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

it was about now when i said - don't think they are playing

last one - i went right to google to see if otters where carnivorous - turns out they are and will go 10 miles a night for a meal - this guy only went 1.5 miles - assuming it came up from the nashua river

Good grief and I saw a cat catch a mole and saw the dead carcuss this morning and lost my liquid breakfast. I would go senile watching that.

I braved the drizzle to get this pic, this popped open today. I thought it was going to be black eyed stella so now I have no idea.

Wildflower garden flowers that reseeded.

Never bother a mother whatever with kids.

Flowerjen, I think I know what daylily that is, but can't recall the name at the moment.

That's interesting about the otter. I never knew they would go after a muskrat. I just thought they ate small stuff, like frogs, crayfish, fish, etc. That muskrat looks as big or bigger than that otter. Are you sure it's not a mink? I read the river otters are 3-4 ft. long and weigh in at 44-82 lbs. Muskrats are 16-24 inches and weigh only 1.5-4 lbs. On the other hand, mink get 18-30 inches and weigh up to 7 lbs. Mink and otters are members of the same family that includes ferrets, weasels, wolverine and badgers.

Great pics of your recent blooms, Patti!

Here are some pics I took in my gardens just tonight.

Karen

Rhodie flowers.

karen pretty sure it was an otter - looked just like all those disney movies on nature. i felt the same way and its why i googled river otters - it was a surprise to me too.

Hosta 'Wide Brim'

That's amazing, Bill!

I believe this is Hosta auriomarginata undulata. Now that's a mouthfull!

Karen

NOID hosta and 'Wide Brim'

Another NOID hosta.....

Hosta 'Whirlwind'

Hosta 'Gumdrop on the left and 'Halcyon' on the right. In front of 'Halcyon' is Brunera 'Jack Frost'. To the right of the stepping stone is a NOID hosta. The plant with the V on the leaves is Persicaria virginica 'Painter's Palette'.

Here is more of that P. virginica 'Painter's Palette'.

Hosta 'Brim Cup'

Oops! Here's the pic.....

Hosta 'Summer Music'

This is a hosta that I bought from an eBay seller some years ago. It was supposed to be 'Blue Moon', but is not even close to blue. I think it could possibly be 'August Moon'. Anyone have a clue? Perhaps I should post on the hosta forum to get a possible ID, though IDing a hosta can be like IDing a daylily. There are so many different varieties, and many look quite similar.

NOID Hosta and H. Sum And Substance' in b.g.

Hosta 'Sum And Substance'

Hosta 'Revolution' on the right and my new one H. 'Pee Dee Gold Flash' on the left.

Closer shot of Revolution. Last year I divided the clump for selling, so this year it's not so big. :0(

Here's the pic. Another oops!!!!

Hosta 'Little Aurora'

great hosta's karen - i do not think i have any of those except maybe wide brim - you would love mason hollow nursery - when bbrook walked in her first words were wow or something to that affect - they have 300+ hosta's out on display and many planted out in their yards

Hosta 'Feather Boa' and mini Solomon's Seal.

Bill, that does sound like a Wow to me, too. There is a nursery in Holbrook, MA called Cochato Nursery. He has tons of hostas, too, and gorgeous display gardens with ponds and Koi and such. So many different kinds of plants, not just hostas. I have a ton of pics I took there last summer, and perhaps on of these days I will post a thread of my pics from there, if I can ever find the time.

Now for more pics.

Here is a tiny Hosta called 'Saishu Jima'.

Hosta 'Golden Tiara'

Hosta 'Dark Star'

One of my little garden buddies.

Hosta 'Lemon Meringue'

Hosta 'Guacamole'

Autumn Fern

Hosta 'Regal Splendor'

Eastern Wood Fern

Japanese Painted Fern

Variegated Solomon's Seal.

wow neat shots Wha

NFD love that Guacamole

This is a great NOID geranium that blooms very well in either shade or sun and for a long period.