I just bought this one: nierembergia (purple robe) These next 2 are fairly new for me. They're so pretty in full bloom and smell heavenly. cleome-white fortress: my hostas are flowering an orange daisy pink cosmo with its friend: I'll be posting more of these as they flower. they have returned from last year seed. some geraniums: acouple dianthasis: lavender flower a few of my jumping jacks: A small rose from my mini rose bush: black eyed susans are starting to blossom I'm enjoying my lillies lastly, one of my hydringa flower up close:
Your flowers are absoulutely gorgeous. But I have to pick a favorite,,, the lavender flower. You certainly have a green thumb!
Oh wow !!!I love them.That first one is such a vivid color.Mine are so burned up from the heat.I do have a few blooms but not many.
You have so much variety and colour in your garden Petunia. I have orange, white and pink geraniums like yours but I haven't got a red one. I love the colour of your nierembergia and your dianthus are very pretty.
Well done, Petunia! What good fotos of your wonderful selection of flowers. Your array of Dianthus sorts are very impressive. The one with the light pink and white bands is especially nice. I have never heard of the common name, "Fortress". I don't know what it is, but it'slooks very nice to me. thaks so much for taking and showing these beautiful and varied fotos, Petunia.
Thanks everyone. The dianthuses, lavendar, the jumping jack and mini rose are all in my new corner flower garden. The rest are scattered around the front and back yard. I need to to divide the hostas and the lillies and scatter them where ever I can find room. I am hoping the cleome will return next year but if not I'm collecting the seeds from them-they smell sooo good, I don't know how I missed these flowers at the beginning of spring.
Very nice, and a nice difference in colors too. I like the black eyed susans. Also that last one, the hydranga, is that the plant that if you want the color changed to blue you plant nails in the soil, or is it the other way around? I been thinking on getting one of those, but i want it to be blue.
Biita: Yes that is the same plant. Where I used to live, this bush starting turning to a lime green on its own. They do have a way to turn blue, I've never heard of the nail thing though. I have taken pieces off it this past spring and put them elsewhere in the yard and now have two new bushes started. one of the new ones even had a tiny flower on it this year already. Thanks for the compliment.
Wow !! As you all can tell i love mixed colors weather its veggies or flowers so the flowers are great just like eye-candy thanks for sharing!
To get a Hydrangea to turn blue... insert rusty nails (3-4) in the soil 3 inches or so right around the plant.
You can indeed put rusty nails in the ground near the roots of your hydrangias to urge them to change colour from pink to blue. However, if you don't have any nails handy, another very easy way is to apply a water soluble compound of Aluminium Sulfate and Iron- (50g/5 liters of water, covers 1 m²). Almost all garden centers have this for sale, and it is available to order over the Internet as well. The Aluminium Sulfate makes the soil acid (which is necisary for having blue blooms)and the iron can be taken up to actively aid in the changing of the colour. Of course if you want to be really fancy, you can also use a special type of commercial soil for Rhododendrons, azalias and Hydrangias. Most garden centers have bags of this for sale.
"Fortress" looks like Statice I think. Very pretty blooms Petunia. I forgot to plant some Nierembergia this year
