Garden Photos of '09.....#22

Iris and allium are starting to really pop. I need to photograph them all today, but here are a few with some other things. I am happy to have hellebore in bloom. Patti

Last one showing the instant lushness of the beds. Loving that the beds are all finally filling in and the tulips mess is covered up, though I would still love having more still blooming. Out to take some photos and clean the shed. Guess which one I want to do least? Patti

Patti, I can't believe you still have narcissus.

Flowerjen, I try to plant many late varieties and, as Nantucket has a cooler spring than the mainland, due to the gulf stream, that keeps some narcissus happy into early June at my house. Plus I plant many in partial shade to extend the bloom period. They seem fine with that and keep coming back. Nantucket has a warmer winter and later fall also than the mainland. I have some just opening that I will photograph today. I love this one which is Narcissus Sherborne. Patti

Thanks, nuts. After I mentioned that, I looked it up and found out the same info, so I guess I just HAVE to get one myself. :)

You can never have enough narcissus.

patti - no idea on what ever it is - will watch it and see if it flowers - cool look to it though - could be anything as the compost and dirt may have delivered it without my knowing.

Beautiful gardens Patti

I second everyone Patti... Your garden is beautiful. Great Job!

Anita.... love all of those clems!

Allison... I sure hope that you get caught up on sleep soon. That hole is not ugly. I've seen some ugly spots, that's just a spot! lol.

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Luvly pics all! Hi Mrs wha (waving at her). I am seriously nap-deprived from all my busyness planting, planting, planting. Back later.

Very nice, Patti. You seem to have your own climate thing going on there.

I believe I have ID's the two clems. The pink with the dark pink central bar is Liberation and the deep blue is Rhapsody.

Clem Daniel Deronda. Oddly, the newly opening ones are much redder.

Blue Ice.

Winky double blue has a pink streak in it, which nicely echoes the geranium and columbine.

Another allium.

Kalmia Keepsake - still in pot.

Last for now - view through pool gate.

my co-op clems have a long way to go.

Love that Allium shot Victor! and the pool. lol

I have some pics from the last few days.

One bed that I actually like right now, with the exception of the hosta that must be moved. It's only going to get bigger!

columbine

a closer pic.

the last for now.

I didn't really realize what I was focused on here.

Thanks - great columbine shot, Shelly. Got that magic light working again!

Thanks Victor. I think that the fuzz stuck on them adds to it. lol Now that I know about when that view exists, I'm going to try to get a more in focus pic of the group of them this evening.

I need to get some more clems...
RC you take amazing pics.

victor very nice clem shots - your right you have a lot and they do not disappoint

shelly leave the hosta and make the bed bigger:)

patti i will need to do an on site inspection at the island it looks great.

as i type this a rose breasted gross beak is at the feeder by my second floor window.

Cool, where's your camera??

it is downstairs in the kitchen - always not where i need it.

over the weekend we had a great blue heron on the pond early one morning - then i had 4 wood ducks land in a tree up about 35 ft right in front of me - and later those same wood ducks where in the pond and being chased by a muskrat - never had the camera handing

grossbeak gone - little woody and golden finch here how - you'll have to trust me:) only 3 feet way - can't type to fast or they will fly off.

Thanks Jen.

I like your thinking Bill, only then I'll need to figure out where to relocate that part of the driveway. lol. Let's see.... move driveway or move hosta? you're right, moving the driveway sounds better!! I bet those ducks being chased by the muskrat was quite a sight!

yes it was - must be protecting newborns

a couple years back i saw a river otter running all over the place down there - it was chasing a muskrat - the muskrat came out of the water and ran up into the yard to get away - otter came up and got a death grip on its neck and dragged it back down there for dinner - i do have fuzzy photo's of that nature channel moment.

oh wow!!!! I'd love to see it! I didn't realize that river otters were that aggressive! crazy.

When we lived on the lake we'd see the momma duck being followed by her row of babies and the back one would get pulled under by a bass or a snapping turtle...I hated when that happened... a lot of the time momma duck would be down to 2 babies after her others had gotten eaten by something.

ahhhhh.... that's sad.

think this is a waxwing.... couldn't get a good shot... but there was a huge flock of them in our tree tops yesterday.... mostly in the 100+ foot tulip tree... and they were all hanging at the top

just wonderful everyone.

Just wish I could smell all of them.

Janet

these are for shelly - they are out of fucus since the action was so fast i did not have time to change the camera to sport mode

my wife was watching with me and thought they were playing

she first thought the otter was a beaver - until it showed is looping stride running up the yard