! I posted this on "Spring peeking"--but that has so many posts in it by now--might be hard for some to see....

HERE SHE IS---BLOOMING!!!!
My "Karomo shukibu" Azalea. The one I built the elevated planter for....SO pretty!
Gita

and a slightly out-of-focus close-up....

Still a very small bush. I can't wait to see it normal size!

Came across this Post on "Garden talk"......

If any of you are users of Messenger...(Sally--you just got some!)....read this....

There are many, many side Hyperlinks provided...read them if you have time......
It is causing weird mutations......

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/977743/

Gita

Bec, where did you find that scotch broom? I'd love to get a piece of it from you some day.

Gita, I love that azalea. I've never seen blooms like that on an azalea, very unique.

Gita - thanks for info on the tree - I seriously wouldn't mind if I had to replace it ^_^ Also on the messenger, I used it a few years ago...never ordered more - the lilac had 2 large clusters - can't wait to see what it does next year!

Hart - absolutely - Chantell wants some as well - she just told me they have them at HD as well - I'll take hardwood cuttings of it this fall ^_^

Yepper that's what I was just gonna say....HD!!! Bec - they look great....ya done good!!!
Susan - nice little bowl o' sunshine you've got there!!!
Gita - lovin' that purple - and I too decided I didn't like what I was hearing about Messenger - traded them off last year to someone who liked the stuff. I'll stick w/my dynamite and oscomote (sp?)

I got a lot of Messenger about 2 years ago in a co-op. I have used it twice! I will try to use it more on my Roses as a fungicide....
I have some "Mighty Plant" too that I p/u at "Good Stuff Cheap" 2 years ago....
WHY AM I NOT USING ANY OF THIS????? I should!

I have Neemed my Roses, and the soil around them, twice already---It would be great to get through ONE growing Season w/o all the leaves dropping off due to Black Spot......

Perhaps it is NOT good on everything--...They were mostly talking about MG's.

G.

That would be great, Bec. I got some seeds from T&M a few years ago but had no luck growing them from seed. I'll see if I can get to HD and find some too.

Actually, one guy talked about one mg plant and one other person talked about one daylily. That could have been the Messenger, could have been some kind of natural sport. Anyway, I thought the split petal mg and the double daylily were both pretty cool. LOL

He also said he believed the Messenger made some kind of genetic changes but the plant from the seeds he collected looked like a normal cross - no split petals.

Clematis Pink Perfection

Romantica

Chantell spotted this one peeking out from under another plant

Thank you Jill!

Thank you again!

Does anyone have an idea what this is????

Lysmachia punctata "Alexander." That was easy, I was just out in the garden bed looking at mine. LOL

http://www.deerresistantplants.com/Lysimachia_punctata_Alexander.jpg

http://www.mailorderplants4me.com/images/prod/lysimachia_alexander.jpg

Thank you much! Did I possibly get it from you? LOL

Don't think so because mine haven't spread. I got mine at the Bluestone sale a couple of years ago.

Continued...

First rosebud....Climbing Joseph's Coat

Opened

Niobe

Close up

I planted this last year in memory of my cousin...